Buddhist Studies

Trailer for documentary “1000 HANDS OF THE GURU” directed by Tobias Reeuwijk. A picture of Buddha. https://vimeo.com/969111218
1000 HANDS OF THE GURU
Four monks, a royal scholar, and their American guru are fighting to save Bhutan's sacred scrolls while learning the art of letting go
Trailer for documentary “A STILL SMALL VOICE” directed by Luke Lorentzen.Woman close-up looks to the side https://vimeo.com/952518565
A STILL SMALL VOICE
Director Luke Lorentzen’s A STILL SMALL VOICE follows Mati, a chaplain completing year-long hospital residency, as she learns to provide spiritual care to people confronting profound life changes
Trailer for documentary "Above and Below: The Art of Tsherin Sherpa" directed by Sheri Brenner-Hall. Side profile of man with Buddhist painting in background. https://vimeo.com/824265467
ABOVE AND BELOW: THE ART OF TSHERIN SHERPA
Artist Tsherin Sherpa's remarkable 19-year journey from Tibetan Buddhist thangka painter to global art superstar
Trailer for documentary “MISS TIBET: BEAUTY IN EXILE” directed by Norah Shapiro. Women in the costumes on stage. https://vimeo.com/1026240274
MISS TIBET: BEAUTY IN EXILE
A Tibetan-American teen enters a Western-style beauty pageant in India, confronting her cultural identity while vying for the crown
"Others Before Self" directed by Seth McClellan. Two children in a classroom watch their teacher as they learn to meditate. https://vimeo.com/844641850
OTHERS BEFORE SELF
The kids at Tibetan Children's Village share their story of the occupation of Tibet, impart the wisdom of their culture and yearn to return to their homeland
Trailer for documentary "Pad Yatra - A Green Odyssey" directed by Wendy J. N. Lee. Group of people walking through mountain. https://vimeo.com/388046784
PAD YATRA - A GREEN ODYSSEY
A bottom up environmental movement: One Buddhist trek to save the Himalayas
Trailer for documentary "PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest" directed by Nancy Svendsen. Close up of woman in snow hiking gear. https://vimeo.com/821794951
PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa battled racism, gender discrimination, and political opposition in her quest to become the first Nepali woman to summit Mt Everest
Trailer for documentary "Perfect Strangers" directed by Jan Krawitz. Back of woman with pink hair. https://vimeo.com/745188475
PERFECT STRANGERS
One woman's journey to give away a kidney raises thorny philosophical questions about acts of compassion
https://vimeo.com/349813970
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW?
Muslim, Catholic, Pagan, Buddhist, Lakota and Jewish millennials share their experiences in America
Trailer for documentary "What Do You Believe?" directed by Sarah Feinbloom. Five teenagers standing by bay. https://vimeo.com/390630701
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
The religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers
“Wisdom Gone Wild” directed by Rea Tajiri. Daughter presses her noes against her mother who is in hospice. https://vimeo.com/866122140
WISDOM GONE WILD
A vibrant tender cine-poem; a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful curious reality of wisdom ‘gone wild’ in the shadows of dementia
Buddhist Studies documentaries from GOOD DOCS