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Debra Bloomfield

Jerry Burchard

John Paul Caponigro

Simon Chaput

Mark Citret

Linda Connor

Lynn Davis

Peter deLory

Don Farber

Richard Gere

Susannah Hays

Jim Henkel

Lena Herzog

Kenro Izu

Michael Kenna

Heather Kessinger

Hirokazu Kosaka

Alan Kozlowski

Wayne Levin

Stu Levy

David Liittschwager

Elaine Ling

John Daido Loori

Yasuaki Matsumoto

Steve McCurry

Susan Middleton

Charles Reilly

David Samuel Robbins

Stuart Rome

Meridel Rubenstein

Larry Snider

Camille Solyagua

John Willis

Alison Wright

REFLECTING BUDDHA:IMAGES BY CONTEMPORARYPHOTOGRAPHERS

NOVEMBER 14–23

NOV 20–23 at LACMA www.ibff.org

Exhibition and Sale to Benefit theInternational Buddhist Film Festival

Book Signings by Participating PhotographersThroughout the Exhibition

Curated by Linda Connor

Pasadena Museum of California Art490 East Union Street, Pasadena, CaliforniaThird Floor Exhibition SpaceOpen Wed. to Sun. 10 am to 5 pm, Fri. to 8 pmwww.pmcaonline.org 626.568.3665

IBFF ADVISORY COUNCILJosh BaranPeter Coyote Richard Gere Philip Glass Pico Iyer Maxine Hong Kingston Mickey Lemle Lisa Lu Joanna Macy William McKeever

Wes Nisker Michael O’Keefe Kyle Secor Huston Smith Robert Thurman Babeth VanLoo Alice Walker Michael Wenger Rudy Wurlitzer

IBFF FOUNDING BOARD OF DIRECTORSEllen BrunoSteven GoodmanRichard KohnGaetano Kazuo MaidaSteven Rood

Welcome to the first International Buddhist Film Festival.

The Buddhist understanding that what we experience isprojection, is cinema in the most profound sense.

In the sixth century BC, Prince Siddhartha, the futureBuddha, was challenged by personal and political upheaval,and he heroically strove to find a meaningful way of living.Waking up and paying attention, he discovered a path ofspiritual transformation. The seeds of this breakthroughhave continued to flower through 2,500 years.

A new wave of contemporary cinema is emerging toembrace all the strands of Buddhism—directly, obliquely,reverently, critically, and comedically too. The diversity ofthe many buddhisms of our times is expressed in the workoffered here.

So we invite you to explore our selection of films from tencountries—eight of these are premieres. Engage. Enjoy.Reflect. Tell us what you think.

Gaetano Kazuo MaidaExecutive Director

TICKETSOpening Night Special Event (Program 1screening only) $20/ ($18 LACMAmembers)

All other screenings $8/ ($6 LACMAmembers)

Discount PackagesFestival Pass: (all screenings) $80Friday Pass: (all screenings on Friday,

November 21) $30Saturday Pass: (all screenings on Saturday,

November 22) $18

Tickets to the IBFF include admission tothe Museum’s exhibitions during regularMuseum hours on the day of the screeningfor which tickets are purchased.

Tickets are available at the LACMA boxoffice during regular Museum hours:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – Noon to

8:00 pm; Friday – Noon to 9:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday – 11:00 to 8:00 pm;closed Wednesday

Or call Ticketmaster: 877.522.6225 (thereis a service fee for these purchases)

LACMALos Angeles County Museum of Art5905 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90036

Location and ParkingLACMA is located in the Miracle Mile areabetween Fairfax Avenue and La BreaAvenue, on Wilshire Boulevard, just east ofOgden Drive.

Pay parking is available in the lots atWilshire Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue,and at Wilshire and Ogden Drive. Parkingin these lots is free every day after 7:00 pm.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS We are delighted to have the Loews BeverlyHills Hotel as the official IBFF host hotel.

Perfectly located only minutes away fromLACMA, with a shuttle service during theIBFF, the Loews Beverly Hills is offeringspecial rates for IBFF attendees.

Call 310.277.2800 and be sure to sayyou’re attending the festival.

Guests who register for three nights ormore will receive a free Festival Pass goodfor all screenings.

The International Buddhist Film Festival is produced byBuddhist Film Society, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3)not-for-profit organization.

