Khashyar | N�vember 23, 2009

Dagsetning af Frums�ning: Desember 11, 2009

Filma tilvera frums�ning: Dalai B�ddhamunkur Endurreisn Vol. 2: A Bylting af Hugmynd

Frums�ning Venue: Kristall �myndunarafl Fr��sla Sent

Heimilisfang: 268 N. L�fi �rglj�fur �kufer�; L�fi Vor, CA 92262

Website: www.crystalfantasy.com

Snerting S�mi: 760-322-7799

Snerting Email: gle�i ( �) crystalfantasy.com

Vi�b�tar- Sm�atri�i: Framlei�andi- Leikstj�ri Khashyar Darvich vilja birtast fyrir a QA& eftir � the frums�ning. The fyrri kv�ld, � Desember 10, bindi 1 � the r�� (”Dalai B�ddhamunkur Endurreisn” Heimildamynd Filma”) vilja vera frums�ning, fylgisma�ur aftur vi� a QA& me� Framlei�andi- Leikstj�ri Khashyar Darvich

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Khashyar | N�vember 23, 2009

Dagsetning af Frums�ning: Desember 10, 2009

Filma tilvera frums�ning: Dalai B�ddhamunkur Endurreisn Heimildamynd Filma

Frums�ning Venue: Kristall �myndunarafl Fr��sla Sent

Heimilisfang: 268 N. L�fi �rglj�fur �kufer�; L�fi Vor, CA 92262

Website: www.crystalfantasy.com

Snerting S�mi: 760-322-7799

Snerting Email: gle�i ( �) crystalfantasy.com

Vi�b�tar- Sm�atri�i: Framlei�andi- Leikstj�ri Khashyar Darvich vilja birtast fyrir a QA& eftir � the frums�ning. The n�stur kv�ld, � Desember 11, bindi 2 � the r�� (”Dalai B�ddhamunkur Endurreisn Vol. 2: A Bylting af Hugmynd”) vilja vera frums�ning, fylgisma�ur aftur vi� a QA&

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Khashyar | N�vember 13, 2009

H�s, Texas Hven�r heimildamynd filma Framlei�andi- Leikstj�ri Khashyar Darvich var bj��a til skj�r hans ver�laun- a�la�andi filma ��ur � the Dalai B�ddhamunkur, ‘Dalai B�ddhamunkur Endurreisn’ ( segja fr� vi� Skass Va� www.DalaiLamaFilm.com), fyrir vistma�ur � h�mark �ryggi fangelsi n�l�gur H�s, Texas, hann �egar � sta� ‘yes.’

Hann tilbo� til innkaup hans eiga ��kve�inn greinir � ensku flugf�lag a�g�ngumi�i, m�ta the frums�ning, og �� tala me� the vistma�ur eftir �.

“�g had aldrei been til a fangelsi ��ur” Leikstj�ri Darvich. “en, �G had a dj�pur tilfinning �essi the reynsla vildi vera ���ingarmikill og �flugur, fyrir the vistma�ur, en einnig fyrir me.”

“hven�r �G skilningarvit �essi minn hjarta svara til eitthva�, og �G feel hl�ja � minn bringa, �� �G taka this eins og a bjartur skilti �essi �a� er the r�ttur hlutur fyrir mig til elta �essi r�s af a�ger�. The undirst��uatri�i �setningur af ger� this filma var til �rekstur og umbreyta �horfendur � a j�kv��ur way,” Darvich “ og �G hugsun af neitun betri sta�ur til skj�r ‘Dalai B�ddhamunkur Endurreisn’ en a fangelsi”

Helmingur af the vistma�ur hver m�ta the frums�ning � the tveir Texas fangelsi, var�lfur sakfella af mor�, sumir af �� fyrir tv�faldur mor�. There var�lfur sumir � the �horfendur hver var�lfur sakfella af fj�rsvik.

Hvernig sem, Darvich var mj�g undrandi � hvernig inns�n og greindur the vistma�ur athugasemd var�lfur ��ur � the filma, og hvernig the vistma�ur hagn�tur the �ema og inns�n � the filma til sig � a mj�g pers�nulegur og stj�rna vegur.

