The Buddha

Saturday October 9 | 21.45 hrs
Pathé Tuschinski | Cinema 6

USA – 120 min. – 2010 

Co-presented by the International Buddhist Film Festival USA

This documentary by multiple Emmy Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion.

It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity.

Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama and professor Robert F. Thurman.

Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.

Director and producer: David Grubin
Music: Michael Bacon
Narrator: Richard Gere, Blair Brown
Camera: James Callanan
Editing: Deborah Peretz
Supervising Sound Editor: Neil Cedar
Sound Effects Editor: Philippe Desloovere
Sound re-recording mixer: Ken Hahn
Production Sound Mixer: Subramanian Mani, Roger Phenix

© 2010 David Grubin Productions