CCHU9062 Buddhist Visions in World Cinema
Lecturer: Dr.Georgios T.Halkias
Tutor: Mr.Jack Cummins

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Buddhist Short Film: Out of the Fake

Lin Wing Yin Evelyn
Tsang Wing Lam
Wong Shan Shan
Wu Lin Man

Video

An encounter between the master and a young man. A discussion About the true meaning of our life. An experience from the virtual world to the real world. A simple but crucial way to get out of the fake.

Keywords: Short film, Buddhism, Virtual reality, Monk, Suffering

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THE ALPHA AND OMEGA: The World Through Viruses’ Eye

Shen Yuqin
XU Yanjie
Wang Mingxun

Synopsis

Poster

They are self-duplicated; they craves for exploring the new dimension of the the world; they shuttle through bodies of various creatures. But it seems they are ignorant about the consequences, until entering the body of a monk……

Keywords: Karma, Ignorance, Suffer, nature, impermanence

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The Monk with Mascara

Gahyun Lee
Tariq Tasphiya Tabassum Preeti

Poster

The film depicts the life of Yuta throughout his life and his struggles coming to terms with his sexual orientation. Set in Japan and the US, different cultures and perspectives are provided on the subject. As a story of acceptance and tolerance, the film shows how Buddhism helped Yuta understand himself and his sexuality for what it is.

Keywords: LGBTQ+, Buddhism, Acceptance, Self, Society

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Life after Life

Gao Yige
Huang Chuqiao
Yin Huize
Yuan Lingke

Video

This film discusses the theme of karma having an unyielding cause-effect nature, where the consequence may not be instantaneous. The girl’s mother died at her delivery; and her kind and caring father, died a sudden death. The girl disagreed with karma ever since, until she found her father’s diary.

Keywords: Karma

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