San Francisco Orstr Tbetbi tnlistarmaur Tkni vilja tengja filmmaker Khashyar Darvich the Sunnudagur Feb 15 (4 p.m.) og Mnudagur Feb 16 (715: p.m.) frumsning af “Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisn the Rauur Vic Theater

Khashyar | Febrar 14, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO- Orstr Tbetbi tnlistarmaur Tkni, hver fullur bri og upptkutki ekki minna en the Tbet tnlist for Dalai” Bddhamunkur Endurreisn”, og hver undanfari peformed Bandarskur stlframleiandi Forstofa me Phillip Gler, vilja vera tengja “Dalai Bddhamunkur EndurreisnFramleiandi- Leikstjri Khashyar Darvich fyrir QAs&’ the Rauur Vic Theater San Francisco.

Tkni vilja tengja Khashyar the Sunnudagur 4 p.m. and Mnudagur 7: 15 p.m. frumsning af the filma the Rauur Vic.

a er einnig mgulegur essi annar mjg srstakur gestur mega tengja Khashyar og Tkni the Mnudagur 715: p.m. frumsning.

Tkni er einn af the vira Tbetbi eiginleikar tnlistarsnillings the verld, me hans tnlist notaur annar filmurma.

Hans visaga er niri:

Tashi Dhondup Pottbrot (framlag Tnlist)

Tkni er a berandi Tbetbi sngvari/ lagasmiur lf tleg the San Francisco Fli Svi. Hann er bestur ekktur fyrir hans flutningur af hefbundinn Tbetbi tnlist, dans, og pera undir the nafn Tashi Dhondup Pottbrot. Hann uses hans barnska viurnefni, Tkni, hvenr framkvma eins og a sl listamaur. Hvort framkvma hefbundinn ea samtmamaur stll, Techungs’ tvskiptur takmark ert til endurlfga Tbetbi tnlist the Tbetbi samflag og til fletta ofan af the rkur framkvma menningarlegur hef af hans ttjr til the verld samflag. samlagning til tilvera myndarleg manneskja upp til eins og einn af the lykill gslumaur af hefbundinn Tbetbi sngleikur hef, Tkni er einnig vira fyrir the frumeintak sl og samvinna tnlist hann skapa vi teikning bir hans eiga arfleif og hans kunnugleiki me hinn heimurinn tnlist hef. Techungs’ rdd og tnlist hafa been lgun the hljrs af the IMAX filma “Everest,” the lgun filma “Windhorse,” the heimildamynd filmurmakunnur maur Minn Innfddur maur Land” “ Tbet Barnogrr Sem minnir gmlu dagana) fyrir Tbet” ( ur a sameiginlega Dharamsala me Joan Osborne, Zakir Dkja og annar eiginleikar tnlistarsnillings). Hans tnlist var einnig lgun PSAs’ fyrir the Milarepa Sjur ( stuhkkun the 1999 Tbetbi Frelsi Sameiginlega), NmsmaurFyrir a Frjls Tbet’ DVD Tbet Vilja Vera Frjls”, og Almenn sakaruppgjf Aljlegur ( fara fram styja fyrir the mannrttindi tilfelli af Ven. Palden Gyatso), eins og heilbrigur eins og kveinn greinir ensku hljmflutnings- bk vi Diki Tsering titill “Dalai Bddhamunkur, Minn Son.” Hans tnlist er eins og er tilvera notaur the heimildamynd filmahvaa Leifar af Okkurhver var herkvaddur maur 2004 NIURSOINN filma ht. Hans tnlist vilja vera notaur the komandi Tbetbi lgun filmadraumur af Lhasa” ( vinnandi titill: Eitur okki) stjrna vi Tenzing Hljsj og Helgisiir Sar.

Nr Jrvk Borg Leikhs- Frumsning Feb. 21 — ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur EndurreisnSegja fr vi Skass Va

Khashyar | Febrar 9, 2009

 

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"Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisn" vilja hafa ess Nr Jrvk frumsning the lit Rbkonfljt Minjasafn af List Feb 21, 2009

 

NR Jrvk, NY — ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisn’ the lgun heimildamynd ur the Dalai Bddhamunkur segja fr vi Skass Va, frumsning leikhs- Nr Jrvk Borg the virtur Rbkonfljt Minjasafn af List Febrar 21, 2009.

‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisnsegja the saga af 40 Vestri njunga- hugsuur hver ferast til Indland til eiga fund me the Dalai Bddhamunkur til leysa the vandaml af verld friur. Hvaa gerast var furulegur og vntur, og var handtaka vi a fimm- myndavl, 18- manneskja hfn.

