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Short Films Showcase: Spotlight on "What Does It Mean to be Awake in the World?"
Many films in our Short Films Showcase went for the tried and true technique of answering the competition's challenge question: they asked other people. "What does it mean to be awake in the world," an aptly-named short by filmmakers Fred Yi and Lauren Talley, stands out from the bunch precisely because they interviewed those among us who don't particularly stand out. You know, the Everyman! (Or in the lexicon of just-past politics, Joe the Plumber.) Except for Geshe Nicholas Vreeland, a Tibetan Buddhist monk and the abbot of Rato monastery in India, all of the people that Yi and Talley interview are just...normal people. And it's wonderful, because they answer the question like normal people, using normal people language. More » -
Short Films Showcase: Today's Featured Shorts 6/4
If you haven't already, go ahead and vote on all the films on our Short Films Showcase—we have until Friday to decide which filmmaker rolls home with $1,000. We know that 25 films, even at 5 minutes a pop, is a lot, so we're featuring a few on the blog each day to help you make some key choices. More » -
Chinese Mining Company Might Destroy Ancient Buddhist Ruins in Mes Aynak
More than 2,500 years ago, Buddhists established a sprawling monastery complex in the barren desert just 25 miles southeast of present-day Kabul, Afghanistan, attracted to the remote location because of its rich copper deposits. Mes Aynak, the once vibrant home to hundreds of Buddha statues and Bronze Age treasures, fell into ruin for centuries.The former spiritual center rose again to prevalence thousands of years later when the disregarded ruins became an Al-Qaeda training ground, playing host to high-ranking members of the terrorist organization beginning in 1999. Eight years later, in 2007, the red-brown metal that first caught the Buddhists’ eyes brought an international giant onto the scene. More » -
Short Films Showcase: Today's Featured Shorts 5/30
The Short Films Showcase voting continues. Because we know you don't have time to watch all 25 videos at once (even though they're only 5 minutes each) we're featuring couple on the blog each day to help you get through them. More » -
Short Films Showcase: Today's Featured Films
If you haven't already heard about our Short Films Showcase, we have twenty-five original films all competing for your votes here, trying to answer the question "What does it mean to be Awake in the World?" Voting goes until June 8, when the entry that receives the highest combination of votes and average rating will win $1,000 in cash and two 4-Day All Festival Passes to BuddhaFest. More » -
The Tricycle | BuddhaFest Online Film Festival starts one week from today
The Tricycle | BuddhaFest Online Film Festival is back and just one week away. Below are some of the essential details that you'll want to know. Check out the complete schedule of films and dharma talks here.WHEN: May 29 - July 8 (ticket sales begin May 24) WHAT: The Best in Buddhist Film WHERE: Wherever you are! More »