“einn af the a�al�� �ema af the filma” Darvich, “ er uppleysanlegur b��ir innri og ytri �t�k, og skilningur �essi the bestur vegur til �setningur �t�k � the ver�ld og � �inn samf�lag er til fyrstur �setningur t�lubla� innan sj�lfur. �G var mj�g undrandi � hvernig the vistma�ur hafa of litlar v�rubirg�ir this strax, og hagn�tur the skilabo� af the filma �egar � sta� og �reynslulaus til sig”

Einn af the vistma�ur � the Gir�ingar�rep h�mark �ryggi fangelsi � Texas, var tilfinningar�kur og tj�, eins og hann oddhvass hans fingur til hans bringa, �essi the t�lubla� af T�bet og Postul�n umtal � the filma og the realization �essi vi� allur hafa okkar eiga “ innri T�bet” raunverulega inniloku� hann.

“einn af the realizations �essi var kristall bjartur til mig � me�an �G var � the fangelsi” Darvich , “ var �essi sumir af the vistma�ur vildi aldrei vera f�r til f� �t, og var�lfur til ey�a s�rhver dagur af �eirra b�peningur � fangelsi. Fyrir f�lk, this vildi vera a ni�urdrepandi og botnlaus hugsun. ��ur �G heims�kn the fangelsi, r�ttl�tur hugsanlegur the hugsun af tilvera fangelsa skapa �tti og l�ti innan me.”

Margir af the vistma�ur hver m�ta the frums�ning hafa l�f m�lsgrein, og had a einhver fj�ldi af umhugsunart�mi og endurkasta.

Og enn, Darvich , a manneskja hver er ekki l�kamlega � fangelsi, can appear to have all of the freedom in the world, and yet be imprisoned by their thoughts, habits and the jail that they create within their own mind.

“Inmates who lose their freedom through their mistakes and actions,” Darvich says, “can choose to see their time in prison as an opportunity, and a place for spiritual learning and person growth.”

Darvich was speaking with the person who invited him to screen the film in the prisons, Terry Conrad, the Director of ‘Project Clear Light’ (www.projectclearlight.org), about how the life of an inmate is somewhat like a monk who lives in a monastery.

Except in the case of inmates, their world is often surrounded by violence, which is an added incentive to work on finding inner peace.

After the screenings and Q&A sessions, Darvich said that many of the inmates mentioned that they do not experience many positive life-affirming experiences in prison, and they felt inspired and impacted by the screening, and listening to the Dalai Lama’s words about compassion and personal responsibility.

“But,” Darvich says, “it felt good to my heart and one of the most meaningful things I have done with the film to show inmates that someone cares and wants to show compassion…”

Darvich says that he would like to screen the film in other prisons, and have further open dialogues with inmates.

Khashyar Darvich is the Producer-Director of both the ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ documentary film (narrated by Harrison Ford), as well as the newly released ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance Vol. 2: A Revolution of Ideas,’ both of which are available on DVD here: www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

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Khashyar | August 31, 2009

The Chinese government wasted no time in denouncing the visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan this week. Their strong words and denunciation of the Nobel Prize winner and exiled leader comes on the heels of another very public and intense reaction from Chinese officials after a documentary film about the Dalai Lama entitled “Dalai Lama Renaissance,” narrated by Harrison Ford (www.DalaiLamaFilm.com), was released in theaters in Taiwan this summer, and received front page press in the Chinese language Taiwanese newspapers. The response, in both cases, indicates that China is taking a very hard stance on the issue of the Dalai Lama and Tibet and in fact may even be intensifying its response.

According to a published report on CNN, “Beijing opposes the visit in whatever form and capacity,” a spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said, according to Xinhua, which did not name the spokesman. “Under the pretext of religion, (the Dalai Lama) has all along been engaged in separatist activities,” he said.

China’s stance on both Taiwan and Tibet are subjects of international controversy as the Chinese government considers both countries to be a part of China despite what residents of those countries feel. And it feels the Dalai Lama is a symbol and instigator of international opinion against China as relates to Tibet. So it did not hesitate in what it sees as interference by the Dalai Lama in another of its concerns. Apparently, even a film about the Dalai Lama is not welcome in Taiwan, at least to the Chinese government.

