{"id":3946,"date":"2023-06-22T08:35:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/?page_id=3946"},"modified":"2023-08-03T02:08:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T02:08:48","slug":"tukdam-between-worlds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/tukdam-between-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"TUKDAM: BETWEEN WORLDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc\" style=\"margin-bottom:-60px;\" id=\"thisbff-film-top-slider\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider fusion-aligncenter flexslider-hover-type-none\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"0\" data-slideshow_speed=\"7000\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" alt=\"TUKDAM BETWEEN WORLDS - Tibetan monks gathered in colourful monastery - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" width=\"1680\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-3951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monks-gathered-in-colourful-monastery-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" alt=\"TUKDAM BETWEEN WORLDS - Tibetan monk being tested - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" width=\"1680\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-3950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-tibetan-monk-being-tested-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" alt=\"TUKDAM BETWEEN WORLDS - Director sitting with Tibetan monk - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" width=\"1680\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-3949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-sitting-with-tibetan-monk-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>TUKDAM: BETWEEN WORLDS<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-font-size:80%;\"><h3>Sat 23 Sep | 4.10pm<\/h3>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--button_margin-bottom:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sistic.com.sg\/events\/bff0923a\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Buy Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><p><strong>Single Cinema Ticket: $15<\/strong><br \/>\n<small><em>Prices exclude SISTIC booking fees<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\"><h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">FILM SPONSOR<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-max-width:200px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpmtabc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Amitabha Buddhist Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x64.png 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1280px;--awb-max-height:720px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPiyUqBgU04?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p>SINGAPORE PREMIERE<\/p>\n<p>Finland | 2022 | 91 min | NC16: Some Disturbing Scenes<\/p>\n<p>English and Tibetan with English subtitles<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Donagh Coleman<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h3>SYNOPSIS<\/h3>\n<p>We tend to think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out. This feature documentary explodes such assumptions through its exploration of a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call tukdam, advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner in meditation. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation posture; remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death.<\/p>\n<p>The film follows the first ever scientific research into tukdam by neuroscientist Richard Davidson\u2019s team, juxtaposed with intimate death stories of tukdam meditators and Tibetan understandings of the death process \u2013 which include ideas about consciousness and the mind-body connection that are very different to those of mainstream science. Unfolding in cinematic dialogue between scientific and Tibetan perspectives, the film unravels our certainties about life and death, and shows how differently death can be construed in different cultural contexts. In this encounter between worlds, the scientists&#8217; methods and views are challenged by a civilisation where death has been a central preoccupation for centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column thisbff-film-sb\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-padding-top-small:30px;--awb-padding-left-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-font-size:80%;\"><h3>Sat 23 Sep | 4.10pm<\/h3>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_margin-bottom:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sistic.com.sg\/events\/bff0923a\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Buy Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><strong>Single Cinema Ticket: $15<\/strong><br \/>\n<small><em>Prices exclude SISTIC booking fees<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 fusion-no-small-visibility\"><h3>FILM SPONSOR<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-max-width:200px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fpmtabc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Amitabha Buddhist Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x64.png 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sponsors-amitabha-buddhist-centre-2-this-buddhist-film-festival.