The filma lgun tveir af the stjrnubjartur skammtur elisfringur fr the hgg leikhs- heimildamyndhvaa the Pp Gera Vi Vita’ Fred Alan lfur og Vintta Goswami. Einnig birtast ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisnert Mikjlsmessa Beckwith ( hver birtast ‘The Leyndarmlme lfur), Loft Amerka tvarp gestgjafi Thom Hartmann, og annar berandi tala.

Frumsning dagsetning og sinnum fyrir ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisn the Rbkonfljt Minjasafn af List ert:
  * Sat., Feb. 21, 4 og 6 p.m.
  * Sun., Feb. 22, 4 og 6 p.m.
  * Sat., Feb. 28, 4 og 6 p.m.
  * Sun., Herganga 1, 4 p.m.

Framleiandi- Leikstjri Khashyar Darvich vilja mta the frumsning Feb. 21 og 22 til ra the filma me horfendur.

This er the fyrstur filma ur the Dalai Bddhamunkur og Tbet til opinn leikhs- the Sameinaur Stjrnvitringur san the aljlegur kastljs be placed Postuln fyrir ess fyrirtki mehndlun af Tbetbi mtmla tal t aftur Knverji lgregla Tbet.

g segja fr ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisn’” Skass Va, “ v G tra Hans Heilagleiki er ger a jkvur hrif okkar verld Fyrir mig, the filma koma fram fyrir hnd kveinn greinir ensku tkifri til halda fram astoa the bjartsnn reynsla af kveinn greinir ensku strfurulegur einstaklingur

Klsett Griffn af the Montreal Dagbla kalla ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisn’ “a grandi, jafnvel uppfra filmatfrandi, hrfandi fallegur og sonically sefandiFilma Htun TmaritHeystakkur Kisonak ‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisner a “ gamanleikur skynjunfkniefnasjklingur, “ g skhallimuna the sastur tmi a bmynd mig hltur svo harur

‘Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisner meal the toppur- brtt leikhs- heimildamynd af 2008-2009.  This mikilvgur filma mannrttindi og verld friur hefur skjr fleiri en 80 borgari kring the U.S. og er the opinber starfsmaur val af 40 filma ht kring the verld hvar a vinna sr inn 12 awards.  The filma hefur draga a sr hljmplata horfendur filma ht og theaters kring the U.S. og kring the verld. The filmurmaopinber starfsmaur webite erwww.DalaiLamaFilm.com.

Fr mildum vital ert laus.
UR THE RBKONFLJT MINJASAFN AF List
The Rbkonfljt Minjasafn af List, heimili til a yfirgripsmikill safn af list fr the Himalayas og aliggjandi svi, reglulega gestgjafi atburur lgun mikilmenni svo sem eins og Bjasvala Scorsese, Lou Reyr, Gloria Steinem, Lrviarskld Anderson, Rsrauur Reiuf og Elvis Costello.  Fyrir smatrii, heimsknwww.rmanyc.org.

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“Dalai Bddhamunkur Endurreisnopinn San Francisco Feb 15 og 16 the Red Vic Movie House Filmmaker appears in person

Khashyar | February 8, 2009

"Dalai Lama Renaissance" will open in San Francisco on February 15 at the Red Vic Movie House

"Dalai Lama Renaissance" will open in San Francisco on February 15 at the Red Vic Movie House

 

SAN FRANCISCO “Dalai Lama Renaissance” (the award-winning documentary film about the Dalai Lama, narrated by Harrison Ford), opens at the Red Vic Movie House in San Francisco on Sunday February 15, 2009, and will screen through Monday February 16.

Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich will appear in person to answer questions from the audience after most of the screenings.

To date, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” has screened in over 80 U.S. cities, as well as in cinemas around the world. It is the official selection of over 40 international film festivals, and has won 12 awards.

The film tells the story of forty of the world’s most innovative thinkers who travel to the Himalayan Mountains of India to meet the Dalai Lama to solve many of the world’s problems. What happened was surprising and unexpected, and was captured by a 5-camera, 18-person crew.

“I narrated Dalai Lama Renaissance,” says Harrison Ford, “because I believe His Holiness is making a positive influence in our world.  For me, the film represented an opportunity to continue assisting the optimistic efforts of an extraordinary individual.”

The film features two of the quantum physicists who starred in the hit theatrical documentary “What the Bleep Do We Know”- Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami. Also appearing in “Dalai Lama Renaissance” are Michael Beckwith (who appeared, with Wolf, in the film “The Secret”), Air America radio host Thom Hartmann, and other prominent figures.

“Hoop Dreams” Co-Filmmaker Frederick Marx calls Dalai Lama Renaissance a “Marvelous film! Dalai Lama Renaissance reminds us of some most important lessons.”

John Griffin of the Montreal Gazette called Dalai Lama Renaissance “a provocative, even enlightening film… fascinating, ravishingly beautiful and sonically soothing.” Bob Graham of the San Francisco Bay Times writes that the film is “an extraordinary portrait of His Holiness at work… Some of the best” comic scenes in any new film out there right now.”

