Followed by a discussion panel. Tantra: Imagining What You Can Be, with Ed Bastian director, Losang Samten, Vesna Wallace, Jose Cabezan and moderated by Téana David
In 1981, the Dalai Lama performed a historic Kalachakra Tantra initiation in Wisconsin, marking Tibetan Buddhism’s arrival in America. Thousands gathered, a temple rose in weeks, and a new spiritual foundation was laid in the West—captured on film, then locked away in the Smithsonian. Now, this never-before-seen footage is revealed, immersing viewers in a forgotten chapter of spiritual history that shaped a generation and still resonates today.
Followed by panel Tantra: Imagining What You Can Be with director Ed Bastian, Losang Samten, Vesna Wallace, Jose Cabezan and moderated by Téana David
- Year2024
- Runtime77 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, India
- PremiereWest Coast
- DirectorEd Bastian
- ScreenwriterJennifer Beman
- ProducerEd Bastian, Sharpa Tulku, Catherine Wyler, Jennifer Beman
- Executive ProducerCatherine Wyler
- CastHis Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Lhundup Sopa, José Cabezón, Kathy Downs
- CinematographerMark Sammels, Jim Whitney, Frederick Taylor
- EditorJennifer Beman
- ComposerNawang Khechog
Followed by a discussion panel. Tantra: Imagining What You Can Be, with Ed Bastian director, Losang Samten, Vesna Wallace, Jose Cabezan and moderated by Téana David
In 1981, the Dalai Lama performed a historic Kalachakra Tantra initiation in Wisconsin, marking Tibetan Buddhism’s arrival in America. Thousands gathered, a temple rose in weeks, and a new spiritual foundation was laid in the West—captured on film, then locked away in the Smithsonian. Now, this never-before-seen footage is revealed, immersing viewers in a forgotten chapter of spiritual history that shaped a generation and still resonates today.
Followed by panel Tantra: Imagining What You Can Be with director Ed Bastian, Losang Samten, Vesna Wallace, Jose Cabezan and moderated by Téana David
- Year2024
- Runtime77 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, India
- PremiereWest Coast
- DirectorEd Bastian
- ScreenwriterJennifer Beman
- ProducerEd Bastian, Sharpa Tulku, Catherine Wyler, Jennifer Beman
- Executive ProducerCatherine Wyler
- CastHis Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Lhundup Sopa, José Cabezón, Kathy Downs
- CinematographerMark Sammels, Jim Whitney, Frederick Taylor
- EditorJennifer Beman
- ComposerNawang Khechog