{"id":4039,"date":"2023-06-23T04:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T04:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/?page_id=4039"},"modified":"2023-08-03T02:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T02:06:29","slug":"mission-joy-finding-happiness-in-troubled-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/mission-joy-finding-happiness-in-troubled-times\/","title":{"rendered":"MISSION: JOY FINDING HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMES"},"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\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" alt=\"MISSION: JOY - Dalai Lama Archbishop Tutu - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" width=\"1680\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-4044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-dalai-lama-talking-to-archbishop-tutu-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\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" alt=\"MISSION: JOY - Receiving the arrival of Archbishop Tutu - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" width=\"1680\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-4045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-this-buddhist-film-festival-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-receiving-the-arrival-of-archbishop-tutu-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\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" alt=\"MISSION: JOY - Dalai Lama warm greetings Archbishop Tutu - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" width=\"1680\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-4043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-this-buddhist-film-festival-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-this-buddhist-film-festival-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-archbishop-tutu-greetings-dalai-lama-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>MISSION: JOY<br \/>\nFINDING HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMES<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-font-size:80%;\"><h3>Sun 24 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\/bff0923e\"><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-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:20px;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\/ti8W605urR4?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-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p>USA | 2021 | 88 min | NC16: Some Mature Content<\/p>\n<p>English and Tibetan with English subtitles<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Louie Psihoyos, Peggy Callahan<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h3>SYNOPSIS<\/h3>\n<p>Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, MISSION: JOY FINDING HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMES is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master class in how to create joy in a world that was never easy for them. They offer neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by New York Times bestseller <em>The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World<\/em>, the film showcases the exchange between these two Nobel Peace Prize winners that led to that book.<\/p>\n<p>Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai Lama&#8217;s residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife.<\/p>\n<p>With genuine affection, mutual respect and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient traditions, and the latest cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy in the face of all of life&#8217;s challenges from the extraordinary to the mundane.<\/p>\n<p>MISSION: JOY FINDING HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMES is an antidote for the times.<\/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-6\" style=\"--awb-font-size:80%;\"><h3>Sun 24 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\/bff0923e\"><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-7\"><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><\/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_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-8\"><h3>DIRECTOR\u2019S BIO<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--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-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-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"761\" alt=\"MISSION: JOY - Movie director Louie Psihoyos - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" title=\"The Director of Documentary &#8220;The Cove&#8221; Louie Psihoyos\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-director-louie-psihoyos-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-director-louie-psihoyos-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-director-louie-psihoyos-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-director-louie-psihoyos-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-director-louie-psihoyos-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p><strong>Louie Psihoyos, Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Louie Psihoyos is an Academy Award winning filmmaker and Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS). He is recognised as one of the top still photographers in the world, having created iconic images for National Geographic for 18 years, and hundreds of covers for other magazines. Believing that film can be the most powerful weapon in the world, Louis founded OPS with Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jim Clark in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>An ardent diver and dive photographer, Psihoyos\u2019 mission is to show the world the decline of the oceans \u2013 our planet\u2019s most crucial resource. Circling the globe dozens of times on photographic missions, he collects the imagery and stories underlying the compelling issues that challenge and threaten the natural world while connecting the environmentalists who are working to save the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Psihoyos\u2019 first documentary film, <em>The Cove<\/em>, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film of 2009 and over 75 other awards around the world. An annual dolphin hunt in a secret cove in Taiji, Japan suggests a microcosm of a larger picture: man\u2019s disregard for the planet. The film garnered immense critical praise and has been seen by millions of viewers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>His second film, <em>Racing Extinction<\/em>, follows a team of artists and activists as they expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images. The film premiered on Discovery in 220 countries and territories on the same day, was nominated for an Emmy (Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking) and an Academy Award (Best Song) and sparked the #StartWith1Thing movement. With partner Obscura Digital, Psihoyos was the creative mind behind the unprecedented large-scale video projections of endangered species onto the United Nations Headquarters, Empire State Building, and the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>Psihoyos\u2019 most recently finished directing <em>The Game Changers<\/em>, executive produced by James Cameron. The film tells the story of James Wilks \u2013 an elite special forces trainer and winner of <em>The Ultimate Fighter<\/em> \u2013 as he travels the world on a quest for the truth behind the world\u2019s most dangerous myth: that meat is necessary for protein, strength, and optimal health. What James discovers permanently changes his relationship with food and his definition of true strength.<\/p>\n<p>Through the production of compelling film and imagery underlined by moving narratives, contemporary crises, and heroic film subjects, Louis Psihoyos is radically changing how people perceive documentaries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--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-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-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"MISSION: JOY - Co director Peggy Callahan - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" title=\"mission-joy-movie-co-director-peggy-callahan-this-buddhist-film-festival\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-co-director-peggy-callahan-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-co-director-peggy-callahan-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-co-director-peggy-callahan-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-co-director-peggy-callahan-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mission-joy-movie-co-director-peggy-callahan-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p><strong>Peggy Callahan, Co-Director and Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peggy Callahan\u2019s sense of fairness (or maybe masochism) has driven her work in television and human rights activism. She has spent decades as a reporter, producer, director, and TV executive telling stories about poverty, the foster care system, the death penalty, farmworkers, racism, homelessness and slavery to name just a few.<\/p>\n<p>Peggy\u2019s powerful, award-winning storytelling has helped change laws and lives. Along the way she learned that, contrary to popular opinion, Abraham\u2019s Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery around the globe. So, Peggy co-founded two international anti-slavery organisations that have helped free tens of thousands of people from slavery, consulted with governments around the world and helped get laws passed against slavery in the US and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Currently Peggy heads an anti-slavery organisation, Voices4Freedom, which has 37 transitional schools in India that help free entire villages from slavery.<\/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-6 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-11\"><h4>PRINT SOURCE<\/h4>\n<p>Peggy Callahan<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Peqqy.MJ.Callahan@gmail.com\">Peqqy.MJ.Callahan@gmail.com<\/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-7 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-12\"><h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 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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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-13\"><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-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\/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-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-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-4 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-14\"><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-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\/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-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) - 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Classroom raise hands - THIS Buddhist Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/may-i-be-happy-classroom-raise-hands-this-buddhist-film-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/may-i-be-happy-classroom-raise-hands-this-buddhist-film-festival-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/may-i-be-happy-classroom-raise-hands-this-buddhist-film-festival-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/may-i-be-happy-classroom-raise-hands-this-buddhist-film-festival-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/may-i-be-happy-classroom-raise-hands-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\/may-i-be-happy\/\">MAY I BE HAPPY<br \/>\nMINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mon 25 Sep | 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France | 2019 | 80 min | PG<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MAY I BE HAPPY reveals the significance of mindfulness practice in transforming the lives of young people.<\/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\/may-i-be-happy\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Link to https:\/\/thisfilmfest.com\/2023\/films\/may-i-be-happy\/\"><\/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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