Bhikkhunī – Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Revolution: A Film on the Epicenter of Theravada Female Ordinations
Raymond Lam
2 April 2019
An interview with Polish-born filmmaker Małgorzata…
Searching for the Lotus-Born Master: Following the Father of Vajrayana Buddhism’s Journey Across the Himalayas
Nina Müller
27 February 2019
A review of Laurence Brahm’s documentary on…
Body and Mind in Chinese Martial Arts: A Conversation with Xu Xiangdong
Guoying Stacy Zhang
21 August 2018
The significance of traditional Chinese…
Film Review: Walk with Me – A Welcome Break from Stressful City Life
Anne Wisman
15 September 2017
A joyful, meditative cinematic journey into the monastic life…
Dharma Screenings: Buddhist Film and Pop Culture—Bringing Buddhism to Creative Media
Raymond Lam
17 July 2015
In this three-part series, we explore the Buddhist presence in pop culture media. We first reviewed Toei Animation’s Buddha 2, and in our second entry we
Dharma Screenings: Buddhist Film and Pop Culture—Buddhist Traditions on the Silver Screen
Raymond Lam
5 June 2015
In this three-part series, we explore the Buddhist presence in pop culture media. We first reviewed Toei Animation’s Buddha 2. In this second entry, we interview
Dharma Screenings: Buddhist Film and Pop Culture—Buddha 2: A Flawed Production with Compelling Characters
Raymond Lam
22 May 2015
In this three-part series, we explore the Buddhist presence in pop culture media. We first review the second movie in the animated trilogy of Osamu
“Women On The Path”
Dharma Eye
12 December 2014
Women On The Path is an upcoming film by The Yogini Project. It will tell the stories of women the world over who are genuinely practicing
The Bulletproof Buddhist Actor
Naushin Ahmed
5 December 2014
Who is the coolest actor in the world? Tom Cruise? Bruce Willis? Brad Pitt? Johnny Depp, you say? Most of these famous names would have
Celebrity Spotlight: From Aspiring Ballerina to Bond Girl, Michelle Yeoh
Naushin Ahmed
24 October 2014
From aspiring ballerina to beauty queen to delivering blockbusters on screen—Michelle Yeoh’s achievements have captivated people all over the world. I remember watching the enchanting
Celebrity Spotlight: The Lightning-fast Buddhist
Naushin Ahmed
19 September 2014
In today’s action-packed cinema, it is almost de rigueur to see a computer-generated alien take over the world in a fierce battle between the human
Buddhist Film Foundation: Preserving and Promoting Buddhist Films
Naushin Ahmed
22 August 2014
Since its creation in 2000, the Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) has been a cornerstone for Buddhist-themed cinema. The foundation strives to uphold Buddhism in film,