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“Tulku” screening in Toronto

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TULKU An extraordinary documentary film by Gesar Mukpo, filmmaker and son of the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche June 15th 7:00pm Innis Town Hall Cinema Gesar Mukpo will be present for discussion/questions Tulku is a documentary film about young people caught between the modern culture they were born into and the ancient Tibetan Buddhist culture from... Read more »

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Upcoming Public Talk and Film Screening in Vancouver

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Lhamo Tso on Voicing Tibetan Courage April 10, 2012 – 7 pm The Canada Tibet Commitee (CTC) – Vancouver is honoured to host Lhamo Tso for a public talk and a film screening of “Leaving Fear Behind.” Her husband, Dhondup Wangchen, created this 30-minute documentary film in 2008. He filmed clandestinely in Tibet, hoping to... Read more »

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Griefwalker on Tricycle Film Club

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Stephen Jenkinson is one of Canada’s leading palliative care educators, and the subject of a full-length documentary by Tim Wilson, titled “Griefwalker.” The movie is Tricycle Magazine’s March selection for their Buddhist film club, and featured on their website: http://www.tricycle.com/filmclub A 20-minute Tricycle audio interview with Jenkinson is available here: http://www.tricycle.com/blog/tricycle-talks-stephen-jenkinson-aka-griefwalker Information about the film, a short... Read more »

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International Buddhist Film Festival, Sri Lanka, Vesak (May 5-7), 2012

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Festival website: http://www.buddhistfilmfestival.com/ Canadian winners in the 2011 Festival ONE BREATH – Dale Hildebrand, Toronto ON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMyrSdlNCLU THE WEIGHTLESS TRAVELLER – Eva Colmers, Edmonton AB http://noproblemproductions.ca/films/weightless.html (Trailer) Canadian winners in the 2010 Festival BLIND RIVER – Adrian Laurie TENDING TOWARD SILENCE – Arlin McFarlane, Dawson YK http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi220135961/ (Trailer) IN SEARCH OF NIRVANA – John Preston,... Read more »

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An Endangered Culture: the Movie

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A short film by Tashi Wangyal. Cultural values form the founding principles of one’s life. By preserving a culture, one keeps their traditions, family values, sociological standards and language intact. Without a culture, no one knows what the traditions are and where the family came from, nor could they appreciate the family history and struggles... Read more »

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