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Words of My Perfect Teacher
20031 h 41 min 27 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Lesley Ann Patten
Production: Kent MartinLesley Ann Patten
Script: Lesley Ann Patten
Produced by Ziji Film and Television in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada in the association of Vision TV, Société Radio-Canada, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, with the assistance of the Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit, with the assistance participation of Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit, with the financial participation of Roger Documentary fund, and in association with The Independent Film Channel Canada Incorporated.
This film is about a group of Western students as they encounter a rascally, magical teacher, Khyentse Norbu, renowned as one of the most eminent Buddhist teachers of our time and considered third in line to the Dali Lama. He is also a filmmaker whose first feature, The Cup, won accolades around the globe.
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Buddhism
Credits
- writer
- Lesley Ann Patten
- director
- Lesley Ann Patten
- participant
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
- Luc Dierkx
- Louise Rodd
- special appearance
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Gesar Mukpo
- Steven Seagal
- Shirley Navara
- additional interview
- Guido
- Philippe
- Alex Trisoglio
- producer
- Kent Martin
- Lesley Ann Patten
- cinematographer
- Kent Nason
- editor
- Peter Giffen
- Lesley Ann Patten
- montage design
- Peter Giffen
- sound recordist
- Jane Porter
- Alex Salter
- additional sound recording
- Martin Jackson
- Ken King
- additional cinematography
- Claudia Bahls
- Ethan Neville
- cinematography trainee
- Kyle Cameron
- line production
- Angela De Nicola
- business manager
- Angela De Nicola
- accountant
- Harnish Bruce Shupe
- Tammy Pace
- production coordinator
- Bonnie Druhan
- Kim Robertson
- insurance
- Don Sinclair
- travel arrangements
- Kinley Namgay
- attorney
- Slone & Munro
- Robert Aske
- sound editor
- Alex Salter
- surround sound mix
- Salter Digital Post
- online editor
- Salter Digital Post
- production stills
- Lesley Ann Patten
- Alex Salter
- program administrator
- John William Lutz
- technical coordinator
- Patricia Coughran
Awards
- Silver Award - Category: Independent Theatrical Feature filmsWorldFest - International Film Festival
- First Prize - Best Foreign FilmRhode Island International Film Festival