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:1px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:1px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h3>DIRECTOR\u2019S BIO<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:25px;--awb-max-width:120px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"TUKDAM BETWEEN WORLDS - Movie director Donagh Coleman - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" title=\"tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-donagh-coleman-this-buddhist-film-festival\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-donagh-coleman-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-donagh-coleman-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-donagh-coleman-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-donagh-coleman-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tukdam-between-worlds-movie-director-donagh-coleman-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Finnish-Irish-American filmmaker <strong>Donagh Coleman<\/strong> holds degrees in Philosophy and Psychology and Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin, and a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley. Previous films with wide international festival and TV exposure include <em>A Gesar Bard&#8217;s Tale<\/em> (winner of best documentary film at the 2014 First Peoples&#8217; Festival in Montreal), and <em>Stone Pastures<\/em> (winner of the Grand Prix prize at the 2009 Cervino Cinemountain International Film Festival in Italy). Donagh&#8217;s films have also been shown at museums such as MoMA and the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, and by the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Besides films and TV-docs, Donagh directs radio documentaries for the Finnish and Irish national broadcasters. His Radio Feature <em>Gesar!<\/em> was Finland\u2019s entry for the 2012 Prix Italia competition, and his feature <em>Do I Exist?<\/em> was Finland\u2019s entry for the 2015 Prix Europa competition. Donagh has also worked as a TV journalist and presenter for the Finnish broadcaster YLE News. He is currently doing a PhD in medical anthropology at UC Berkeley, continuing the research conducted for his 2022 feature documentary on meditative Tibetan Buddhist tukdam deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><h3>DIRECTOR\u2019S STATEMENT<\/h3>\n<p>Victorians denied sex; our modern youth-obsessed culture rejects death. Failing to face up to this basic fact of life results in great fear and suffering. TUKDAM: BETWEEN WORLDS shines a light on this inescapable part of life and gives occasion to reflect on what a good death might be. Through its focus on the astonishing phenomenon of tukdam, the feature documentary delves into fundamental questions of life and death, and where we draw the line between them. Far from being abstract philosophical musings, the answers to such questions have major ethical and legal ramifications, bearing on when autopsies and organ harvesting may be carried out, for instance, and how many of us may die in hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The film follows the first ever scientific research into tukdam by renowned neuroscientist Richard Davidson\u2019s team, juxtaposed with tukdam meditators\u2019 death stories and Tibetan understandings of the death process \u2013 which include ideas about consciousness and the mind-body connection that are very different to those of mainstream science. Unfolding in cinematic dialogue between scientific and Tibetan perspectives, the film unravels our certainties about life and death, and shows how differently death can be construed in different cultural contexts. In this encounter between worlds, the scientists&#8217; methods and views are challenged by a civilisation where death has been a central preoccupation for centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><h4>PRINT SOURCE<\/h4>\n<p>Donagh Coleman<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamo.fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Movies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kaarle.aho@mamo.fi\">kaarle.aho@mamo.fi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container thisbff-dgrey-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-background-color:#434551;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:right;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_border_hover_color:hsla(var(--awb-color6-h),var(--awb-color6-s),calc(var(--awb-color6-l) - 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Meal offering - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alms-movie-meal-offering-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alms-movie-meal-offering-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alms-movie-meal-offering-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alms-movie-meal-offering-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alms-movie-meal-offering-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/alms\/\">\u51c0\u98df ALMS<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u661f\u671f\u4e09 9\u670827\u65e5 Wed 27 Sep | 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7f8e\u56fd USA | 2009 | 23 min | PG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ALMS\u300a\u51c0\u98df\u300b\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u7a7f\u8d8a\u4e2d\u56fd\u5357\u65b9\u504f\u8fdc\u5c71\u533a\u4f5b\u6559\u7985\u5b97\u5bfa\u9662\u7684\u7535\u5f71\u4e4b\u65c5\u3002\u793e\u7fa4\u4e3b\u53a8\u4ee5\u89e3\u8bf4\u7684\u65b9\u5f0f\u5f15\u5bfc\u89c2\u4f17\u7406\u89e3\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4f20\u7edf\u793e\u7fa4\u60ef\u7528\u7684\u79cd\u690d\u3001\u5206\u914d\u548c\u65bd\u98df\u4eea\u5f0f\u3002<br \/>\nALMS is a cinematic tour through a remote mountain Chan\/Zen Buddhist monastery in Southern China. Audiences are guided by the community\u2019s Head Chef as he explains the traditional cultivation, distribution and ritual offering of food in this traditional Buddhist community.