This feature documentary chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas “Nicky” Vreeland, grandson of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. A glamorous social photographer at the age of 30, he walked away from a life of privilege and pleasure to become a monk at the Rato Monastery in India.
A disciple of Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, one of the spiritual teachers of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Nicky’s journey from photographer to monk, and most recently, to the abbot of the monastery he helped rebuild, forms the core of the story.
This film is also about the deep bond between a teacher and his disciple, between East and West, and about finding balance in a world of impermanence.