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INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFEDERATION & NETPAC-India PRESENT 10 – 13 OCTOBER 2019 AT NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART CONTENTS THE INNER PATH FESTIVAL PROGRAM 4 LOOKING INWARD ART EXHIBITION 26 ZEN 27 ABOUT THE FESTIVAL 6 BRYAN MULVIHILL KALICHARAN GUPTA FILMS 7 NUPUR KUNDU SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BUDDHIST WORLD 8 PUNEET KAUSHIK A THOUSAND MOTHERS 9 SHRIDHAR IYER BODH GAYA - THE SEAT OF ENLIGHTENMENT 10 THANGKA 29 BUDDHA IN SUBURBIA 11 CHEMAT DORJAY BUDDHA‘S LOST CHILDREN 12 GURMET KUNGYAM FINDING HYGGE 13 ISAAC GERGAN HONEYGIVER AMONG THE DOGS 14 JIGMET ANGMO MY SON TENZIN 15 STANZIN NYENTAK OLD PLUM MOUNTAIN 16 TASHI PALMO (KRISHNA) OUT OF THIS WORLD 17 THE BUDDHA 32 PAINTING LIFE 18 ARPANA CAUR PROPHECY 19 AYESHA LUMBA SEARCHING FOR A MIRACLE 20 SUMAN SEN GUPTA TZU CHI - DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD 21 BIMAN DAS YASHODHARA 22 DHARMENDRA RATHORE ZEN FOR NOTHING 23 DHEERAJ YADAV LEE WAISLER THE PHILOSOPHY OF BUDDHISM 24 NIREN SEN GUPTA DISCOURSES & DISCUSSIONS PRATUL DASH JETSUNMA TENZIN PALMO RAINY K S VENERABLE DR. DHAMMAPIYA SHAMPA SIRCAR DAS VENERABLE GYALTEN SAMTEN SANJAY DAS WASIM KAPOOR THURSDAY, 10TH OCTOBER CREATIVITY BEYOND EGO SUNDAY, 13TH OCTOBER SPEAKER: VENERABLE 5:30 PM EXHIBITION JETSUNMA TENZIN PALMO | (90 MIN) 10:30 AM FILM OPENING OF ART EXHIBITION: YASHODHARA LOOKING INWARDS 6:45 PM FILM PROFESSOR SUNIL ARIYARATNE | SRI LANKA PAINTING LIFE (148 MIN) 2019 6:00 PM OPENING DR. BIJU DAMODARAN | INDIA (145 MIN) INAUGURATION OF FILM FESTIVAL - 1:45 PM FILM ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. AUSTIN FERNANDO, SATURDAY, 12TH OCTOBER ZEN FOR NOTHING HIGH COMMISSIONER OF SRI LANKA IN INDIA WERNER PENZEL | GERMANY, SWITZERLAND 10:00 AM FILM (95 MIN) PROPHECY OPENING FILM BUDDHA IN SUBURBIA ZURI RINPOCHE | BHUTAN (84 MIN) ROBERT WILKINS | UK (58 MIN) 3:30 PM FILM MY SON TENZIN FRIDAY, 11TH OCTOBER 11:15 AM FILM TASHI WANGCHUK, TSULTRIM DORJEE | USA OUT OF THIS WORLD (70 MIN) 11:00 AM FILM DAVID WRIGHT | USA (79 MIN) FINDING HYGGE 5:00 PM DISCOURSE ROCKY WALLS | USA (84 MIN) 1:30 PM FILM TOPIC TBA | SPEAKER: VENERABLE DR. TZU CHI - DOING GOOD IN THE DHAMMAPIYA | (60 MIN) 12:30 PM FILM WORLD BODH GAYA - THE SEAT OF BABETH M. VAN LOO 6:15 PM PERFORMANCE ENLIGHTENMENT TAIWAN, NETHERLANDS (88 MIN) CULTURAL PROGRAMME M. S. N. KARTHIK | INDIA (27 MIN) PERFORMANCE BY BHUTANESE STUDENTS OF THE SUBHARTI UNIVERSITY, PROGRAMME 3:30 PM FILM 2:00 PM FILM OLD PLUM MOUNTAIN MEERUT | (15 MIN) SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BUDDHIST EDWIN HERZOG | USA (70 MIN) WORLD 7:00 PM FILM FARIS KERMANI | UK (74 MIN) 5:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION BUDDHA’S LOST CHILDREN PANEL DISCUSSION WITH PARTICIPATING MARK VERKERK | NETHERLANDS (96 MIN) 3:30 PM FILM FILMMAKERS AND ARTISTS, CHAIRED BY SEARCHING FOR A MIRACLE VENERABLE GYALTEN SANTEN | (75 MIN) NATALIA KADYROVA | RUSSIA (24 MIN) 6:30 PM FILM 3:55 PM FILM HONEYGIVER AMONG THE DOGS A THOUSAND MOTHERS DECHEN RODER | BHUTAN (132 MIN) KIM SHELTON | USA (39 MIN) 5:00 PM DISCOURSE THE INNER PATH FESTIVAL | 5 FESTIVAL THE FESTIVAL Welcome to the 5th edition of THE INNER PATH Festival of Buddhist Film, Art and Philosophy. We started THE INNER PATH in 2012 as a