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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. 

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    88 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
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  • Director
    Louie Psihoyos
  • Producer
    Mark Monroe, Peggy Callahan
  • Executive Producer
    Jane Kachmer, Darla K. Anderson, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Regina K. Scully, Paulo Lima, Tommee May, Jessie Creel, Rip Gellein, Damien de Froberville, Shannon O'Leary Joy, Mari Snyder Johnson, Connie Kemmerer, Susan Bauer-Wu, Pam Omidyar, Orly Ravid, Shannon Sedgwick Davis, Jamie Drummond, Bridgit Lombard, Joni Winston
  • Co-Producer
    John Negropontes
  • Cast
    Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Doug Abrahams
  • Editor
    Joshua Altman, Andrew Buckland, Barry O Donnell, Matt Stamm