Dalai Lama Renaissance

Overview

At 74 years of age, the current incarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is one of the most inspirational leaders of our time. A champion of Buddhist values, he travels relentlessly to better human rights in communities everywhere and is an inspiration to all those who meet him. But for those of us without the chance, a recent documentary reveals how 40 western thinkers plus the one Dalia Lama come together to attempt to solve many of the problems the world faces today.

Dalai Lama Renaissance has won 12 awards in its own travels around the globe, and its next stop in Sydney will be a great opportunity for those who missed the Dalai Lama in 2009. The innovative thinkers who travelled to Dharamshala in India include: quantum physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami, radio host and author Thom Hartmann, revolutionary social scientist Jean Houston and social activist Vandana Shiva. The smooth narration of Harrison Ford is a great medium for director Khashyar Darvich to tell the story of the visitors hoping to solve global problems but who must first address the problems within themselves.

Q&A sessions with the director will follow screenings in both Manly and Chauvel cinema screenings.