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Shot over 8 years, I AM NOT A ROCK STAR follows the tumultuous coming-of-age story of Juilliard trained concert pianist Marika Bournaki (age 12 to 20).

An electronic parts salesman in Toronto with no medical training conceives an idea that could revolutionize medicine. A young woman living in the American South faced with an incurable disease takes him up on it, and the two set out on an international odyssey to realize the possibility of a cure.

One cold day in winter, In Dharamsala before dawn, a ray of light grew. The exile of 44 people arrived from mainland Tibet. Dharamsala is where exiles finally arrive via Nepal across the Himalayas away from Tibet, Today,the car carried the exiles again to a temporary refugee camp in Dharamsala. Reasons of exile are various- 'For freedom', 'To glance at Dalai Lama XIV', and 'To receive an education as Tibetan'. However, exiles family will need to be apart even if they are young children, to avoid danger.After being protected at a temporary refugee camp, refugees are sent to schools and temples in accordance with the age and occupation, with the residence of India. Keeping the feelings of longing for home in each heart,they follow the path to live vigorously in each place. This is the true documentary film which shot Tibetan exiles surviving with integrity despite of the drama of the times for three years.

How do you live your life when knowing that your world will be quiet and dark one day? The main character in the documentary 'The small world of Machteld Cossee ' knows she can not escape her fate. The documentary shows the touching moments, but also frustration, strife and moments of fear of the future.