3rd i Shorts: Women Behind the Lens
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With Q&A with Directors Kirthi Nath and Priyanka Suryaneni.
PARAMITA by Kirthi Nath blends poetry, memoir, and prayer to explore the transformative power of mindfulness and acceptance, while bearing witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year journey of coming out to her traditional Bangladeshi mother. Viewers are invited into a meditative spiritual experience, as Prajna connects with Buddhist practices and nature as pathways to intergenerational healing and reconciliation. (24 min)
SARANAM GACCHAMI (I Take Refuge) by Priyanka Suryaneni documents Thupten Donyo’s story, a visionary Buddhist monk from the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, who leads one of the Bay Area’s largest Tibetan monasteries—an invaluable sanctuary for culture and community. Wearing many hats as spiritual guide, gardener, and party planner, he hopes to find a worthy successor. (19 min)
