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THIS Buddhist Film Festival 2021 will be a combination of online and physical screenings. All 15 films will be screened at Shaw Theatres Lido (Singapore), a Fully Vaccinated Cinema. If you prefer to enjoy the festival in the comfort of your own home, get the Online Pass!
Single Ticket: $13 + $1 SISTIC fee
Watch 1 film in the cinema
Accessible to patrons located in Singapore only
Online Pass: $26 + $3 SISTIC fee
Watch 8 fixed films online
Accessible to patrons located in Singapore and Malaysia
本来面目 MASTER SHENG YEN
星期六 9月25日 Sat 25 Sep | 1pm
星期日 10月3日 Sun 3 Oct | 10.20am
台湾 TAIWAN | 2019 | 115 min | PG13: 少许粗俗语言 PG13: Some Brief Coarse Language
1940年代，在中国民族命运、人的尊严以及佛教尊严都跌落谷底的时刻，一个十四岁的男孩在江苏南通出家，从此，他展开了将近七十年不曾休止的求法与传法过程，同时，也是追寻生命与信仰尊严归向的过程。
In the 1940s, as the fate of the Chinese people and the dignity of Chinese Buddhism fell into the nadir, a 14-year-old boy was ordained to be a Buddhist monk in Jiangsu Province, China. Since then he has embarked on a journey to pursue and spread the Dharma for nearly 70 years.
PRECIOUS GURU
Sat 25 Sep | 2pm
70 min | USA | PG
PRECIOUS GURU is a feature length documentary movie that gives vivid insight into the life, times and legacy of Padmasambhava – the 8th century Indian yogi who carried Buddhism over the Himalayas into Tibet.
WANDERING… BUT NOT LOST
Sat 25 Sep | 4.10pm
Fri 1 Oct | 6.50pm (SOLD OUT)
88 min | USA | PG
An intimate account of Mingyur Rinpoche’s four-and-a-half-year retreat interspersed with the master’s own guidance in applying Buddhist wisdom to our daily modern lives.
MY SOUL DRIFTS LIGHT UPON A SEA OF TREES
Sat 25 Sep | 4.15pm
93 min | The Netherlands and Japan | PG 13: Some Mature Content
This is the story of Zen Buddhist Itettsu Nemoto, who has spent most of his adult life offering support for individuals struggling with depression and suicidal behaviour.
LOOKING FOR A LADY WITH FANGS AND A MOUSTACHE
Sat 25 Sep | 6.45pm
Sat 2 Oct | 4pm
113 min | Nepal | PG 13: Some Drug References
When a series of visions sends a sceptical entrepreneur to seek spiritual advice, an eccentric Buddhist monk predicts his imminent death, unless he can locate an elusive lady with fangs.
MY YEAR OF LIVING MINDFULLY
Sat 25 Sep | 6.50pm
Sat 2 Oct | 4.15pm
98 min | Australia | PG13: Some Coarse Language
In the midst of a global mental health crisis, millions of people have turned to mindfulness. But does it actually make us happier and healthier? What began as a year-long experiment soon became a life-changing experience for health journalist, Shannon Harvey.
THE MEDICINE BUDDHA
Sun 26 Sep | 10am
Wed 29 Sep | 6.45pm
110 min | United Kingdom | PG
This unique documentary is a portrait of one of the leaders of the Buddhist faith in Mongolia: Khamba Lama Natsagdorj. Revered as a national treasure, he treats patients around the world with traditional Mongolian herbal medicine.
VISIONS OF A TEACHER
Sun 26 Sep | 10.45am
Sat 2 Oct | 7pm
58 min | The Netherlands | PG 13: Brief Nudity
In this documentary we see Khyentse Norbu (director of The Cup, 1999) in Nepal during the filming for his latest film Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, where he effortlessly switches between working with the hip film crew and performing ancient Buddhist rituals.
COME AND SEE
Sun 26 Sep | 12.45pm
Sat 2 Oct | 6.50pm
84 min | Thailand | PG13: Some Mature Content
The clash between one of the largest and most controversial Buddhist temples in Thailand and the military government, told through the eyes of devoted disciples.
SAFFRON HEART
Sun 26 Sep | 12.50pm
90 min | Russia | PG
A young Tibetan boy arrives at a Buddhist monastery in South India, and deeply misses his home and parents. His teacher draws him a map-quest challenge which consists of 8 puzzles.
GURU IN DISGRACE
Sun 26 Sep | 3.15pm (Sold Out)
Sat 2 Oct | 1.30pm
88 min | The Netherlands | NC16: Some Mature Content
In 2017, evidence of ongoing sexual abuse and violence by Sogyal Rinpoche, a well-known Tibetan Buddhist master, sent shockwaves through the Buddhist world.
未见莲华 LOST LOTUS
星期日 9月26日 Sun 26 Sep | 3.20pm
星期三 9月29日 Wed 29 Sep | 7pm
82 min | 香港 / 荷兰 Hong Kong / The Netherlands | NC16: 些许粗俗语言 Some Coarse Language
一位年轻的中文老师正在寻找撞死了她母亲的肇事逃逸的司机。当她正在尝试理解她母亲的信仰的时候，佛教的信仰也慢慢的平复了吴玉失去母亲的伤痛 ……
A young Chinese teacher searches for the hit-and-run driver responsible for her mother’s death. As she tries to understand her mother’s faith, Buddhist principles slowly grow in her and start appeasing her pain.
乐僧 MUSIC MONKS
星期四 9月30日 Thu 30 Sep | 6.50pm
星期六 10月2日 Sat 2 Oct | 1.50pm
78 min | 中国 China | PG
一群乐僧，用千年乐谱与乐器，诉说自己的信仰、爱与痛。
The faith, love and pain of a group of monks in China are expressed through their music that is more than a thousand years old.
THE WAY OUT
Thu 30 Sep | 7pm
Sun 3 Oct | 11am
60 min | The Netherlands | PG
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has a revolutionary proposal for facing the climate crisis: “The way out is in”.
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER… AND SPRING
Fri 1 Oct | 6.45pm
Sun 3 Oct | 1.30pm
105 min | South Korea | M18: Mature Theme
With the dreamlike background of a monastery that stands in a forest on a pond, panoramic portraits of life flow in accordance with the four seasons.
