Biographie de Gilbert Leroy
In 1973, Gilbert Leroy discovered Nepal and decided to stay a year there in "the land of Sherpas" and work on his first film. He is also amongst the first foreigners to reach Ladakh e4 Zankkar, which was till then closed off to outsiders. This will take him, in 1980 from Zanksar to the borders of Tibet. In discovering Tibetan culture convinces him the necessity of coming to the help of Tibetan people.
This will result in his commitment with the association "Aide d l'enfance tibétaine". When in 1985, China opens the door of Tibet, he rushes there. This will be followed by two films made in Tibet, numerous shirt films and publications on the high valleys of the Himalaya and on the Indian continent.