Movie Night
When the Iron Bird Flies

Please join us for refreshments and movie night as we watch the 2012 documentary When the Iron Bird Flies. This film explores the complex interactions between contemporary Tibetan Buddhism and western culture by portraying the experiences and insights of teachers and practitioners in the US and around the world. It illuminates wide-ranging dialogues among Buddhist teachings, science, psychology, gender theory, and the arts. When the Iron Bird Flies creates a vivid and entertaining portrait of the world of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly as it manifests in the West, and addresses the vital question of whether these age-old teachings can help us to find genuine happiness during increasingly chaotic times to create a saner, more compassionate 21st century world.