PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & INTERVIEWS
The filmmaker as presenter, appearing at various venues. Available to speak via Skype, Zoom, Bluejeans etc. for presentations, workshops or interviews if unable to attend in person.
Contact: himmies757 (at) gmail.com
Some presentations:
2022
- panellist speaking about Climate and Environment—as part of ‘Democracy vs Dictatorship: a new China policy for Norway’—hosted by the Norwegian Tibet Committee and other NGO groups from HK, Taiwan and Xinjiang, November 12, 2022
- Buddhist Voices in the Climate Crisis, Online Conference, July 29-30, 2022
- Why Tibet Matters, February 24, 2022
2021
- Significance of Tibet's Environment in this Fragile Planet, Tibet TV, December 22, 2021
- Crisis at the Third Pole, Canada Tibet Committee, November 7, 2021
- Virtual Book Discussion On “This Fragile Planet” His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment
November 6, 2021. Hosted by Tibet Policy Institute, Dharamsala. - Tibet Talks: “This Fragile Planet” with Michael Buckley, November 4, 2021
Hosted by International Campaign for Tibet, Washington, DC
https://youtu.be/8Ov6bsSJduo - Talk: Crisis at the Third Pole
University of Fairbanks Alaska
Institute of Arctic Biology. Hosted by Falk Huettmann
https://vimeo.com/631331264
October 1, 2021 - Guest Speaker at:
Virtual Panel Discussions: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment and Climate Appeal to the World, July 6, 2021
With Franz Alt. Hosted by Office of Tibet, London, UK
https://vimeo.com/592150081 - Producer, Video Editor and Speaker for:
FB-Live: Earth Day Tibet - Tibet & food security across Asia, April 22, 2021. Hosted by Kunchok Dolma Yaklha.
https://vimeo.com/571148186 - Producer, Video Editor and Speaker for:
FB-Live: World Water Day Tibet - Tibet & Water Security in Asia, March 21, 2021. Hosted by Tsechu Dolma.
https://vimeo.com/573932522
2020
- Producer, Video Editor and Speaker for:
International Mountain Day — Why the Mountains of Tibet Matter.
FB-Live: December 11, 2020. Hosted by Tenzin Choegyal
https://vimeo.com/577090671 - FB-Live: SFT-India, September 27, 2020.
SFT-India River Series for September 2020, the 4th episode. Securing Tibet's Rivers: The Future of Asia - FB-Live: September 9 and 10, 2020.
Canada Tibet Committee presents a talk on "Tibetan nomads and the paper parks of Tibet" - FB-Live: SFT-India, September 1, 2020.
SFT-India River Series for September 2020, the first episode. Murder on the Mekong: China's Megadams & Downstream Impact
2019
- Tibet speakers for side-event at COP25 in Madrid, Spain, in December, 2019.
COP25 is the annual UN Climate Change Conference. The main COP25 events did not mention Tibet at all. But the speakers here engaged in a two-hour session at a downtown venue. The van was driven around Madrid to get the message about the Third Pole out there. Hosted by Tibet Policy Institute and Casa del Tibet (Barcelona). - Climate Crisis in Tibet: seminar at ICC, New Delhi, September 2019.
Organized by SFT-India, with speakers Michael Buckley, Chandan Mahanta, Losang Yangtso and Dechen Palmo. - University of Washington, Seattle, USA. June 5, 2019.
Presentation on Tibet: Frontlines of Climate Change.
Event organiser Khenrab Palden (HMIFF and Tasveer) orchestrated all the elements: samosas and wine, TIPA singer Lharik Dhakpa, screening of short documentary Meltdown in Tibet, and talks by two speakers: Michael Buckley and Tsechu Dolma. Followed by some lively Q&A.
- Bombay Kitchen, Vancouver, Canada. June 2, 2019:
Presentation on World Environment Day: Why Tibet Matters.
Canada Tibet Committee event. Full house at the Bombay Kitchen. Speakers: Michael Buckley and Tsechu Dolma. Playing the dranyen: Jampa-la. Special thanks to dedicated event organisers: Mati Bernabei, Ray, and Kunsang Chodon.
- Byrne Secondary School, Vancouver, Canada. May 31, 2019.
