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[rivetrenuck]

a great movie on buddhism.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374546/

highly recomended!

[Son of Mr. Gordo]

Yes, it's a beautiful movie with a Pure Land Buddhism slant to it. This was was good too:
"Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?" It moves at a much slower pace, but is very moving as well.

[rivetrenuck]

thanks for the recomend!

please post more titles if you have.

thank you!

[Son of Mr. Gordo]

I have not had the opportunity to watch many of these:

Buddha's Lost Children - Recently released

This is a documentary by Mark Verkerk about life in a Thai Buddhist orphanage, home to former Thai boxer Phra Khru Bha Neua Chai Kositto (a.k.a. Tiger Monk).

How to Cook Your Life - Opened November 29

Documentary on Edward Espe Brown, the popular author of The Tassajara Bread Book, by German director Doris Dorrie. Cooking with a spiritual edge.

The Little Buddhas and the Tigers - Opens December 9 at Shrine Expo Hall at The Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival in Los Angeles

This documentary, directed by Etienne Verhaegen, ventures into the heart of the Thai jungle to witness how young Buddhist monks live side by side with orphan tigers.

Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness - New release

Documentary by director Tom Vendetti, depicts this uniquely Buddhist country by taking a look at the people.

Endless Knot - Showed on November 8 for the Scion Filmmaker Series 2007

Somewhere in the Himalayan Mountains a sensei releases two monks from a lifetime of mental and physical training. Blue Davis and Danny Brown tell an avant-garde story about the journey of these two Buddhist monks and their divergent but ultimately conflicting paths. Directors: Blue Davis and Danny Brown

Daughters of Wisdom: Tibetan Nuns Inspiring a Feminist Movement Through Their Isolated Monastic Life (Official website) - New release

A documentary of Tibetan nuns , who are receiving unprecedented educational and religious training, and preserving their rich cultural heritage even as they slowly reshape it.

Resonance: The Odyssey of the Bells - Newly featured

Documentary by Paul Craeger looks at the centuries-old Buddhist temple bell.

Dalai Lama Renaissance - New Film

Narrated by Harrison Ford, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” is the story of 40 of the world’s most promient thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to speak about solving many of the world’s problems. What happened was surprising and unexpected, and was captured by an 18 member 5 camera film crew. (directed by Khashyar Darvich)

Cambodia: Care and Comfort

You can watch Frontline video following the link. Depicts Buddhist monks rallying to fight AIDS.

Amongst White Clouds - Now on DVD

American director Edward A. Burger takes us on his unforgettable journey into the hidden lives of China's forgotten Zen Buddhist hermit tradition.

Buddha Wild: Monk In a Hut - Now on DVD

Director Anna Wilding's film provides a "marvellously well-judged" glimpse into the world of Buddhist monks in living in the western world.

Valley of Flowers - Now on DVD

From Director Pan Nalin comes a mesmerizing Himalayan epic that spans two centuries, from the Silk Route of the early 19th century to the bustling metropolis of modern-day Tokyo. (drama)

A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki - Now on DVD

Introduces D.T. Suzuki's life story. Intersperced with this is lively discussion about the contribution he made to the spread of Zen philosophy, and to helping Westerners understand the Japanese way of thinking and being. (Director: Michael Goldberg; documentary)

Dreaming Lhasa - Newly released on DVD

Karma, a Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. She wants to reconnect with her roots but is also escaping a deteriorating relationship back home. (drama)

Zen Noir - Now on DVD

A nameless detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen. (Director: Marc Rosenbush)

Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint - Now playing in Canada and select theaters

A true story based on centuries-old oral traditions, a youthful Milarepa is propelled into a world of sorrow and betrayal after his father's sudden death. Destitute and hopeless, he sets out to learn black magic - and exact revenge on his enemies - encountering magicians, demons, an enigmatic teacher and unexpected mystical power along the way. But it is in confrontation with the consequences of his anger that he learns the most. (Director: Neten Chokling Rinpoche)

Kamataki - New on DVD

Ken, a 23-year-old, is devastated by the death of his father. He decides to commit suicide by jumping into the near-freezing river, but somehow, miraculously, manages to survive. His mother thinks that the only way to help her depressed son is to send him to his uncle Takuma in Japan. Takuma is in no way like his calm father. He is eccentric and unpredictable. His shock treatment of saké, mystery, sexual tension and art succeeds in stirring his nephew’s curiosity. Will these sparks rekindle Ken’s inner flame and make it as strong as Takuma’s wood-fired kiln? (Director: Claude Gagnon)

Everest: A Climb for Peace - On DVD

Narrated by Orlando Bloom and hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama. Everest: A Climb for Peace is not just a typical Everest film, but a socially relevant documentary about peace, war, and the human spirit - an inspirational film, which also has some of the most incredible Everest footage ever shot, including a dramatic rescue from near the summit of Everest.

The Zen Mind - On DVD

The Zen Mind is a journey across Japan to explore the practice of Zen. We reveal the daily routine of a zen monk and take you inside the walls of the zen monastery and into a world never imagined by outsiders. Step inside the zendo or meditation hall, where the monks sit in zazen - searching for the middle path to enlightenment - it is a long hard journey. Every aspect of zen is uncovered - from a zen center in the middle of the bustling streets of Tokyo, to the mountains above Kyoto. Includes interviews with major zen masters and roshi.

Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self - On DVD

This beautifully produced and photographed documentary takes the viewer on a journey to Zen Buddhism enlightenment. The camera follows the two dozen Buddhist nuns to the remote Baek Hung Temple, in the mountains of Palgong, in Daegu, South Korea.

Dharma River: Journey of a Thousand Buddhas - Now on DVD

The documentary constitutes the first volume in a trilogy of nonfiction works that carry the audience on meaningful voyages into the geographic core of the Buddhist experience - a series known as 'The Yatra Trilogy.' This premier outing travels a picturesque river journey that cuts through portions of Laos, Thailand and Burma.

The Lion's Roar: The Life and Times of Tibetan Master His Holiness the 16th Karmapa - Now on DVD

This documentary is about the life, teachings, and death of the 16th Karmapa, His Holiness Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. Narrated by James Coburn, you will enter the world of this spiritual master, who heads the Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism, and explore all of the rituals and religious significance of his work.

Words from the Karmapa - Short film available online from 2007

In this complete interview, Tibetan Buddhist teacher His Holiness the 17th Karmapa reflects upon the meaning of oneness in this age. Noting how values of oneness hold the Tibetan culture in exile together, H.H. the Karmapa describes how cultural cohesion has revivified the religious view of metaphysical oneness.

Vajra Sky Over Tibet - 2006 now on DVD

Vajra Sky Over Tibet is a cinematic pilgrimage that bears witness to the indomitable faith of Tibet’s Buddhist community and the ultimate threat to its very survival. Set against a backdrop of breathtaking Himalayan terrain, this feature-length documentary offers a direct experience of some of the most revered temples, monasteries and festivals still surviving in Tibet today. (Director John Bush)


Sakura Petals: Temples and Zen - 2007 DVD release

Sakura Petals: Temples and Zen brings you to Kyoto, capital of Japan for 1000 years, a world treasure of exquisite temples, with dry or moss Zen gardens, bamboo groves and secluded pavilions. The trove of monuments is astonishing being augmented by the Kyoto museum, the best museum for Japanese art. After we visit temple and after temple and the Gion district, we end up inside the city at the Gion Theater at a representation of traditional Zen arts. (Travel)