SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 28, 2010 — Buddha Wild Monk in a Hut, the award winning feature documentary that has played in selected cinemas to critical acclaim in the USA has been officially blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The film’s director, producer and actress Anna Wilding met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2009. The Dali Lama also approved images of himself to be used in the bonus features.
Buddha Wild releases on DVD nationwide, in stores and online, through Reality Entertainment on October, 25th, 2010. Pre Order discounts are available through Amazon. The film examines the lives of missionary Theravadin monks from Thailand and Sri Lanka in an “upbeat, engaging” way that departs from traditional linear documentary story telling.
Anna Wilding drew on years of experience in movie making in mainstream Hollywood style, combined with her experience in high end music videos and on the spot guerilla reporting. The film was noted by the Academy of Pictures Arts and Sciences, and qualified for the Oscars and is subsequently archived by request in the Academy Library Collection. Music is by award winning Emmy composer Charles David Denler.
Buddha Wild, which has been called “daring and heartfelt” by Patrick Rutnam, of The Sri Lankan Reporter, has become somewhat of a crossover film proving popular in Asia and the USA with both the general cinema audiences as well as the Buddhist community.
Monk in a Hut was awarded in the Best Feature Documentary in the USA by Kids First at National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has been invited by a number of national and international festivals and series’ including SAG FOUNDATION Screening Series, India’s International Festival of Films on Tribal Arts and Culture, USA Kids Films Festival, Calgary Film Series, Santa Fe Film Series, Culture Unplugged Asia and others. The film has been strongly supported by the Buddhist community and has been screened in Temples and Buddhist Museums and even New York’s World Earth Week NY. Buddha Wild went viral in India ranking number 8 out of most watched and popular films, out of 500 films, in Culture Unplugged Film festival. Buddha Wild was cited as “a must see film” by Janet Walker, Splash Magazine. ”Worth it, a fine film for family viewing,” said Moonrise Movie Magazine, Canada. LA Weekly gave it critics pick and “Moving Pictures Magazine said “beautiful and moving” It received LA Weekly Critics Pick and others. New York Flavorpill critic, Chloe Leichman, describes it as “a refreshing synthesis of Eastern and Western politics and culture, without a nibble of Hollywood cheese…Buddha Wild explores what really goes on behind the monastery doors, touching on hot-button issues like the roles of women, racism, and celibacy in a monk’s daily life.”
To view the trailer visit: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RealityEntertainment#p/u/4/DK9j6whwYOo
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