response to the growing interest in Buddhism which began to flower in India after the first big International Buddhist Conference was held in New Delhi in December 2011. Since then, the interest in Buddhism has been growing rapidly and with this Festival we ourselves are imbibing this wonderful philosophy along with all those who come to see the films, view the art exhibition and listen to the inspiring Talks by eminent Buddhist practitioners and scholars, from across the world. CELEBRATING BUDDHISM The Buddha sought enlightenment for all beings. “Buddha” means The Awakened One, meaning to awaken. We live now in THROUGH an era where ‘awakening’ is a necessity to cope with the physical CINEMA and mental strains the entire world is undergoing. The peace, enlightenment and most importantly impermanence are lessons taught by the Buddha that can help us all cope with the tensions flooding the world today. Many films on Buddhism convey these messages which can help us to live more peaceful and rewarding lives. Artists and filmmakers are looking for supreme enlightenment to which three great practitioners of Buddhism: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Venerable Gyalten Samtenand Venerable Dr. Dhammapiya, will show us the way. We hope you will go away from this Festival, feeling refreshed and enriched by this great philosophy. ARUNA VASUDEV FESTIVAL DIRECTOR & FOUNDER, NETPAC 6 | THE INNER PATH FESTIVAL THE INNER PATH FESTIVAL | 7 A THOUSAND MOTHERS USA 2017 | 39 MIN| BURMESE SYNOPSIS Set at an ancient nunnery above DOCUMENTARY the majestic Irrawaddy River, A Thousand Mothers is an unprecedented look at the lives PRODUCER KIM SHELTON of Buddhist nuns in Sagaing, Myanmar. While DIRECTOR KIM SHELTON the choices available to girls and women in CINEMATOGRAPHY KIRSTEN JOHNSON Myanmar are quite limited, this film poetically EDITIING, SOUND & MUSIC CHRIS BROWN reveals the opportunities offered to them at the nunnery, and the deep grace and dignity DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY KIRSTEN of a life dedicated to service. JOHNSON SEVEN WONDERS OF THE DIRECTOR Kim Shelton has been making BUDDHIST WORLD award-winning documentary films for over 30 years. Her tastes are eclectic and she has UK 2011 | 74 MIN | ENGLISH SYNOPSIS In this fascinating documentary, historian covered a very wide range of subjects from DOCUMENTARY Bettany Hughes travels to the seven wonders of the cowboys to Sudanese refugees, war veterans Buddhist world and offers a unique insight into one and now, Buddhist nuns. Her films have PRODUCER AAQIL AHMED of the most ancient belief systems still practised won numerous film festival awards, and have DIRECTOR FARIS KERMANI today. Buddhism began 2,500 years ago when one been broadcast nationally and internationally on POV, PBS, National Geographic, the CINEMATOGRAPHY PHILIP CHAVANNES, man had an amazing internal revelation underneath Discovery Channel and the BBC. KASH HALFORD, CRAIG HASTINGS a peepul tree in India. Today it is practised by EDITING TIM ARROWSMITH over 350 million people worldwide, with numbers continuing to grow. In an attempt to gain a better SOUND & MUSIC JEZ SPENCER understanding of the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy, Hughes visits some of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe to look deeper into the concepts of dharma, karma, samsara and the endless cycle of birth, death and enlightenment. DIRECTOR An award-winning filmmaker, Faris Kermani is an English film director of Pakistani descent. A graduate from the London Film School, his work consists primarily of documentaries but also includes drama series, and fiction films. He set up Crescent Films in 2005 to showcase and build upon decades of specialised programming, with a focus on British Asian life, South Asia, and the Global South. 