Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet continues to receive a warm reception and international praise in its many screenings worldwide. It is making a heartfelt impact on non-Buddhists and Buddhists alike, initiating in-depth audience discussion about the power of prayer.
Blessings presented to a full house at the Omni Theater in Washington, D.C. in association with The Heart of Change (The Mind & Life Conference with H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama). Tsoknyi Rinpoche introduced the film, along with producer/director Victress Hitchcock, Barbara Green, and Jim Gritz participating in a question and answer dialog with the audience.
The Rubin Museum of Art presented two New York screenings of Blessings on December 23 and 30th. The film has been screened in: Boise, Albuquerque, the Denver Film Festival, the Academy of Music in Northampton, MA, the Buddhist Film Festival of Europe in Amsterdam, the St. Johns Womens Film Festival in New Foundland, and the Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival.
Upcoming public screening and film festivals are:
- January 13, 2010: The Frontier Theater in Brunswick, Maine
- February 2010: European Spiritual Film Festival 2010
- Spring 2010: Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Fall 2010: Melbourne Buddhist Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia
- 2010: The International Buddhist Film Festival (dates and locations to be announced)
Supporters of the Tsoknyi Lineage Nangchen Nuns are holding successful screenings of the film in association with home fundraisers, as well as public and film festival events. For a complete list of upcoming screenings, please visit Chariot Videos. And to find out about hosting your own home fundraiser, please email maryann@pundarika.org.