Joint presentation with Tsechu Dolma about environment problems in Tibet and solutions. Organised by Canada Tibet Committee. - SFT-Delhi, Majnukatila, India. April 12, 2019. Presentation on Mekong River.
- Songtsen Library, Dehra Dun, India. April, 2019. Presentation on environment issues in Tibet
- Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala. April 2, 2019. Presentation on the rivers of Tibet.
- TCV Gopalpur, Dharamsala, India, March 2019.
Panel presentation on the unique ecosystem of the Tibetan plateau, with Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha and Lobsang Yangtso.
- Tibet Museum, McLeod Ganj, India. March 22, 2019.
Presentation on Why Tibet Matters, with singer Kelsang Chukie and group, plus special photo exhibition.
2018
- Almedalen Week, Gotland, Sweden, July 4 & 5, 2018.
Michael Buckley at Almedalen Week, Gotland, Sweden
Two special events hosted by the Swedish-Tibetan Society for School & Culture. Tibetan songs presented by TIPA artist Kelsang Chukie, accompanied by Jane Wang Beck on piano. Followed by presentations on Tibet environment issues by Michael Buckley. - Panel on human rights in Tibet in the context of Canada-China free trade agreement, March 18, 2018. Hosted by the CTC and the Himalaya Program, UBC, Vancouver, Canada. Panellists: Kunchok Yaklha, Pitman Potter, Tsering Shakya and Michael Buckley.
- ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
Michael Buckley with Brahma Chellaney at Jaipur Literature Festival
India, January 2018
Panel Discussion: Waters of Contention
With Brahma Chellaney, Humphrey Hawksley and Manoj Joshi
Described as: 'The greatest literary show on earth' - Workshop with Tibetan students at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, January 2018
- Presentation on Tibet, Disrupted, with momo-interlude, at SFT-Delhi. Another presentation later at Tibetan Youth Hostel. Jan 2018
2017
- The British Library/JLF
London, UK, May 2017
Panel Discussion: Waters of Contention
with Humphrey Hawksley and Mihir Sharma - Free Tibet (NGO)
London, UK, June 2017
Workshop: Tibet, Disrupted
Using imagery from the digital photobook - Kalachakra in Bodhgaya
India, January 2017
Panel discussion organized by SFT India:
Food and Water Security in South Asia
with Tsechu Dolma and Tempa Zamlha
2016
- Festival of Tibet
The Powerhouse,
Brisbane, Australia, April 2016
Panel discussion: Tibet, Climate Change, and our Common Future, with Tsering Dorje (formerly of Tibet Watch), Kirsten Lovejoy, and Dr Simon Bradshaw (ATC) - Ottawa Tibet Film Festival
Mayfair Theatre,
Ottawa, Canada, March 2016
Presentation: Plundering Tibet
Documentary screening with Q&A
2015
- Irrawaddy Literary Festival
Mandalay, Burma, May 2015
Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
Documentary screening with Q&A - Tibet Museum + SFT India
Dharamsala, India, February 2015
Presentation: Plundering Tibet
Documentary screening with Q&A - Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival
Kolkata, India, January 2015
Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
Documentary screening, interview, Q&A +
Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet - Foreign Correspondents Club
Delhi, India, January 2015
Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
Documentary screening with Q&A +
Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet
2014
- Royal Geographical Society
Hong Kong, November 2014
Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
Documentary screening plus Q&A +
Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet - Open Book Asia, Timothy Oulton’s,
Hong Kong, November 2014
Wine and cheese
+ book launch Meltdown in Tibet
with interview, Q&A - Foreign Correspondents Club
Hong Kong, December 2014
Lunch presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
Talk about the book, followed by Q&A - Singapore Literary Festival
November 2014
Panel: with Barry Lopez +
Presentation: Meltdown in Tibet
Documentary screening with Q&A
Book launch for Meltdown in Tibet
2012
- Conference on Tibet: the Third pole and its impact on ASIA'S future, Bodhgaya, 2012
2009
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Indie screening of Meltdown in Tibet at Chai Gallery, Vancouver, on July 25th, 2009. This event was hosted by zany Vietnamese-Canadian engineer Hung Nguyen, deeply concerned by the impact of Chinese mega-dams on those living downstream—particularly in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At Chai Gallery, buffet dinner was followed by Meltdown film presentation with Q&A with Michael Buckley, and continued on into the night with live music—and Hung playing Vietnamese lute.
