"...a lovely reminder that while there is a lot of darkness in the world, there are also beautiful shining points of light." Mountainfilm

Emmy Award winning film (Outstanding Short Documentary 2016) and Grierson Nominated Best Newcomer, made in collaboration with Andrew Hinton, supported by Worldview and Catapult Film Fund. Broadcast on HBO. The film won more than 30 awards at international festivals around the world.

On a remote mountaintop a brave social experiment is taking place. Former Buddhist monk Lobsang trained under the guidance of the Dalai Lama but 8 years ago left life as a spiritual teacher in the United States to create a unique community in the Himalayas which rescues orphaned children.

5 year-old Tashi is the newest arrival. Her mother recently died and she’s been abandoned by her alcoholic father. Wild and troubled, Tashi is struggling to find her place amongst 84 new siblings. Can the community’s love and compassion transform Tashi’s alienation into a capacity to make her first real friend?