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Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle Community
Film Club Archive
After losing two friends and an uncle to suicide, Zen priest Itettsu Nemoto made it his life’s mission to support those struggling with depression and suicidal behavior. My Soul Drifts Light upon a Sea of Trees follows three of the hundreds of people Nemoto has counseled as their lives are transformed by his holistic, community-based approach to suicide prevention.
Reflecting on the parts of humanity that no crisis can take away, documentarian and activist Josh Fox journeys around the globe to learn from frontline communities fighting the ecological crisis with creativity and courage.
An unlikely friendship develops between a drifting young jazz musician and the quirky proprietor of a Buddhist B&B in this lyrical homage to Zen and the Japanese American communities of Hawaii.
Afghan archaeologists and villagers fight to save the ancient Buddhist city of Mes Aynak, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent times, from destruction by a Chinese copper mine.
Ring in the New Year—and new decade—with Tricycle’s Buddhist Shorts Film Festival! This month, we’re featuring five short films documenting Buddhist diversity around the world.
2019 / USA
Directed by Jessica Bernstein-Wax
2018 / Nepal, Taiwan
Directed by Shenang Gyamjo Tamang
2017 / USA
Directed by Travis Lee Ratcliff, John Carmichael IV
2017 / Czech Republic
Directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen
2018 / USA
Directed by Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo, Caroline Harrison
Dolkar, a 26-year-old refugee from Tibet, leads an enjoyable, promising life as an independent woman in Delhi. But when she encounters a man from her past, long-suppressed memories of childhood escape from her native country put her on a newfound quest for meaning.
