The Dhamma Brothers

A film by Jenny Phillips, Anne Marie Stein & Andrew Kukura

East meets West in the Deeo South

East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum security prison, the end of the line in Alabama’s correctional system, is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program.

Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence dwells a host of convicts who will never see the light of day. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding course of silent meditation lasting ten days.

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Director

Jenny Phillips, Anne Marie Stein & Andrew Kukura

Producer

Jenny Phillips and Anne Marie Stein

Runtime

57 Minutes

Rights Represented

International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

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Festival & Awards

BEST DOCUMENTARY—Universal Martial Arts Film Festival, Paris

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East meets West in the Deeo South

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