After an overwhelmingly positive response from audiences at screenings in Taiwan, The People’s Daily, a daily newspaper and media arm of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sharply criticized “Dalai Lama Renaissance” in an article in its online edition.

In the article posted July 14th in the People’s Daily Online entitled “Western Movies Build Grand and Perfect Image of Dalai Lama,” The People’s Daily writes: “In recent years, a wave of ‘Dalai Lama fever’ has appeared in the Western movie industry… describing the Chinese government’s peaceful liberation of Tibet as ‘cruel oppression,’ and depicting the Dalai Lama’s life in India as difficult.”

Referring to “Dalai Lama Renaissance,” the article states “The part of the movie related to the peaceful liberation of Tibet was filled with political bias, reflecting the director’s ignorance and misunderstanding of Tibet’s history… The movie transforms the Dalai Lama into an omniscient sage, reflecting a “misunderstanding” of the Dalai Lama’s image in the West…In fact, what these movies depict is just the ‘anesthesia’ given by the Dalai Lama to the West…”

Although the title of the article refers to “movies,” the article exclusively focuses on “Dalai Lama Renaissance” and tries to discredit the Producer-Director of the film, Khashyar Darvich. The writer claims that the director is a devotee of the Dalai Lama. “Director Khashyar Darvich has long boasted that he is a follower of the Dalai Lama,” he writes . He supports this assertion by referring to an interview where Darvich mentioned that he shot the film to be able to spend time with the Dalai Lama.

“It’s interesting that the Chinese Communist Party refers to me as a follower of the Dalai Lama,” Darvich responded. “Although I respect the Dalai Lama as a man of peace, just as the Nobel Peace Prize Committee did by awarding him the Nobel Peace prize, and as do most governments around the world, I am not a Dalai Lama groupie. When I began the film, I was not very familiar with the Dalai Lama. I think that his actions, and the respect that he garners around the world, speaks for itself.”

The fact that the Chinese Communist Party’s main media organization has chosen to criticize the film may be a reaction to the very positive press the “Dalai Lama Renaissance” received in the Chinese language press in Taiwan, where it premiered in front of sold-out audiences in Taipei on June 1. And it may be an attempt to counteract any effect on readers in mainland China, who often have access to Chinese language news from Taiwan, particularly since the reviews and articles in major Chinese language newspapers in Taiwan have been very positive.

Taiwan’s best-selling weekly newspaper, E Weekly, gave the film a rating of 82, which is the highest rating a film has received in the past year from its Taiwanese theatrical distributor, Blockbuster of Taiwan (no relation to Blockbuster video stores in the U.S). According to Bockbuster of Taiwan, E Weekly regularly gives films far lower ratings. FTV, a television station in Taiwan, also reported that that the premiere of the film in Taiwan was very successful, with not an empty seat in the cinema. Taipei Time wrote of the documentary, “the film rapidly grabs hold of you…  an insightful documentary…”

So the reaction by the Chinese government to the planned visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan seems to be an extension of this anti-Dali Lama bias. Of course, Taiwan and spokespeople for the Dalai Lama make it clear that his visit to Taiwan is only to show support for victims of the recent Typhoon Morakot which hit Taiwan on August 8th and unleashed floods and mudslides. More than 400 people were killed.

This latest response has not stopped Producer-Director Darvich from working to get a screening of the film in mainland China itself. It will be interesting to see how the Chinese respond to that if they do not even want the Dali Lama himself, or his words and image on a film, seen in the nation of Taiwan.

There will also be a special screening of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” during the Dalai Lama’s visit to Long Beach, CA on September 25.

For more information on the film, go to www.DalaiLamaFilm.com.

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Khashyar | August 23, 2009

‘Dalai Lama Renaissance,’ the award-winning documentary film narrated by Harrison Ford, has been chosen for a special screening during the Dalai Lama’s Sept 25-26 visit to the Los Angeles area, by one of the coordinators of the Dalai Lama’s visit.

