Free Film Screening - Ganden: A Joyful Land - and Q&A with Director!
Join us for a showing of the stunning film, Ganden: A Joyful Land, followed by a very special Q&A with the director of the film, Ngawang Choephel on November 15th at 7:30pm at the Michael and Kimthanh Lê Digital Theater and Planetarium at ODU.
Endorsed by Richard Gere and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ganden: A Joyful Land is a poignant tribute to the lives of the last remaining generation of Tibetan Buddhist monks to have studied at the renowned Ganden Monastery in Tibet. How do long-term refugees, such as Tibetans in India, sustain their cultural and religious identity in exile? Centering on Ganden Monastery—Tibet’s equivalent of the Vatican, this film takes a revealing and intimate look at the lives and remembrances of the last remaining generation of Tibetan Buddhist monks to have studied at the renowned Ganden Monastery in Tibet.
This free film screening and Q&A with the director will take place on November 15th at 7:30pm at the Michael and Kimthanh Lê Digital Theater and Planetarium at ODU.
Doors open at 7:00pm, refreshments will be served.
Get your free tickets HERE.
Planetarium Address:
4501 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529
Nov. 15 at 7:30, doors open at 7
Free and open to the public, tickets available via Eventbrite
This event is sponsored by the Themed Semester Committee, Institute of Humanities, the Departments of Communication and Philosophy & Religious Studies, and the Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs.
Ganden Flyer.pdf (2.5 MB)
Posted By: Marycatherine Mcdonald
Date: Fri Nov 04 22:18:43 EDT 2022