Monk with a Camera (2014)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
'Monk With a Camera' chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas (Nicky) Vreeland, who for the past twenty-eight years has been a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The son of a United States Ambassador, grandson of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, and a photographer by trade, Nicky left his privileged life behind to follow his true calling. He moved to India, cutting his ties with society, photography, and his pleasure-filled world, to live in a monastery with no running water or electricity. There he would spend the next 14 years studying to become a monk. Then in one of life’s beautiful twists, Nicky went back to the worldly pursuit of photography in order to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery, one of the most important of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. His journey from being a photographer to becoming a monk and, most recently, to being appointed as the abbot of the monastery he helped to rebuild, are the core of the story. - Actors:
- The Dalai Lama, Khyongla Rinpoche, Nicky Vreeland, Alexander Vreeland, John Avedon, Tonne Goodman, Wendy Goodman, Priscilla Rattazzi, Ptolemy Tompkins, Frecky Vreeland
- Directors:
- Tina Mascara, Guido Santi
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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