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Filmmaking as an act of great empathy

ཟླ་༤ 26, 2025 4 mins read
Filmmaking as an act of great empathy

A good story contains a sacred space within. Or lets call it a scared scene in this particular case as I am talking about a film. There is nothing extraordinary about that scene. But, that it’s local. We live in there.

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