The Zen of ‘Dune’
How Frank Herbert’s interest in the dharma went on to inform his best-known work
Film & TV
In Conversation with Shrihari Sathe, the Curator of Tricycle’s Buddhist Film Festival
The filmmaker and producer talks connective threads, diverse perspectives, and what it means for a film to have an independent spirit.
Talking ‘Tukdam’ with Documentary Filmmaker Donagh Coleman
Tricycle chats with the director ahead of the film’s screening at the 2024 Buddhist Film Festival
A Lie That Is Also True: Birth, Death, and Motherhood in ‘The Boy and the Heron’
How lessons from the Mata Sutta show up in the latest film from Studio Ghibli
Wim Wenders on the Meaning of His New Film ‘Perfect Days’
The movie has been nominated for Best International Feature at the 2024 Academy Awards.
Untying the Knot in ‘The Monk and the Gun’
In his latest feature, filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji creates a wry allegory for a rapidly modernizing Bhutan.
‘Dragon Ball’ to Soto Zen
Struggling for a spiritual identity amid cultural and sectarian conflicts in the Middle East, a writer finds a refuge in nonattachment.
Animal Liberation in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
How the latest Guardians of the Galaxy installment teaches compassion for all beings, even the nonhuman ones
What ‘Barbie’ Teaches Us About Suffering
An exploration of how essential Buddhist teachings find their way into the feminist blockbuster hit
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