Carving the Divine
Join us for a special movie screening and potluck. Screening starts at 5:00pm with a potluck to follow immediately after!
Where: 3525 Nyland Way in the Nyland Cohousing Common House Dining Room
Date: Friday, October 18
Time: 5 to 8pm MST
Cost: $7.50 for members, $15 for non-members
Screening starts at 5:00pm with a pot-luck dinner and conversation to follow immediately after!
We invite you a one-time Dharma screening event of Carving the Divine! This will be a wonderful way to learn more about the significant cultural legacy and teachings of the Japanese Art of Busshi (A Buddhist sculpting technique), and to connect with, and get to know our ecodharma community more deeply.
We are hosting this event, in part to support the filmmaker, who has worked diligently to bring something sacred to the world. To this end, please consider offering a donation, in addition to the basic cost. All proceeds will go to the film’s creator, Yujiro Seki.
About Carving the Divine:
This film has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London. Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan.
Testimony by Tushar Gandhi, author and the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi & Kasturba Gandhi:
“Saw ‘Carving the Divine’, a beautifully-made documentary by Yujiro Seki. I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful documentary. My compliments to the director. He has beautifully portrayed the spiritual aspect of Buddhism through the learning of the sculptures and the evolution of both Master and apprentice in the art of sculpting as well as in the realization of the deep spirituality inherent in that art form and the deep understanding of Buddhism both Indian as well as Japanese. It is a feast for the eyes, mind and soul. My compliments to all who are associated with creating such a beautiful work of art.”Â
You can watch the trailer at https://www.carvingthedivine.com/trailers.
This film is currently unavailable on any streaming services, and the director has granted us special access to showcase his award-winning film! We hope you will join us for this unique opportunity!
Please RSVP by filling out this form!