A short and positive film looking at Bhikkhuni Dhammananda and her training centre Songdhammakalyani in Thailand.
Becoming a Woman in Zanskar
The story of two young women growing up in Zanskar who come to the age where they will leave their families: one to get married, the other to become a nun.
HUMAN, Volume One
A film as unlikely as it is riveting in which people speak about the things that matter to them in their lives.
From Tibet to Turtle Island
A film from 1999 about Tibetan tradition nuns in Nepal and their first trip to the States presenting Tibetan cultural activities.
A Soldier becomes a Monk
A short documentary about Ven Sanghasena and the various good works he has been doing in Ladakh.
The Buddha’s Forgotten Nuns
A 30-minute documentary talking to people on both sides of the divide in the discussion about the re-establishment of the Bhikkhuni order in the Theravada tradition.
The Last Life of Nirmala as a Woman
This documentary follows one young Jaina as she prepares to leave home for the monastic life in the strict Digambara sect, forever cutting off ties to her family and past life.
A New Beginning, Bhikkhunis in America
A 15-minute documentary tracing the inception and foundation of the Saranaloka Hermitage for bhikkhunis in America.
The Towering Buddhist Pagoda of Yongning
A documentary exploring the history of one of the earliest and greatest Buddhist Pagodas in China, which is now lost to the flames of war (Mandarin, with English subtitles).
