‘Tukdam: Between Worlds’ Review
A new film investigates tukdam, the Tibetan Buddhist phenomenon of postmortem meditation, and the subtle space between life and death.
Buddhist Film
Inside ‘Precious Guru,’ a Film About the Spiritual Life and Legacy of Padmasambhava
Now showing for Tricycle's monthly Film Club.
An interview with Pawo Choyning Dorji, the Director of Bhutan’s First Oscar-Nominated Film, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
The film, up for Best International Feature Film, was shot with one camera charged by solar-powered batteries
Bhutan Earns First Oscar Nomination for ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,’ Up for Best International Feature Film This Year
The film was shot entirely on one camera with solar-powered batteries. Plus, a Tibet museum opens in Dharamsala, and Pali Wordle arrives.
Buddhist Shorts Film Festival 2022
Celebrate the New Year with Tricycle’s Buddhist Shorts Film Festival! This January, we’re featuring five short films documenting Buddhist diversity around the world. Among the cinematic journeys in store, we’ll take a glimpse inside the mind…
Building a Buddhist Temple
The director and producer of Mr. Hu and the Temple discuss joint destiny, money-driven monks, and the fate of the ambitious dream to build a Buddhist temple in the Netherlands.
Putting a Face on Loss
Mizuko’s filmmakers looked to a Japanese Buddhist ritual to process their complicated feelings about abortion.
The Monk Who Got Addicted to His Phone
In Sing Me a Song, documentarian Thomas Balmès returns to a monastery in Bhutan, where an internet ban has been lifted and life has changed.
Obon
Akiko Takakura, one of the few survivors within 500 meters of Hiroshima’s ground zero, recounts how the atomic bomb prompted a moment of compassion and closeness with her stern father.
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