NEVER FORGET TIBET | SPECIAL PREVIEW + Q&A

ABOUT THE FILM

Director Jean-Paul Mertinez | Cast His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama, Har Mander Singh, Narrated by Hugh Bonneville | Genre Documentary | Runtime 90 mins

Kismet Movies and Vajrayana Institute are honoured to bring NEVER FORGET TIBET: THE DALAI LAMA'S UNTOLD STORY to Australia.

This inspirational feature-length film, an official Dalai Lama documentary, tells the incredible true story of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Chinese-occupied Tibet in 1959, with His Holiness Dalai Lama telling his story in his own words for the first time on film.

Scroll down to learn more about the event and meet our special guests.

Can't make it? You can still see the film during its limited season. Click here for more session times near you.

THE EVENT

For one night only, you're invited to experience a wholesome special screening of NEVER FORGET TIBET that celebrates Tibetan culture and its ancient spirituality. This documentary shines a light on love and compassion with an urgency that is connecting with audiences globally.

* Please contact KISMET MOVIES if you require accessible seating options.

YOUR EVENING INCLUDES

- Tea on arrival🍵: enjoy a complimentary cup of soothing tea, from THE TEA CENTRE, in the cinema while preparing your mind and body for a short meditation before the film starts.

- Guided meditation🧘‍♀️: while seated you can take part in a short guided meditation led by a local special guest, Venerable Chökyi

- Film screening🎥: for the next 90 minutes, immerse in NEVER FORGET TIBET: THE DALAI LAMA'S UNTOLD STORY on the big screen.

- Q&A🎤: straight after the film stay for a Q&A panel that will enhance your film experience.

SPECIAL GUESTS

VENERABLE CHOKYI

Venerable Chökyi has been a dedicated Dharma student since 1990 and is devoted to Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. At the time of ordination, Ven Chokyi was academic coordinator of Indigenous Studies at the University of NSW.

After ordination, Venerable Chökyi was Spiritual Program Coordinator at the FPMT Centre in Sydney, Vajrayana Institute, for 10 years and in 2018 was appointed the resident western teacher at Chenrezig Institute, an FPMT Centre in Queensland.

Completely committed to learning and teaching the Dharma to benefit all beings, Venerable Chökyi is a much-loved mentor to students, known for her great depth of wisdom, good humour and huge heart.

Venerable Chökyi is resident teacher at Perth’s Hayagriva Buddhist Centre. Hayagriva is a Tibetan Buddhist centre in Kensington, that offers a program of Buddhist study and practice in the tradition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She also teaches at the Hayagriva sister centre in Bunbury, the Tara Mediation Centre.

For more information visit https://hayagriva.org.au/

DAVID MICHIE

David Michie is the internationally best-selling author of The Dalai Lama’s Cat series, The Magician of Lhasa series, as well as the non-fiction titles Buddhism for Busy People, Buddhism for Pet Lovers, Mindfulness is Better than Chocolate and Hurry Up and Meditate.

In 2015 he established Mindful Safaris to Africa, combining wildlife viewing and meditation sessions in journeys to unexplored places, outer and inner.

David writes a weekly newsletter on Substack: https://davidmichie.substack.com/

NEESHA SETH

Neesha Seth is an Organisational Psychologist (Director, Legacy Psychology) and President of the UNAA Young Professionals in WA. An experienced media presenter, she has shows airing on Foxtel and Channel 7 Perth. Over the past 15 years Neesha has held several leadership roles within the United Nations Association of Australia, and is currently the technical lead of the Wellbeing working group for the National UNAA board.

For more information on Neesha visit: https://www.unaa.org.au/about/young-professionals/unaa-wa-young-professionals-network/

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Produced by Compassionate Films, Directed by Jean-Paul Mertinez, Executive Producers are Red Rock Entertainment, Templeheart Films, Gavin Patterson and Rani Singh. Inspired by the book ‘An Officer and His Holiness’ by Rani Singh. All rights reserved © Compassionate Films 2022.