8 | FILMS THE INNER PATH FESTIVAL | 9 BUDDHA IN SUBURBIA UK 2011 | 58 MIN | ENGLISH SYNOPSIS Buddha in Suburbia tracks the DCOUMENTARY extraordinary journey of 40 year old Lelung Rinpoche, one of Tibetan Buddhism’s three principal reincarnations. PRODUCER SIMON WHEELER From London where he has been living for the past seven DIRECTOR ROBERT WILKINS years, and running a Dharma centre, he embarks on a NARRATOR HERMIONE NORRIS mission to find the lost teachings of his faith. His odyssey takes him to India, Mongolia and China as he tries to complete his daunting task and take the right steps on his own path to enlightenment. BODH GAYA - THE SEAT OF DIRECTOR Robert Wilkins’ Filmography ENLIGHTENMENT 2015 Breaking into Britain 2012 Gypsy Blood (Producer) 2011 Buddha in Suburbia INDIA 2017 | 27 MIN SYNOPSIS In Dhammapada, the Buddha says – “All 2008 Who Do You Think You Are? ENGLISH | DOCUMENTARY tremble at violence; all fear the ultimate sleep. Putting oneself in the (TV Series documentary) place of another, one should not harm nor cause another to harm.” 2003 Holiday Showdown (Director – Producer) PRODUCER ADWHYTA The film revolves around the kind of transformation CONCEPT, CINEMATOGRAPHY, Buddhism can bring in people’s lives and the role it can EDITING AND DIRECTION play in today’s chaotic world. In our journey through MSN KARTHIK the film, we also explore the story of the Buddha, the historical relevance of the ancient Indian pilgrimage and personal experiences of Buddhist monks and practitioners. DIRECTOR For many, films are a hobby, for some, they are a passion. But Karthik is a sort of a person, who always lived his life in 24 frames. Films shaped him since childhood. Unwillingly, he joined a software job after graduating from IIT. At 24, he made his first documentary, with an unparalleled conviction to deliver his story. He traversed India in search of untold stories. From Bodh Gaya to Rajasthan; and Himalayas to Munnar, he covered a lot of places and launched his first travel film seriesMy Great Escape. Such a vast country seemed very small in front of his quest to tell an engaging story. Today, he has established a production house called Adwhyta in Hyderabad, which operates in the genres of travel, adventure, drama and documentary and aims to explore different ethnographies by understanding life in its purest sense. 10 | FILMS THE INNER PATH FESTIVAL | 11 CLOSING FILM FINDING HYGGE USA 2018 | 84 MIN | ENGLISH SYNOPSIS Ranked among the happiest DOCUMENTARY people on earth, have the Danes possessed the key to happiness all along? And, can we find it PRODUCERS ZACH DOWNS, ROCKY WALLS for ourselves? DIRECTOR ROCKY WALLS CINEMATOGRAPHY JOSEPH FRANK Hygge (hoo-ga), the Danish art of creating joy EDITING ZEPH VAUGHN and coziness in life’s everyday moments, has exploded in popularity amidst growing division MUSIC MARC STOECKLE and distrust around the world.