THE STORY: Mystic Mountain is a psychological thriller that takes place in a village tucked in the folds of the Himalayas. Tsewang, a young Tibetan warrior, is searching for his father's dead body, which had disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Through his search, he finds himself entangled with Mikmar, a man who practices black magic and who can direct his consciousness into other bodies. 86 minutes.

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY: When I was ten, my father and I walked across the Himalayas to exile in India. In order to take my mind off the dangers that lurked beneath each step of the formidable Himalayan passes, my father told me a story so terrifying and riveting that it haunts me to this day!  Mystic Mountain is the story, it is also the rope that held me to life and helped me cross the Himalayas as a child.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: I am Tsering Dhondup, writer and director of Mystic Mountain. I was born in Lhasa, Tibet, and fled to India with my father when I was ten years old. When we reached India, my father entrusted me to Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala, India, and he returned to Tibet. I currently live in the US as a translator of Buddhist teachings in San Jose, CA.