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Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle Community
Film Club Archive
Three generations of Tibetans have adopted distinct modes of resistance to the Chinese government’s occupation of their homeland. In this documentary, individuals from each generation navigate the choice between violent and nonviolent activism.
Sabine, a Swiss actress, joins life at a small Soto Zen monastery in Japan to learn more about herself. The beautiful photography and sometimes difficult discoveries are interspersed with quotations from the eminent Zen master Kodo Sawaki.
This three-part saga, seen through the eyes of Tao, a young woman from Shanxi province in North China, captures the social and economic changes rapidly transforming Tao’s home country as forces of globalization test her family’s relationships and upend her life.
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.
