Wisdom of Happiness
Documentary from Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis
Wisdom of Happiness is a 2024 documentary film directed by Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis, featuring the 14th Dalai Lama. The film explores themes of inner peace, compassion, and navigating 21st-century challenges, presenting an intimate perspective on the Dalai Lama’s teachings. Co-produced by Switzerland and the United States, it premiered at the Zurich Film Festival on 8 October 2024 in Gala Premiers and has been distributed globally across multiple countries.
Synopsis
The documentary captures the Dalai Lama, nearing his 90th birthday, speaking directly to viewers about achieving happiness and peace in a world facing global unrest, environmental crises, and political tensions.
Through a combination of personal reflections, never-before-seen archival footage from his early life as Tenzin Gyatso, and cinematic visuals, the film emphasizes compassion and mindfulness as universal values.
The Dalai Lama addresses contemporary issues, advocating for inner transformation as a foundation for global harmony.
Film critic Andreas Furler writes : The film centers on the 'teachings', those spiritual and practical instructions that the great man, in all his humility, delivers directly to the camera: compassion and active solidarity, and the mastery of negative thoughts and feelings through breathing and meditation techniques.
Production
Wisdom of Happiness was directed by Swiss filmmakers Philip Delaquis and Barbara Miller, who collaborated on previous documentaries through their production companies "Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke" and "Mons Veneris Films".
The film was co-produced by Walo Kamm, Tashi Albertini-Kaiser, Tobias Asch, Hanspeter Maurer-Adotsang, and Monlam Maurer-Adotsang.
Richard Gere and Oren Moverman served as executive producers.
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