When the Iron Bird Flies
When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West – a feature documentary that traces the astounding journey of the Buddhist teachings from from the caves of Tibet to the mainstream of modern western culture and investigates the question: “In these increasingly challenging times, can these age-old teachings help us find genuine happiness and create a saner, more compassionate 21st century world?”
Directed/written by Victress Hitchcock
Co-produced by Victress Hitchcock & Amber Bemak
“When the Iron Bird Flies offers a lively, gripping and down-to-earth introduction to the most basic of human truths: the ways in which our minds are never lastingly satisfied and our existential uneasiness — and how we can finally find peace. I highly recommend it.” — Daniel Goleman, author, “Emotional Intelligence”
“This film is a riveting, poignant and beautiful window into the flowering of Tibetan Buddhism in the West” —Tara Brach, Buddhist teacher and author, “Radical Acceptance”
BLESSINGS: Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet: An acclaimed feature documentary that tells the story of an extraordinary journey into a remote mountainous region of Eastern Tibet in 2005 following Tsoknyi Rinpoche and a small group of Western women when they went to meet the legendary Nangchen nuns.
Produced/directed/written and edited by Victress Hitchcock