- Monday, March 24 8:30 pm
- Tuesday, March 25 2:00 pm
- Thursday, March 27 8:30 pm
City Hall Arts Center
Monday, March 24 at 8:30 pm SOLD OUT
In this powerful film by Jenny Phillips, Andy Kakura and Anne-Marie Stein, East meets West in the Deep South. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence, there are many convicts who will never see the light of day. But for some of these men, a spark was ignited in a dramatic tale of transformation: we see the stories of the 36 prison inmates who entered into an arduous and intensive Vipassana Buddhist meditation program. The film challenges assumptions about the nature of prisons as places of punishment rather than rehabilitation and raises the question: is it possible for these men, some of whom have committed horrendous crimes, to change? Says director Jenny Philliips, “From the first day I met the Dhamma brothers, I knew there was an incredible story to be told: prisoners, society’s outcasts and untouchables, embarking on a journey of inner peace, to address their crimes and heal themselves.” Sponsored by Positive Pie. Community Partners: Montpelier Community Justice Center, Shambhala Center of Montpelier, Kagyu Palchen Chöling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center of Montpelier. Post-film event: Jonathan Crowley, a Vipassana instructor featured in the film, will speak after the Monday, March 24, show. 76 minutes. Film website
Posted in 2008 Films & Events
