Windhorse (1998)
September 14, 1998Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Dadon
Dolkar
Jampa Kelsang
Dorjee
Richard Chang
Duan-Ping
Richard Chang
Duan-Ping
Taije Silverman
Amy
Yu Lu
Du Han-Shen
Yu Lu
Du Han-Shen
Paul Wagner
Director
Paul Wagner
Director
Julia Elliot
Writer
Steven Schecter
Director of Photography
Thupten Tsering Mukhimsar
Writer
Sam Chapin
Composer
Tony Black
Editor
John Dana
Composer
Tommy Hayes
Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 14, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Box Office$278,161
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Wiki.
Windhorse is an American film from 1998, directed and produced by Paul Wagner, co-directed by Thupten Tsering and co-produced with Julia Elliott. The leading roles were played by Dadon, Jampa Kalsang Tamang and Richard Chang.
Shot in Tibet and Nepal in 1996, the film is notable for being the first commercially released film shot on digital cameras - a prototype of the digital-beta Sony DVW-700WS and the prosumer Sony DCE-VX1000. The offline editing (Avid) and the online post and color work (Roland House / da Vinci) were also all digital. The film, transferred to 35mm negative for theatrical release, won Best U.S. Independent Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in March 1998, also co-winning the Best Director award. The film's international premiere was at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 1998. The film was released theatrically in 1999 by Shadow Distribution and played in over 100 theaters in North America.