About this Event
Date: November 12, 2026
Time: 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Location: Room 120, CK Choi, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2
Admission: Free (RSVP required)
Join filmmaker Khashem Gyal for the screening of his award-winning film, Daughter of the Light. The film follows a thirteen-year-old girl named Metok as she navigates the emotional complexities of her parents’ divorce in a rural town, set against the backdrop of generational and social change.
Synopsis
13-year-old Metok Karpo lives in a Tibetan boarding school for orphans. Her divorced parents are alive, but have left her to be raised by her maternal grandparents. Her mother remarries but the new husband passes away shortly afterwards. Despite all odds, Metok embarks on a journey to find her father in her native grassland. Discovering his happy life with a new family, she is troubled by complex feelings she can only express through her imaginative drawings. As new waves of dating on smart phones sweeping through the area, traditional life and nomadic family values start to collapse. In Tibet, divorce is becoming a social problem, affecting more and more families. The film documents this adolescent’s quest for father and belonging, spotlighting a young girl living tenaciously in a society of radical transformation.
Director’s bio
Khashem Gyal is a filmmaker from the Amdo region of Tibet. His documentary works, including Valley of the Heroes, Daughter of the Light, and Daughters’ Courage, have been screened at film festivals and universities around the world. Daughter of the Light received the Colors of Asia Award at Tokyo Docs in 2017 and the Audience Award at EIDF in 2020. In 2018, Khashem was nominated for the Adeste Gold Medal, which recognizes global citizens under 40 who have inspired others through their achievements. His documentary Daughters’ Courage received the ATP Grand Prize for Excellence in Japan in 2019. In 2024, Daughter of the Light received a nationwide theatrical release in China and became one of the most-watched documentaries of the year. In 2026, Khashem was selected as an Asia in Action Fellow at Columbia University.
Event venue & nearby stays
C. K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, Canada
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