AWARDS
I: Awards
October 2023
39th Warsaw International Film Festival
NETPAC Award for the Best Asian/Pacific Film
Audience Award for Documentary
December 2023
The 13th China Academy Awards of Documentary Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Music and Sound
March 2024
7th Nepal International Film Festival
Opening Film
II: Media and Audience Reviews
瓊英卓瑪空靈的吟唱，與吉他撥弦的配樂交織在一起，足以讓人忘卻時間紛擾。詠唱如無我，唱響她對家庭，寬恕，和自由的理解禪歌。
Choying Drolma's ethereal singing, intertwined with the guitar, is enough to make people forget about the time. She sings a Zen song about her understanding of family, forgiveness, and freedom selflessly.
——中國紀錄片學院獎最佳音樂音響獎頒獎詞
——“Best Music and Sound” Award Speech, China Academy Awards
她是反叛者，更是革命者，用曼妙音聲為女童創造希望，也將她自己帶出灰暗的過去。一朵在苦難中沉澱的無上菩提花，
在勇氣的澆灌下傲然盛開。
She is a rebel and a revolutionary. She uses her graceful voice to create hope for girls and bring herself out of the gloomy past. A supreme bodhi flower that has settled in suffering blooms proudly under courage.
——中國紀錄片學院獎最佳長紀錄片獎頒獎詞
——“Best Documentary Feature” Award Speech, China Academy Award
Hong Kong filmmaker says ‘finding freedom’ is the message of her documentary about Nepali nun Ani Choying Drolma, whose Buddhist chant albums made her a star.
——South China Morning Post
Ani’s musical journey, monk life, and social service are presented in the documentary. The documentary, which took seven years to complete, is now the centre of attraction at film festivals around the world.
——The Rising Nepal
The documentary presents a compelling image of Ani as a compassionate, loving human being who is still growing, in addition to her roles as a revolutionary nun, lyrical musician, and champion for women’s rights.
——Pmst Nepal
By documenting Choying Drolma’s path to becoming an influential compassionate musician and a leading voice for women in her country, the film aims to shine a light on gender inequality and female education in Nepal.
——College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
This film reflects the rise of women’s self-awareness.
——Professor CHENG Pei-Kai, Cultural historian, Chairman of the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese Folk Literature and Art Association
The most beloved documentary film I have seen in the recent years.
——Professor LI Chao, ASCE Region 10 Governor
音乐的无界和佛教的慈悲贯穿影片，她的音乐跨越时空、民族、宗教的界限，在世界舞台上用她天堂般的声音捍卫女性的自由和尊严、用音乐传播爱和勇气。
The boundlessness of music and the compassion of Buddhism run through the film. Her music transcends the boundaries of time, space, nationality, and religion. She uses her heavenly voice to defend women's freedom and dignity on the world stage, and uses music to spread love and courage.
——導演扎西青朋
——Tashe Chophel, Director