The Tibetan Association of Southern California will screen ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ on the first night of the Dalai Lama’s public talk and teachings in Long Beach, CA on Friday September 25, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Long Beach.

Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich, as well as Tibetan special guests, will appear after the screening for a Q&A with the audience.

The screening of the documentary film, which Darvich has offered as a fundraiser for the Tibetan Association of Southern California, follows criticism of the film by the Chinese Communist Party, after ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ received front page press in Taiwan after it opened theatrically in that Chinese-speaking country.

In July, the People’s Daily, a daily newspaper and media arm of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, quickly and sharply criticized ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ in an article in its online edition.

Darvich has offered to travel to Mainland China and screen ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance,’ with the intention of listening to the views of the Chinese People and Government, and to foster a constructive dialogue.

For more information about the Long Beach, CA screening of ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance,” please visit www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

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Khashyar | August 2, 2009

Recent press review quotes for “Dalai Lama Renaissance”:

“Dalai Lama Renaissance is an interesting portrayal of human ego pitted against compassion and altruism, exemplifying the very essence of the issues facing the world today.” Todd Mayville, Elephant Journal

“Fire up this DVD and prepare to be amazed… The film has a certain persuasive power… Hilarious.”  Ross Robertson, EnlightenNext Magazine

“A powerful cinematic documentary… A very moving documentary… unexpected and powerful… Long after it ends, the totality of the documentary lingers, as one contemplates the fact that, if every human being decides to act in the best interest of human kind, we can change the world.”   Stan Robinson, Screen Scene/Arizona Weekly

“The film rapidly grabs hold of you… There is plenty of humor… [a] top-notch comedy… A journey of self-discovery… The lessons of Dalai Lama Renaissance apply just as much to the audience watching this insightful documentary” Ian Bartholomew, Taipei Times

“Saw a great documentary on dvd the other night, ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance.’ If you haven’t seen it, you should.’   SeriousChedder.com

“A memorable gathering of elites…  an inspiring documentary which depicts the Dalai Lama philosophy of peace… Full of meaning… Powerful.”   Li Zhao Yang, Pots Newspaper Taiwan

“A big spiritual harvest for everyone…”  Qiu Zu, China Times, Taiwan

“No empty seat at the premiere of the documentary ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance… The Taipei premiere has attracted a full house and many people were touched after watching the film.” FTV Television, Taiwan

“Dalai Lama Renaissance is full of historical significance… [Harrison] Ford’s strong, deep voice adds much color to the documentary” Zou Nian Zu , Liberty Times Newspaper, Taiwan

“HARRISON FORD SKIS WITH THE DALAI LAMA: Harrison Ford, Jackson Hole’s favorite ski son, is riding the chairlift with the Dalai Lama as Harrison is narrating the new film ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance.’  The film premiered in Taiwan and got rave reviews from the Taiwanese Press.  China was immediately critical of the film and of the West’s depiction of what has been going on in Tibet. The producer/director Khashyar Darvich has offered to do a screening of the film in China with a question and answer session afterwards.  No word on when China offered Khashyar to ski off of steep cliff or to go shush himself in response.” The Ski Channel Television Network

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Khashyar | July 28, 2009

China's Communist Party has attacked the "Dalai Lama Renaissance" Documentary Film

 

Chinese government reacts to successful theatrical premiere of Dalai Lama film and positive press in Taiwan

Los Angeles, CA (July 29, 2009) The Chinese government often has the clout and muscle to prevent Hollywood films from being released in Asia, and can even discourage films from having an extended release in the West if they are perceived to threaten Chinese policy.

Films starring such big name stars as Richard Gere and Sharon Stone were boycotted by China after the actors expressed support for the Tibet Independence Movement. After Disney released Kundun, Martin Scorsese’s 1997 feature film about the Dalai Lama, the studio incurred the wrath of the Chinese government, and Disney films were banned for an indefinite period of time.

Recently, after a theatrical documentary film about the Dalai Lama and narrated by Harrison Ford entitled Dalai Lama Renaissance (www.DalaiLamaFilm.com) was released in theaters in Taiwan this summer and received front page positive press in the Chinese language Taiwanese newspapers, the Chinese government took keen notice.

