Director

Sonthar Gyal

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1162261

IMDb ID: nm3555198

Known for: Directing

Born: May 29, 1974

Age: 51

Place of birth: Hainan，Qinghai Province，China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2025

Years active: 22

Wikidata: Q25349756

Also known as

ཟོན་ཐར་རྒྱལ། • 松太加

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Director (5)Director of Photography (2)Art Designer (1)Cinematography (1)Production Design (1)

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Biography

Sonthar Gyal (b. 1974) is a Tibetan director from Tongde County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. Gyal studied at the Tsolho Nationalities Teacher Training College in Hainan Prefecture and taught in the nomadic community for four years. Afterwards, he received a scholarship to study fine arts at the Qinghai Normal University in Xining. After graduating in 2003 with a B.A. in Fine Arts, he worked as an art teacher and a curator at the Tongde Cultural Museum. Encouraged by his friend, Pema Tseden, who also hails from Hainan Prefecture, Gyal followed him to the prestigious Beijing Film Academy, where he studied cinematography for 2 years with the support of Trace Foundation. Upon graduation, Gyal worked as a cinematographer and artistic director for a series of films and documentaries, many directed by Tseden. He made his directorial debut in 2011 with "The Sun Beaten Path." — Wikipedia

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