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August 30, 2012 3:35 pm GMT
We speak with the filmmakers of "Digital Dharma," about the quest of one man to document the disappearing religious texts of Tibet. Our talk goes from the inspirations of the project to the logistics of filming in exotic and sacred locations. Its a very interesting discussion that shows ho... Read more...
August 28, 2012 8:46 pm GMT
Digital Dharma A divinely inspired gift for those devoted to Buddhism, preservation and/or a free Tibet, "Digital Dharma" is also an affectionate tribute to the late E. Gene Smith, the scholar, librarian and ex-Mormon who waged a 50-year struggle to save the endangered texts of... Read more...
August 24, 2012 4:30 pm GMT
By JOHN ANDERSON A divinely inspired gift for those devoted to Buddhism, preservation and/or a free Tibet, "Digital Dharma" is also an affectionate tribute to the late E. Gene Smith, the scholar, librarian and ex-Mormon who waged a 50-year struggle to save the endangered t... Read more...
August 21, 2012 7:17 pm GMT
By Joe Bendel. The holy texts of Tibetan Buddhism are not very portable. That is not necessarily a problem if you are studying peacefully in a monastery, but it is a serious drawback if your country is invaded by an imperial power. Such was indeed the fate of Tibet. Following the 1950 Communis... Read more...
August 20, 2012 9:23 pm GMT
By Dafna YachinI am the only one in the theater. Tim McHenry, producer at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, has let me come up from Philadelphia to test our BluRay for the Wednesday night premiere of my first feature theatrical documentary, Digital Dharma. He left me with a cup of green tea and 1... Read more...
August 20, 2012 9:21 pm GMT
The holy texts of Tibetan Buddhism are not very portable. That is not necessarily a problem if you are studying peacefully in a monastery, but it is a serious drawback if your country is invaded by an imperial power. Such was indeed the fate of Tibet. Following the 1950 Commu... Read more...
August 20, 2012 9:17 pm GMT
Dafna Yachin’s documentary does at least one of the things that all good documentaries should do, and that is the introduction of audiences to extraordinary people. In the case of Digital Dharma, that person is E. Gene Smith. As a Mormon kid from Utah, Smith wasn’t the sort of pers... Read more...
August 20, 2012 9:13 pm GMT
Replication is at the heart of life. The genetic information encoded in our DNA allows new life to be passed along and to evolve. Children learn through imitation. And the copying of written information allows us to build on the past and make knowledge accessible. Gutenberg turned a wine press... Read more...
August 20, 2012 9:11 pm GMT
By PHIL ROOSEVELT Nine million pages of rare Tibetan writings have been made available on the Internet. In the course of a day online—answering your e-mail, paying bills, sending a tweet about your favorite doughnuts—it's easy to forget how completely and utterly miraculous... Read more...
August 20, 2012 8:27 pm GMT
DocuWeeks, the International Documentary Association’s program to help filmmakers without distribution set up a theatrical run in New York or Los Angeles to qualify for Oscar consideration, is continuing this year despite changes to qualification rules.Running from August 3-23 at New York... Read more...