The People’s Daily, a daily newspaper and media arm of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, quickly and sharply criticized Dalai Lama Renaissance in an article in its online edition.

The article, posted July 14th in the People’s Daily Online entitled “Western Movies Build Grand and Perfect Image of Dalai Lama,” argues that “in recent years, a wave of ‘Dalai Lama fever’ has appeared in the Western movie industry… describing the Chinese government’s peaceful liberation of Tibet as ‘cruel oppression,’ and depicting the Dalai Lama’s life in India as difficult… Some movies even advocate the Dalai Lama’s concept of [Tibetan] ‘independence.’”

Although the title of the article refers to “Movies,” the article exclusively focuses on Dalai Lama Renaissance. Referring to the film, which has been distributed in cinemas around the world, the article criticizes that “the part of the movie related to the peaceful liberation of Tibet was filled with political bias, reflecting the director’s ignorance and misunderstanding of Tibet’s history… The movie transforms the Dalai Lama into an omniscient sage, reflecting a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Dalai Lama’s image in the West… In fact, what these movies depict is just the ‘anesthesia’ given by the Dalai Lama to the West.”

The fact that the Chinese Communist Party’s main media organization has chosen to criticize the film may be a defensive reaction to the very positive press that Dalai Lama Renaissance received in the Chinese language media in Taiwan, where it premiered in front of sold-out audiences on June 1. And it may be an attempt to counteract any effect on readers in mainland China, who often have access to Chinese language news from Taiwan.

Taiwan’s best-selling weekly newspaper, E Weekly, gave the film a rating of 82, which is one of the highest ratings that a film has received in the past year in Taiwan. According to its Taiwanese theatrical distributor, Blockbuster of Taiwan (no relation to Blockbuster video in the United States), E Weekly regularly gives films far lower ratings. FTV, a television station in Taiwan, also reported that that the premiere of the film in Taiwan was very successful, with not an empty seat in the cinema, and that “many people were touched after watching the film.” The Taipei Times wrote that “the film rapidly grabs hold of you… an insightful documentary.”

Ironically, the Chinese Communist Party may feel most threatened by the idea brought up in the film regarding economic sanctions against China from the West. But despite this being a near unanimous suggestion by the Westerners in a scene in Dalai Lama Renaissance, the Dalai Lama discouraged the proposal.

The Taiwanese newspaper The Liberty Times points out that, in the film, “the Dalai Lama thinks that humanity is the most important thing in the world and economic sanctions might affect many Chinese citizens, thus he is hesitant whether such an approach is right.”

The People’s Daily also tries to discredit the producer-director of the film, Khashyar Darvich. In its article, the newspaper claims that the director is a “follower” of the Dalai Lama, and supports this assertion by referring to an interview where Darvich mentioned that he produced the film party for the opportunity to spend time with the exiled Tibetan leader.

“It’s interesting that the Chinese Communist Party refers to me as a follower of the Dalai Lama,” Darvich responded. “Although I respect the Dalai Lama as a man of peace, just as the Nobel Peace Prize Committee did by awarding him the Nobel Peace prize, and as do most governments around the world, I am not a Dalai Lama groupie. When I began the film, I was not very familiar with the Dalai Lama’s ideas. I think that his actions, and the respect that he garners around the world, speaks for itself.”

Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s attempt to discredit the film, Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich states that his production company, Wakan Films, has just signed an agreement to release Dalai Lama Renaissance unofficially into China itself, under the radar of the Chinese Government.

“My hope,” says Darvich, “is that the film will open a dialog between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama, and that the average Chinese citizen will be able to see that the Dalai Lama is not such a bad guy and is interested in a solution to the Tibet issue that serves the highest good and benefits both the Chinese and Tibetans. I would be happy to attend a screening of the film in China and conduct a Q&A with Chinese audiences as a way to contribute to positive dialog.”

For more information on Dalai Lama Renaissance, go to www.DalaiLamaFilm.com.

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Khashyar | February 9, 2009

 

 

NEW YORK, NY — ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance,’ the feature documentary about the Dalai Lama narrated by Harrison Ford, premieres theatrically in New York City at the prestigious Rubin Museum of Art on February 21, 2009.

‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ tells the story of 40 Western innovative thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve the problem of world peace. What happened was surprising and unexpected, and was captured by a five-camera, 18-person crew.

The film features two of the starring quantum physicists from the hit theatrical documentary ‘What the Bleep Do We Know,’ Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami. Also appearing in ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ are Michael Beckwith (who appears in ‘The Secret’ with Wolf), Air America radio host Thom Hartmann, and other prominent figures.

Screening dates and times for ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ at the Rubin Museum of Art are:
  * Sat., Feb. 21, at 4 and 6 p.m.
  * Sun., Feb. 22, at 4 and 6 p.m.
  * Sat., Feb. 28, at 4 and 6 p.m.
  * Sun., March 1, at 4 p.m.

Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich will attend the screenings on Feb. 21 and 22 to discuss the film with audiences.

This is the first film about the Dalai Lama and Tibet to open theatrically in the United States since the international spotlight placed on China for its firm handling of Tibetan protesters speaking out against Chinese policies in Tibet.

“I narrated ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance,’” says Harrison Ford, “because I believe His Holiness is making a positive influence in our world.  For me, the film represented an opportunity to continue assisting the optimistic efforts of an extraordinary individual.”

John Griffin of the Montreal Gazette calls ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ “a provocative, even enlightening film… fascinating, ravishingly beautiful and sonically soothing.”  Film Threat Magazine’s Rick Kisonak said ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ is a “comedy sensation,” adding, “I can’t remember the last time a movie made me laugh so hard.”

‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ is among the top-grossing theatrical documentaries of 2008-2009.  This important film on human rights and world peace has screened in more than 80 cities around the U.S. and is the official selection of 40 film festivals around the world where it earned 12 awards.  The film has attracted record audiences at film festivals and theaters around the U.S. and around the world. The film’s official webite is www.DalaiLamaFilm.com.

Media interviews are available.
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Khashyar | February 6, 2009

New York Theatrical Premiere ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ Opens Feb. 21 at Rubin Museum of Art

“Dalai Lama Renaissance,” the award-winning 81-minute feature documentary narrated by Harrison Ford, premieres in New York City on Sat., Feb. 21 at 4 and 6 p.m. at the Rubin Museum of Art, 150 17th St. “Dalai Lama Renaissance” also screens at the museum at 4 and 6 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 22, and Sat., Feb. 28; and at 4 p.m. on Sun., March 1. A question-and-answer session with Producer/Director Khashyar Darvich follows each screening.

“Dalai Lama Renaissance” is among the top-grossing documentaries of 2008. This important film on human rights and world peace has screened in more than 40 cities around the U.S. and is the official selection of 40 film festivals around the world where it earned a dozen awards. The Jan. 25 screening of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” at the Cleveland Museum of Art sold out both auditoriums, a first in the museum’s 25-year history of screening films.

Air America Radio Host Thom Hartmann called Dalai Lama Renaissance “a fascinating and inspiring juxtaposition of human nature and transcendence.”

The film tells the story of 40 Western innovative thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve the problem of world peace. What happened was surprising and unexpected, and was captured by a five-camera, 18-person crew.

This is the first film about the Dalai Lama and Tibet to open theatrically in the United States since the international spotlight placed on China for its firm handling of Tibetan protestors speaking out against Chinese policies in Tibet.

“I narrated Dalai Lama Renaissance,” said Harrison Ford, “because I believe His Holiness is making a positive influence in our world. For me, the film represented an opportunity to continue assisting the optimistic efforts of an extraordinary individual.”

The film features two of the starring quantum physicists from the hit theatrical documentary “What the Bleep Do We Know,” Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami. Also appearing in “Dalai Lama Renaissance” are Michael Beckwith (who appears in the film “The Secret” with Wolf), Air America radio host Thom Hartmann, and others.

The film’s official website is www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

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Khashyar | December 27, 2008

Hello,

I wanted to share a video of me and “Dalai Lama Renaissance” Co-Producer David Mueller speaking with the Dalai Lama during one of the interviews for “Dalai Lama Renaissance.”

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