On February 21, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” makes its New York premiere at the prestigious Ruben Museum of Art for several days. Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich will also appear in person for a Q&A during the February 21 and 22 screenings.

The DVD of the film is scheduled for release in April 2009.

More information can be found on the film’s official website, here: www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

“Dalai Lama Renaissance” extends U.S. theatrical release as a result of strong demand from audiences and theaters DVD release date extended to April 1

Khashyar | February 7, 2009

LOS ANGELES- Because of strong demand from audiences and movie theaters, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” has extended its theatrical exhibition in the United States through March 31, 2009, so that additional theaters will be able to screen the award-winning documentary for theatrical audiences.

As a result, the DVD release date of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” has been rescheduled for April 1, 2009.

“Dalai Lama Renaissance” (which is narrated by Harrison Ford, and Produced and Directed by Khashyar Darvich), began its U.S. theatrical exhibition on May 23, 2008, and has screened in over 80 U.S. cities.

The film, which has won 12 international awards, has been held over at several theaters in the United States where it has been scheduled, including at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, CA and the Hollywood Theater in Portland, Oregon (both of which held the film over for 2 additional weeks).

At the Harkins Valley Art Theater in Tempe, Arizona, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” set the single day ticket sales record at the theater, selling more tickets in a single day than any other film in the history of the theater.

On January 23 and 25, 2009, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” had the largest audience turnout in the 25 year history of the Cleveland Museum of Art, according to Museum Film Program Director John Ewing.

Recently, the Drexel Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, and the Circle Cinema in Tulsa, Oklahoma, both extended the exhibition of “Dalai Lama Renaissance.” Circle Theater manager Amberla Tepe said that “Dalai Lama Renaissance” is attracted larger audiences than any other film playing at the theater. At Columbus’ Drexel Theatre, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” has outperformed some of this year’s Oscar-nominated films.

The Film also has also been released theatrically in other countries of the world, and has been translated and subtitled into several languages, including German, French, Italian, Hebrew, Chinese and Japanese.

More information about the theatrical and DVD release of the film can be found on the film’s official website: www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

“Dalai Lama Renaissance” held over in Columbus, OH and Tulsa, OK because of exceptional audience demand

Khashyar | February 7, 2009

COLUMBUS, OH & TULSA, OK Because of high popular demand from audiences, and very strong turnout, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” is being held over for its third week in Tulsa, OK, and for its second week in Columbus, Ohio.

Amberla Tepe, the office manager at the Circle Cinema in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reported that “Dalai Lama Renaissance” has grossed more and attracted larger audiences than other the other films playing at the Circle Cinema.

Jeff Frank, the owner of the Drexel Theatre in Columbus, also reported very strong audience turnout and interest in “Dalai Lama Renaissance,” with “Dalai Lama Renaissance” turning out larger audiences than Oscar Nominated films that are currently playing.

This follows the record turnout two weeks ago at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where “Dalai Lama Renaissance” had the highest audience turnout and ticket sales in the 25 year history of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The additional screening of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” in Tulsa at the Circle Cinema are:

Friday Feb 6 1:15 p.m.
Saturday Feb 7 at 4 p.m.
Sunday Feb 8 at 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday Feb 10 at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday Feb 12 at 2:30 p.m.

The additional screenings at the Drexel Theatre in Columbus, Ohio are:

Saturday Feb 7 at 12:40
Sunday Feb 8 at 5:30
Thursday Feb 12 at 6:30

New York Theatrical Premiere ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ Opens Feb. 21 at Rubin Museum of Art

Khashyar | February 6, 2009

New York Theatrical Premiere ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ Opens Feb. 21 at Rubin Museum of Art

“Dalai Lama Renaissance,” the award-winning 81-minute feature documentary narrated by Harrison Ford, premieres in New York City on Sat., Feb. 21 at 4 and 6 p.m. at the Rubin Museum of Art, 150 17th St. “Dalai Lama Renaissance” also screens at the museum at 4 and 6 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 22, and Sat., Feb. 28; and at 4 p.m. on Sun., March 1. A question-and-answer session with Producer/Director Khashyar Darvich follows each screening.

“Dalai Lama Renaissance” is among the top-grossing documentaries of 2008. This important film on human rights and world peace has screened in more than 40 cities around the U.S. and is the official selection of 40 film festivals around the world where it earned a dozen awards. The Jan. 25 screening of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” at the Cleveland Museum of Art sold out both auditoriums, a first in the museum’s 25-year history of screening films.

Air America Radio Host Thom Hartmann called Dalai Lama Renaissance “a fascinating and inspiring juxtaposition of human nature and transcendence.”

The film tells the story of 40 Western innovative thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve the problem of world peace. What happened was surprising and unexpected, and was captured by a five-camera, 18-person crew.