BUDDHIST FILM SOCIETY, INC.INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST FILM FESTIVALP.O. Box 3070 Oakland, CA 94609 USAvoice: 510.601.5111fax: 510.985.0185e-mail: info@ibff.orgwww.ibff.org

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IBFF AT LACMA, NOVEMBER 20–23, 2003

PROGRAM 1 Thursday November 20, 7:30 pmTravellers & Magicians – U.S. Premiere $20

PROGRAM 2 Friday November 21, 1:00 pmThe Anniversary, with Chasing Buddha $8

PROGRAM 3 Friday November 21, 3:00 pmTassajara, with Peace Is Every Step—Meditation in Action – L.A. Premieres $8

PROGRAM 4 Friday November 21, 5:30 pmHi! Dharma – L.A. Premiere $8

PROGRAM 5 Friday November 21, 7:30 pmWords of My Perfect Teacher – U.S. Premiere $8

PROGRAM 6 Friday November 21, 9:45 pmGhost Dog $8

PROGRAM 7 Saturday November 22, 1:00 pmKing of the Hill: Won’t You Pimai Neighborwith Special Works TBA $8

PROGRAM 8 Saturday November 22, 6:00 pmJacob’s Ladder $8

PROGRAM 9 Saturday November 22, 8:00 pmHome Street Home – U.S. Premiere $8

PROGRAM 10 Sunday November 23, 6:00 pmShower $8

PROGRAM 11 Sunday November 23, 8:00 pmWheel of Time – L.A. Premiere $8

cover image © Milton Glaser /Buddhist Film Society,Inc. 2003

image credits ©: Travellers & Magicians, Prayer FlagPictures; The Anniversary, Old Photo Film; ChasingBuddha, Go Group; Tassajara, Frazer Bradshaw; PeaceIs Every Step, Simon Chaput; Hi! Dharma, CineworldEntertainment; Words of My Perfect Teacher, Ziji Filmand Television; Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, ArtisanEntertainment; King of the Hill, Mike Judge/FOX;Jacob’s Ladder, Tri-Star Pictures; Home Street Home,Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation; Shower, SonyPictures Entertainment, Inc.; Wheel of Time, WernerHerzog Film

unless otherwise noted or retained © Buddhist Film Society, Inc. 2003

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TRAVELLERS & MAGICIANS

Director: Khyentse NorbuBHUTAN, 2003, 35 MM, 108 MINUTES

Khyentse Norbu in person

Few have heard of Bhutan and even fewer have passedits remote Himalayan borders. This pristine Buddhistkingdom has quietly avoided the strife of its northernneighbor Tibet and only recently opened its doors to theWest. In the absence of television and western influences,a sophisticated yet vulnerable culture has matured. Oneof Bhutan’s most revered Buddhist teachers, KhyentseNorbu (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche), joins us in L.A.to present his second film, the country’s first full-lengthfeature in Dzongkha, the official language.

Part road movie, part Bhutanese fable, Travellers &Magicians is really two stories—one earthly and onemagical, played out against the backdrop of the Him-alayas. Tshewang Dendup is Dondup, a civil servantposted in a small village who dreams of greener pas-tures. A series of events leaves him stranded on Bhutan’sonly highway with a mismatched group of fellow travel-ers. The mischievous monk in their midst (played byBhutanese scholar Sonam Kinga) entertains them with amysterious fireside tale. In this dark parallel story, DekiYangzom is a lonely housewife whose secluded existenceis turned inside out by Tashi, a mysterious strangerplayed by Lhakpa Dorji. The stories weave togetherdown their respective paths lined with seduction,deception and dreams.

Carefully chosen locations rarely seen by outsiders areshared on screen in the context of these characters’ lives.Each turn in the road illuminates Bhutan’s naturalbeauty. Both her people and landscapes are cause forwonder.

The Director

Khyentse Norbu was born in a remote area of easternBhutan to a family of poets and yogis in the year of themetal ox. Norbu is known by his friends and studentsas H.E. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, the rein-carnation of a 19th-century religious reformer whoplayed a pivotal role in the revitalization and preserva-tion of Buddhism in Tibet. Raised in strict Buddhistmonasteries and institutions in Bhutan and Sikkim,Norbu’s first encounter with film was as a monk at theage of nineteen when he caught a glimpse of a Bolly-wood epic on television in an Indian railway station.

In 1999, his first full-length film, Phörpa (The Cup),became an international success. “I think it’s better tounderstand the power of this influence, than to be itsvictim,” he said at the time. He learned much of hiscraft from mentor Bernardo Bertolucci while serving asa consultant during the making of Little Buddha.

