Becoming Who I Was

In the mountains of Ladakh, a young boy, Padma Angdu, is recognised as the reincarnation of a Tibetan lama. But his monastery lies in Tibet, on the other side of a border that exile and Chinese rule have made almost impossible to cross, and the monks who should come for him never arrive.

Becoming Who I Was, filmed over eight years, follows the boy and his devoted elderly guardian as they set out on a long journey across India towards Tibet. It is a tender portrait of their bond, and of how the occupation of Tibet reaches even into the lives of children.