<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link icon-hover-animation-slide\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:0px;--awb-font-size:16.72px;--awb-width:33.44px;--awb-height:33.44px;--awb-line-height:33.44px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/alms\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/alms\/\"><\/a><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_border_hover_color:hsla(var(--awb-color6-h),var(--awb-color6-s),calc(var(--awb-color6-l) - 30%),var(--awb-color6-a));--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-color8);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-color8);--button_margin-bottom:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sistic.com.sg\/events\/bff0923i\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Buy Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/vows\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"vows-movie-buddhist-monks-infront-of-colourful-banners-this-buddhist-film-festival\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\u6212 VOWS - Buddhist monks infront of colourful banners - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vows-movie-buddhist-monks-infront-of-colourful-banners-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vows-movie-buddhist-monks-infront-of-colourful-banners-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vows-movie-buddhist-monks-infront-of-colourful-banners-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vows-movie-buddhist-monks-infront-of-colourful-banners-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vows-movie-buddhist-monks-infront-of-colourful-banners-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/vows\/\">\u6212 VOWS<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u661f\u671f\u4e09 9\u670827\u65e5 Wed 27 Sep | 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u7f8e\u56fd USA | 2013 | 37 min | PG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>VOWS\u300a\u6212\u300b\u7684\u573a\u666f\u4f4d\u4e8e\u6cb3\u5317\u7701\u73b0\u4ee3\u4e2d\u56fd\u4f5b\u6559\u5bfa\u9662 \u2013 \u67cf\u6797\u5bfa\u7684\u4e00\u573a200\u591a\u4f4d\u50e7\u4f17\u53d7\u6212\u7684\u4e09\u58c7\u5927\u6212\u6cd5\u4f1a\uff0c\u4e09\u85cf\u9605\u8bfb\u548c\u8bb2\u5ea7\u7684\u5927\u578b\u4eea\u5f0f\u6240\u5e26\u6765\u7684\u56fe\u50cf\u548c\u58f0\u97f3\u3002<br \/>\nVOWS is set during a massive Triple- course readings and lectures, platform Ordination for over 200 bringing images and sounds from monastics held at Bailin Chan modern China\u2019s Buddhist Monastery in Hebei Province. Ven. communities into your classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link icon-hover-animation-slide\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:0px;--awb-font-size:16.72px;--awb-width:33.44px;--awb-height:33.44px;--awb-line-height:33.44px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/vows\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/vows\/\"><\/a><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_border_hover_color:hsla(var(--awb-color6-h),var(--awb-color6-s),calc(var(--awb-color6-l) - 30%),var(--awb-color6-a));--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-color8);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-color8);--button_margin-bottom:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sistic.com.sg\/events\/bff0923i\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Buy Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/review\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"review-movie-ven-dejia-hugging-yushan-this-buddhist-film-festival\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\u56de\u7738 REVIEW - Ven Dejia hugging YuShan - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/review-movie-ven-dejia-hugging-yushan-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/review-movie-ven-dejia-hugging-yushan-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/review-movie-ven-dejia-hugging-yushan-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/review-movie-ven-dejia-hugging-yushan-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/review-movie-ven-dejia-hugging-yushan-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/review\/\">\u56de\u7738 REVIEW<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u661f\u671f\u516d 9\u670830\u65e5 Sat 30 Sep | 1pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u53f0\u6e7e Taiwan | 2021 | 89 min | \u5185\u5bb9\u53ea\u5b9c\u5341\u4e09\u5c81\u53ca\u4ee5\u4e0a PG13: Some Mature Content<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u300a\u56de\u7738\u300b\u8bb0\u5f55\u4e09\u4f4d\u672b\u671f\u75c5\u4eba\u51a0\u73ae\u3001\u7476\u534e\u3001\u80b2\u59d7\u5728\u79bb\u5f00\u4eba\u4e16\u524d\uff0c\u5982\u4f55\u9762\u5bf9\u6b7b\u4ea1\u7684\u6bcf\u4e00\u523b\u3002<br \/>\nThe film documents how three terminal patients, Guan Wei, Yao Hua, and Yu Shan, face every moment of death before they die.<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-arrow-right fas circle-yes fusion-text-flow fusion-link icon-hover-animation-slide\" style=\"--awb-circlebordersize:0px;--awb-font-size:16.72px;--awb-width:33.44px;--awb-height:33.44px;--awb-line-height:33.44px;--awb-margin-bottom:25px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/review\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/review\/\"><\/a><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-6 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_border_hover_color:hsla(var(--awb-color6-h),var(--awb-color6-s),calc(var(--awb-color6-l) - 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