Khyentse Norbu travels as a teacher and spiritual direc-tor to Buddhist centers and schools around the world.This role is illustrated in Words of My Perfect Teacher,a revealing documentary also premiering at the festival(see Program 5).

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OPENING NIGHT GALA

Gala Reception at LACMAon the Plaza adjacent to Pentimento Restaurant

5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles

November 20, 20036:00–7:30 pm

$100 contribution to Buddhist Film Society, Inc.

includes admission to the U.S. Premiere ofTravellers & Magicians

immediately following the Gala Reception

For tickets please call 510.601.5111 x2or email: info@ibff.org

NOVEMBER 21, 1:00 PM

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THE ANNIVERSARY

Director: Ham TranUSA, 2003, 35MM, 28 MINUTES

Ham Tran in person

A simple Buddhist rite of remembrance frames this shortdramatic work from talented new Vietnamese-Americanfilmmaker Ham Tran. Beautifully filmed by BeforeNight Falls cinematographer Guillermo Rosas, the filmskillfully cuts between cruel child’s play and the brutal-ity of real warfare. The story offers a surprising view ofhuman suffering even under war conditions, and Bud-dhism is presented not as an escape to Nirvana but asmindful reflection on this suffering. With a glimpse ofthe devastation in Vietnam and its aftermath, TheAnniversary invites parallels between the violent situa-tions there and the current state of global affairs.

with CHASING BUDDHA

Director: Amiel Courtin-WilsonAUSTRALIA, 2000, MINI DV AND SUPER 8 FILM, 52 MINUTES

Former Catholic, communist, and radical feminist, theVenerable Robina Courtin has been a nun in theTibetan Buddhist tradition for over twenty years. Hernephew, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, heard many wild talesabout his aunt while growing up. He emerged as a tal-ented filmmaker in his teens and was drawn to her as asubject “because of her sheer strength in dealing with alife that would have crippled most people.”

Amiel and a skeleton crew chases Robina around twocontinents (America and Australia). Remaining as unob-trusive as possible, they capture profoundly intimatemoments as Robina teaches death-row prisoners, givesadvice and confers ritual empowerments.

What emerges is an inside portrait of a hard-edgedwoman boldly engaging in courageous compassionateactivity while shattering every stereotype of a Buddhistnun. Taut and stylish editing and music sustain a height-ened sense of vitality.

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TASSAJARA

Director: Frazer BradshawUSA, 1997, 16MM, 28 MINUTES

Frazer Bradshaw in person

Tassajara, the oldest continuously operated Zenmonastery in America, sits in a narrow valley east of BigSur, California. A rough unpaved road from the nearesthighway is only one of the barriers to casual visits. Firesin this dry country are common and can be deadly (themonastery lost several buildings in a fire two decadesago), but the historic hot springs here, once used by theindigenous Esselen tribe and enjoyed by generations ofCalifornians since, have attracted people from afar foryears.

Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi, the late Japanese leader of theSan Francisco Zen Center and author of the ground-breaking bestseller Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, foundedTassajara as a retreat center, a place for traditionalmonastic Zen Buddhist training in 1966. It is open tothe public during the summer, and belongs to the monksand the wildlife the rest of the year.

This beautifully photographed work is free of narrative,and that’s perfect. For the relatively few who have madethe journey, this is a gentle and respectful reminder ofthe meditation practice environment there; for others, itoffers a compelling, knowing visit to a very special placethat exists outside the realm of time.

with PEACE IS EVERY STEP—MEDITATION IN ACTION

Director: Gaetano Kazuo MaidaUSA, 1997, BETASP, 52 MINUTES

Gaetano Kazuo Maida in person

The opening sequence of this remarkable documentaryshows Vietnamese Zen teacher and activist Thich NhatHahn visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with alarge group of his students and pleading with the U.S.government not to go to war in the Persian Gulf . . .in1991.

For his efforts to try and end the Vietnam War, NhatHanh was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize by Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1967. He has been an exilesince coming to America during that war and travelsextensively from his Plum Village community in Franceto teach around the world. His committed, compassion-ate “engaged Buddhism” has been highly influential fora generation of practitioners. This profile tells his storyand shows the effects his work has had. It is narrated byBen Kingsley and includes rare footage from Vietnamproduced by Nhat Hanh’s own School of Social Servicein the ’60s.

IBFF executive director Gaetano Maida’s prescient filmhas never been screened in L.A. The programming com-mittee chose to include it in this the first IBFF becauseof the importance of Nhat Hanh’s work in the U.S.; atthe time this film was being made, he was virtuallyunknown here and the film crew had access no longerpossible.

