Project Detail

Walk With Me

Synopsis

A rare insight into a community of Buddhist monks and nuns, who have given up all their possessions, left their homes, and parted with their life savings; for one common purpose - to master the art of mindful living under the guidance of the world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
With unprecedented access and filmed over three years in France and the USA, this intimate and meditative film reveals how this monastic community are transforming suffering within themselves and in those who they meet on their travels around the world.
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese monk Martin Luther King Jr. nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is one of the most popular Zen Buddhist teachers of all time, and is widely acknowledged for introducing the concept of mindfulness to the western world.
The film touches on the universal themes of belonging, love, loss, hope and death, relevant for not just Thich Nhat Hanh's monks and nuns but for us all.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Journey Strand

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
88 mins
Format
HD
Director
Marc J Francis, Max Pugh
Producer
Marc J Francis, Max Pugh
Executive Producer
Nick Francis
Editor
Marc J Francis, Max Pugh, Nicholas Chaudeurge, Alan Mackay
Director of Photography
Marc J Francis, Max Pugh
Sound
Anna Bertmark
Composer
Germaine Franco
Principal cast
With: Thich Nhat Hanh; Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Speakit Films

Shed Workspace 2,
8 Lee Street
London
E8 4DY

SunnyMarch

30 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ

Sales Company

WestEnd Films

Shepherds Building Central
Charecroft Way
London
W14 0EE

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