Tim Grabham, Neil Cantwell

KanZeOn

$29.95

KANZEON: See - World - Sound

A documentary film by Tim Grabham and Neil Cantwell
90 minutes, 2011. NTSC DVD

English, Japanese with English subtitles. Canada

This is a mysterious and engaging journey through sound, song, story, ritual, performance, nature, tradition and Japanese Buddhism…a fearless merging of medieval and modern, beautifully filmed with a variety of cinematic techniques on location in Japan.

“KanZeOn” is another way in Japanese of saying Kannon (Chinese: Kuanyin), Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara, Tibetan: Chenrezi), the Buddhist personification of compassion.

REVIEWS

“stunning to look at…mesmerising musical sequences” – Sight and Sound

“less a documentary and more a spiritual experience…it emerges as a life enriching experience which lingers and echoes long after the credits have rolled.” – Beyond Hollywood.com

FESTIVALS

International Buddhist Film Festival Vancouver (Canada)
International Buddhist Film Festival San Francisco (USA)
International Buddhist Film Festival Bangkok (Thailand)
International Buddhist Film Festival London (UK)
!f Festival (Istanbul)
Osian’s Cinefan Festival (India)
Cinecity Film Festival (UK)Zipangu Fest (UK)
27th Warsaw Film Festival (Poland)
Off-Centre Music Festival (Netherlands)
EastByNortheast Asian Film Festival (Estonia)
Toronto Shinsedai Cinema Festival (Canada)
Houston Cinema Arts Festival (USA)

CREDITS

Directors/Producers: Tim Grabham, Neil Cantwell

Editor: Tim Grabham

Cinematography: Tim Grabham, Tom Swindell

Featuring: Eri Fujii, Akinobu Tatsumi, Akihiro Iitomi

BONUS FEATURES

conversation with the directors
re-mix of the film and soundtrack by amoeba.av