1st International Buddhist Film Festival in Africa at Labia on Orange in Cape Town 13-27 Oct 2013

The 1st International

Buddhist Film Festival

in Africa

13-27 October 2013

at Labia on Orange

Opening of Film Festival

Sunday 13 October at 6.30pm

Opening Speaker: Mr Migyur Dorjee

Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Office of Tibet, Pretoria

With Victress Hitchcock filmmaker to take Q&A

4.00pm Blessings (the film)

6.30pm When the Iron Bird Flies

Tickets: R60 per screening with wine and snacks served

between the screenings from 5.45pm.

MC opening night: Patrick Madden

Book with Labia on

Tickets R40 except some special screenings.

Please visit our website for full programme: the list of films and timeslots.

Embellishments to website such as images and trailers to come.

www.exploringconsciousness.org.za

Special screenings

Wed 16 October at 6.15pm Zen

The life of Dogen the 13^th century Japanese Master

Hosted by The Dharma Centre Home of Contemporary Zen. Ron Schiff to take Q&A.

Tickets R40.

Sunday 20 October at 6.15pm An Uncommon King

The life of a Contemporary Tibetan King –

The Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche son of controversial Chögyam Trungpa

Hosted by Shambhala South Africa. Jennifer Woodhull & Johann Verster to take Q&A.

Refreshments after the screening. Tickets R60.

Sunday 27 October at 6.15pm The Only Son

A Modern Parable: the dilemma of a young man in Nepal educated at the Rokpa Home Katmandu.

Hosted by Rokpa Charity Cape Town. Eugenia Canau to take Q&A.

Refreshments after the screening. Tickets R60. (One screening only)

This film festival of 14 films including Tibetan Buddhism, Zen and Theravada, was sourced from all over the world and span many centuries. Buddhism does not teach history but rather uses symbols, metaphors and parables reflected in the incredible true lives of the characters. The golden thread that runs through each story reflects the two wings of Buddhism: compassion and wisdom – how to live with an open heart and mind with the awareness of the interdependence of all beings and phenomena.

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