This is the first film about the Dalai Lama and Tibet to open theatrically in the United States since the international spotlight placed on China for its firm handling of Tibetan protestors speaking out against Chinese policies in Tibet.

“I narrated Dalai Lama Renaissance,” said Harrison Ford, “because I believe His Holiness is making a positive influence in our world. For me, the film represented an opportunity to continue assisting the optimistic efforts of an extraordinary individual.”

The film features two of the starring quantum physicists from the hit theatrical documentary “What the Bleep Do We Know,” Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami. Also appearing in “Dalai Lama Renaissance” are Michael Beckwith (who appears in the film “The Secret” with Wolf), Air America radio host Thom Hartmann, and others.

The film’s official website is www.DalaiLamaFilm.com

Record turnout for Cleveland Museum of Art screenings of Dalai Lama Renaissance

Khashyar | January 25, 2009

The screenings of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Friday January 23 and Sunday January 25 were resounding successes.

On Sunday, there was such a demand from audiences to buy tickets and see “Dalai Lama Renaissance,” that a second theater was opened to simultaneously screen the film for the overflow audience.

Both theaters where sold out for the Sunday 1:30 p.m. screening, and there were over 2 dozen people at the ticket booth who wanted to see “Dalai Lama Renaissance,” but were not able to.

John Ewing, the film programmer for the Cleveland Museum of Art, told an audience before the Sunday screening of “Dalai Lama Renaissance” that this was the first time in 25 years that a film screening at the Cleveland Museum of Art sold out two theaters during the same scheduled time.

Both audiences filled one theater afterwards for a 40 minute question and answer session with Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich, a former Cleveland resident and Baldwin-Wallace College graduate who had not been in the city for 7 years.

“Coming to the midwest and screening “Dalai Lama Renaissance” for Ohio audiences feels like a homecoming.

Darvich grew up in Oxford, Ohio for 15 years, before moving to Cleveland for college.

“Dalai Lama Renaissance” and Darvich will also appear in other Ohio cities:

-January 26 Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio
-January 27 Bowling Green University in Huron, Ohio
-January 28 Oxford Community Arts Center in Oxford, Ohio
-January 31 February 4 Drexel Theater in Columbus, Ohio

Dalai Lama Renaissance: Cleveland Museum of Art Hosts First-run Film Fridays

Khashyar | January 10, 2009

Cleveland Museum of Art Hosts First-run Film Fridays

CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has the recipe to spice up your date-nights this winter. Each Friday night, from January through mid-March, CMA will host the Cleveland-area premiere of a new international film – 11 movies in all. The film series offers something for everyone with topics ranging from a famous football game to an infamous plane crash, and genres spanning comedy to documentary. Most of the films will repeat on Sunday afternoons.

In January, a director with a Cleveland-connection joins the museum to host the premiere of his new documentary. Khashyar Darvich, a Baldwin Wallace alum, will present his film, Dalai Lama Renaissance, and will answer audience questions after the screening. The documentary, narrated by Harrison Ford, chronicles a recent gathering of the Dalai Lama and 40 of the world’s most innovative thinkers as they ponder answers to the world’s problems.

(from: http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=27815)

Denver Post chooses “Dalai Lama Renaissance” as “Best Bet” for film

Khashyar | January 10, 2009

Arts and Entertainment
Best Bets
By The Denver Post

Film

Sunday-Wednesday. Documentary. Director Khashyar Darvich’s well-traveled, festival-circuit fave “Dalai Lama Renaissance” begins a four-evening run at the Oriental Theater starting Sunday. Narrated by Harrison Ford, the documentary follows the journey of 40 scholars, scientists, artists as they head to Dharmasala to meet with the Tibetan holy man. Deep intentions don’t save the confab from some very human tensions. 7 p.m. $10. Oriental Theater at 4335 W. 44th Ave, 303-455-2124. theorientaltheater.com. Lisa Kennedy

from: http:/www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_11403046/

Screening the “Dalai Lama Renaissance” documentary in China

Khashyar | December 27, 2008

Hello Everyone,

I would love to be able to screening “Dalai Lama Renaissance” in China with the intention of creating freer communication between the Chinese people and the Dalai Lama.

I would be happy to travel to China, hold a screening of the film, and then have an open dialog during the Q&A with the Chinese audiences about the film, and my personal experience with the Dalai Lama.

The stumbling block, of course, is the Chinese Government, which feels threatened by the Dalai Lama. The Government of China calls the Dalai Lama a “Terrorist.”

It’s incredible how the label “terrorist” is now used for any person or group that opposes the ideas or policies of a state. (Thank you President Bush).

But, I would like to find an opportunity to screen “Dalai Lama Renaissance” in China, and want to look for ways to do this.

Khashyar