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The Trap, a movie by Lina Verchery

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In a Cape Breton village, Buddhist monks and nuns pray in their abbey, while French-speaking fishermen put out to sea to haul in their lobster traps. Seemingly divided by language, culture and religion, these people share more than meets the eye. The film delicately weaves a connection between the beliefs of the two groups, both... Read more »

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“Dharma Rising” screening, Toronto, 12.8.11

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There’ll be a screening of Dharma Rising, David Cherniack’s recently completed two part film about Buddhism in the West on Dec 8 at Innis Town Hall at 7 pm. For details and a description of the films: http://dharmarising.eventbrite.com/ DHARMA RISING Is Western Buddhism becoming Dharma Light? Can the fundamental teachings of Buddhism withstand the influences of modernity? What... Read more »

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Amnesty Film Fest in Vancouver shows Tibetan movie

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“The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom”: at the 2011 Amnesty International Film Festival, Vancouver Friday November 18, at 7:15pm, at SFU Harbour Centre – 515 West Hastings Street – Room 1900 The Sun Behind the Clouds is a powerful documentary on the Tibetan struggle, made by the award winning filmmaking duo Ritu... Read more »

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Crazy Wisdom @ VIFF

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Review from The Province: http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/VIFF+Waking+love/5533449/story.html The movie “Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche” is also a potential candidate for entry in the Arclight Documentary Film Festival, if enough of the public “Like” it on the Arclight YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzZRiE7C_Ac

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Focus on Buddhism @ Vancouver Int’l Film Fest

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This year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will feature four films on Buddhism, October 6-18, 2011. Here’s a link to the Buddhist Feature on the site: http://www.viff.org/e-blasts/viff-2011/outreach/Buddhism.htm

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