The Last Dalai Lama?
Will he reincarnate or if he will be the last
THE LAST DALAI LAMA? takes a fresh look at what is truly important for the 14th Dalai Lama as he turns 80: The ongoing confrontation between Tibetans and China; His Holiness’s influence in political and spiritual spheres; his work with educators and neuropsychologists; and his personal feelings on aging, dying and the question: Will there be a fifteenth Dalai Lama, or will he be the last Dalai Lama?
With extraordinary access, Director Mickey Lemle (COMPASSION IN EXILE: The Story of The 14th Dalai Lama) masterfully weaves intimate interviews with His Holiness with accounts from The Dalai Lama’s family and close friends and conversations with those he’s inspired since his exile from Tibet in 1959.
The film is a transmission of the Dalai Lama’s humor, wisdom and compassion, and is beautifully enhanced by an original music score composed and performed by Philip Glass and Tibetan music phenom, Tenzin Choegyal.
Director
Mickey Lemle
Producer
Mickey Lemle
Runtime
82 & 60 minutes
Rights Represented
Digital Rights, International Rights
Captions Available
English
Language
English
Press
“A surplus of wisdom and benevolence radiates from ‘The Last Dalai Lama?’”
- The New York Times
“…the more an audience member sees the beauty left in the Buddhist leader’s wake, the more it becomes clear that his influence has the power to continue generations beyond his passing.”
- SF Gate
“In ‘The Last Dalai Lama?’ the twinkle in his eye hasn’t aged, and neither has his offhand way of staring at whoever he’s talking to with a concentrated gaze that’s more worldly than beatific. He’s canny, sage, playful, serious; he drinks people in and sizes them up.”
- Variety
Festival & Awards
Official Selection – WOODSTOCK Film Festival
Official Selection – DHARAMSALA Film Festival
Official Selection – SANTA FE Film Festival
Official Selection – SPIRIT Film Festival, Israel
Official Selection – CLEVELAND Intl. Film Festival
Official Selection – Intl. BUDDHIST Film Festival
Official Selection – ILLUMINATE Film Festival
Official Selection – The TIBETAN Film Festival at Metro Cinema, Alberta
Official Selection – BRISBANE International Film Festival, Australia
Official Selection – BFFE Film Festival at EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
Official Selection – BYRON BAY Film Festival, Australia
Official Selection – NOMAD CULTURE Film Festival, Taiwan
Official Selection – HOMER Documentary Festival
Official Selection – ANIMA Film Fest, Argentina
Official Selection – SNOB Fest
Audience Award – MILL VALLEY Film Festival
Audience Award – MAUI Film Festival
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