NOVEMBER 21, 5:30 PM

HI! DHARMA

Director: Kwan ParkKOREA, 2001, 35MM, 95 MINUTES

This seemingly typical Korean Jopok (gangster) genrefilm offers more than escapist action comedy. In themiddle of a turf war, five big city gang brothers seekrefuge in a rural Buddhist monastery and the contrastsloom large. First-time director Kwan Park skillfullyplays with these conventions while avoiding thepredictable.

The head monk (veteran Korean actor Kim In-moon)bears himself with dignity and reserve as the youngermonks display an assortment of reactions to the intru-sion and provocations from the outside world. But thegangsters are on unfamiliar ground too, and subtletransformations begin to unfold all around—not alwaysas expected.

Many will be surprised to see how beautiful the Koreancountryside is (and how similar perhaps to the Catskillsor the Sierra), and most will be intrigued by the simpli-city and solidity of the monastery environment. This isno recent movement—these are the deep roots ofKorean culture, and the collision with contemporaryurban elements is very much a part of the moderndilemma there (and elsewhere . . . ). With Jung Jin-young,Lee Won-jong, Lee Moon-shik, and Ryu Seung-soo asthe monks, and Park Shin-yang,Park Sang-myun, KangSung-jin, Kim Soo-ro, and Hong Kyung-il as the visitors.

WORDS OF MY PERFECT TEACHER

Director: Lesley Ann Patten CANADA, 2003, 35MM, 101 MINUTES

Lesley Ann Patten and Dzongsar Khyentse Norbu(subject), in person

Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Lesley Ann Pattenhas created a hard-fought and revealing feature-lengthdocumentary about Bhutanese lama-cum-auteurDzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (director of Travellers &Magicians) from the perspective of three students,including herself.

Patten is afforded unprecedented access to theinscrutable lama but not without a dose of his rascallytrickery. He repeatedly eludes her lens as she trots theglobe following him from the streets of London to theWorld Cup finals to the Kingdom of Bhutan. Hechanges hats as often as his mood—sometimes joker,sometimes teacher, sometimes mischievous, always kind.When he finally does choose to reveal himself, it provesworth the wait.

This personal documentary sheds an often comedic lighton the student/guru relationship. The guru in this casehas a tendency to offers teasings rather than teachings,defies prediction and shatters the image of the serenesage. Patten, a long time student of Buddhism, wasinstrumental in creating a meditation program forwomen at the Halifax Correctional facility. Featuringappearances by Bernardo Bertolucci and Steven Seagal.A co-production with the National Film Board ofCanada.

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GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI

Director: Jim JarmuschUSA, 1999, 35MM, 116 MINUTES

“Meditation on inevitable death should be performeddaily. And every day, without fail, one should considerhimself as dead.”

Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man, Down by Law, StrangerThan Paradise) gives us a mesmerizing tale of theunderworld, bringing together the Mafia, an obsessivepop culture psyche, and an ancient warrior code asexpressed in the 18th century Hagakure—The Book ofthe Samurai, compiled by a Japanese samurai-turned-Zen monk.

Forest Whitaker is hit man Ghost Dog—subtle, elegantand precise in applying the discipline of this code to hisown conduct. Electronic eavesdropping devices andsilenced automatic pistols replace the weapons of legendbut the code remains. Ghost Dog slips smoothly, unseenin the night, executing his job with one-pointed focus.The tables turn when a contract goes awry and his mob-ster boss, to whom he has loyally given respect andservice for ten years, is forced to seek retribution.

The haunting, hypnotic hip-hop score by RZA draws usinto the dark realm of this modern warrior where everyaction has consequences.

KING OF THE HILL: WON’T YOU PIMAI NEIGHBOR

Creator: Mike JudgeProducer/writer: John AltschulerUSA, 2000, BETASP, 20 MINUTES

John Altschuler and Mike Judge in person

“Yeah, yeah, Buddhist, whatever. . . monks.”

American network television is often spoken of as awasteland, a vehicle for consumerism and mindlessentertainment. Well, apparently no one told the folks atKing of the Hill, a long running animation success onFOX.

Bobby is the son of Hank and Peggy Hill, just-folksAmericans (often self referenced as “rednecks”) living inthe suburbs as the world changes rapidly around them.Immigration and contemporary culture challenge themand their friends at every turn. The show thrives onsharp satire and no subject is sacred or spared.

