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Film Club Archive
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.
Journey into Asia’s past and present in this ode to societal impermanence, a sweeping visual odyssey in Mongolia and Japan narrated by the diaries of the 19th-century Finnish traveler and linguist G. J. Ramstedt.
In western Europe, mindfulness programs offer a welcomed change to children’s and teens’ overscheduled, hyper-connected lives, bringing ancient contemplative practices to the classroom, home, and sports field. Can these programs stem the tide of a growing youth mental health crisis?
In Kathmandu, life for female opioid addicts is hard. Addicted to the street drug pani and shunned by society, many turn to sex work and petty crime to survive. This documentary follows eight brave women who strive to recover against heavy odds and the former users who help them along the way.
