Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with
unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who
transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their
final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master
class in how to create joy in a world that was never easy for them. They offer
neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite
circumstances.
Inspired by New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a
Changing World, the film showcases the exchange between these two Nobel
Peace Prize winners that led to that book.
Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai
Lama's residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these
luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each
having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife.
With genuine affection, mutual respect, and a healthy dose of teasing, these
unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient
traditions, and the latest cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy in
the face of all of life's challenges from the extraordinary to the mundane.
Mission: Joy is an antidote for the times.
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- Year2021
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLOUIE PSIHOYOS, PEGGY CALLAHAN (Co-Director)
- ProducerPEGGY CALLAHAN, MARK MONROE
- Executive ProducerGERALYN DREYFOUS, REGINA K. SCULLY, ORLY RAVID, DARLA ANDERSON, DAMIEN DE FROBERVILLE, SUSAN BAUER-WU, RIP GELLEIN, PAULO LIMA, CONNIE KEMMERER, THE GAEL FOUNDATION, JONI WINSTON, TOMMEE MAY, JESSIE CREEL, LOUIE PSIHOYOS, PEGGY CALLAHAN, MARI SNYDER JOHNSON, SHANNON O’LEARY JOY, JANE KACHMER, JAMIE DRUMMOND, BRIDGIT LOMBARD, PAM OMIDYAR, SHANNON SEDGWICK DAVIS, MPHO TUTU VAN FURTH, THUPTEN JINPA LANGRI, DOUG ABRAMS
- Co-ProducerJOHN NEGROPONTES
- CastHIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, THUPTEN JINPA LANGRI, MPHO TUTU VAN FURTH, DOUG ABRAMS, SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY, RICHIE DAVIDSON
- EditorANDREW BUCKLAND, JOSHUA ALTMAN, BARRY O DONNELL, MATT STAMM
- ComposerDOMINIC MESSINGER
Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with
unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who
transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their
final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master
class in how to create joy in a world that was never easy for them. They offer
neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite
circumstances.
Inspired by New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a
Changing World, the film showcases the exchange between these two Nobel
Peace Prize winners that led to that book.
Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai
Lama's residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these
luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each
having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife.
With genuine affection, mutual respect, and a healthy dose of teasing, these
unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient
traditions, and the latest cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy in
the face of all of life's challenges from the extraordinary to the mundane.
Mission: Joy is an antidote for the times.
FILM LINKS
Film website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
FHFF wishes to thank photokunst for sponsoring this film through a generous donation.
- Year2021
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLOUIE PSIHOYOS, PEGGY CALLAHAN (Co-Director)
- ProducerPEGGY CALLAHAN, MARK MONROE
- Executive ProducerGERALYN DREYFOUS, REGINA K. SCULLY, ORLY RAVID, DARLA ANDERSON, DAMIEN DE FROBERVILLE, SUSAN BAUER-WU, RIP GELLEIN, PAULO LIMA, CONNIE KEMMERER, THE GAEL FOUNDATION, JONI WINSTON, TOMMEE MAY, JESSIE CREEL, LOUIE PSIHOYOS, PEGGY CALLAHAN, MARI SNYDER JOHNSON, SHANNON O’LEARY JOY, JANE KACHMER, JAMIE DRUMMOND, BRIDGIT LOMBARD, PAM OMIDYAR, SHANNON SEDGWICK DAVIS, MPHO TUTU VAN FURTH, THUPTEN JINPA LANGRI, DOUG ABRAMS
- Co-ProducerJOHN NEGROPONTES
- CastHIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, THUPTEN JINPA LANGRI, MPHO TUTU VAN FURTH, DOUG ABRAMS, SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY, RICHIE DAVIDSON
- EditorANDREW BUCKLAND, JOSHUA ALTMAN, BARRY O DONNELL, MATT STAMM
- ComposerDOMINIC MESSINGER