The nickname for this episode is “He Ain’t Heavy, He’sMy Buddha,” and we learn more about Buddhism in itstwenty minute running time (a network “half-hour”)than we do in many a full length feature work. A skill-ful send-up of the Kundun story of the identification ofthe young Dalai Lama, this surprising episode in partic-ular demonstrates the power of good writing. It’s allabout love.

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JACOB’S LADDER

Director: Adrian LyneUSA, 1990, 35MM, 115 MINUTES

Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin in person

A deceptive and compelling work from Adrian Lyne(Fatal Attraction, Lolita, Flashdance) Jacob’s Ladder hasbecome a cult classic. Drawing on the imagery and ref-erences of the Vietnam War era with its drugs and polit-ical/military conspiracy environment, the film followsJacob Singer (a young Tim Robbins) from the war zoneto a battlefield in his mind. We meet his demons andlovers and taste his despair, but Jacob’s Ladder is noordinary genre film.

Screenwriter and meditation teacher Bruce Joel Rubin(Ghost, Deep Impact, Stuart Little 2) wrote the scriptbased on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. He spent overten years looking for the right director to take on thechallenge. In Lyne he found a fearless artist who boldlyexplores the darkness of an unsettled mind at the edgeof reality. With strong performances by Robbins, DannyAiello, Matt Craven and Elizabeth Pena.

HOME STREET HOME

Director: George SchoutenTHE NETHERLANDS, 2003, BETASP, 80 MINUTES

George Schouten and Bernie Glassman (subject) in person

Brooklyn native, L.A.-trained Zen teacher Bernie Glass-man is an aeronautical engineer, political activist, baker,and trained clown who provokes some and helps manythrough his organized and inspired compassion inaction.

Glassman, founder of the Peacemaker Order, has ledZen practitioners on “retreat” among the homeless onthe streets of New York, as pilgrims to Auschwitz andinto the inner city. In Yonkers, New York, he started acommunity with a now successful bakery, a homelessshelter, jobs programs and a meditation hall. A studentof Zen Center of Los Angeles founder Taizan MaezumiRoshi, Glassman has himself ordained many as Zenpriests, including noted writer Peter Matthiessen.

This profile of him and his work was produced byHolland’s remarkable state funded Buddhist televisionnetwork, BOS.

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SHOWER

Director: Zhang YangCHINA, 1999, 35MM, 95 MINUTES

Progressive filmmaker Zhang Yang, who honed his craftin the underground video circuit, gives us a story of pastand future colliding in the heart of a man, his familyand their community. Set in a neighborhood on the out-skirts of modern Beijing, this is a tale of a prodigal son.Da Ming (Quanxin Pu), returns to the place of hisyouth and his father’s old age—an antique bathhousethat draws the neighborhood men to bathe, gossip, pitcricket fights, quarrel and sing.

His simple younger brother, Er Ming, (Wu Jiang) tendsto the bathhouse customers with loving care and joy indaily ritual. Water is the source of precious, healingqualities as Da Ming softens, and renews his connectionto his family.

This is a deceptively simple film wearing the veneer of afamily comedy but with genuine depth. It reveals a con-temporary, transitional China, and a Vajrayana Buddhistspirit that survived the destructive forces of the CulturalRevolution. With remarkable actor Xu Zhu (The Kingof Masks) who creates an unforgettable father/elderwith simplicity and subtlety.

WHEEL OF TIME

Director: Werner Herzog GERMANY, 2002, 35 MM, 80 MINUTES

Werner Herzog in person

Master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Enigma of CasperHauser, Nosfaratu, Fitzcarraldo) devotes his eccentricpassion and vast cinematic skill to a discovery ofTibetan Buddhism. With Germanic precision and aninitiate’s enthusiasm, Herzog seeks and finds the DalaiLama at the special Kalachakra assembly in Bodhgaya,the place of Buddha’s enlightenment, and chronicles apilgrimage to sacred Mt. Kailash.

For Herzog, the world of Tibetan Vajrayana is newlydiscovered but deeply appreciated. He presents theKalachakra, a ritual with half a million participants byfocusing in on a few of the pilgrims and their uniquestories. The monks making Tibetan noodle soup in hugepots and serving tea for thousands enjoy their taskswith playful humor. Herzog’s images and resonant per-sonal voiceover transport the viewer into the subtlermysteries of “the ecstasy of truth.” His fascination withthe devotion of these faithful is obvious as is his skill asa filmmaker. Even in the most extreme conditions hecaptures the beauty and exquisite artistry of one ofTibetan Buddhism’s most significant rituals.

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HEROES OF THE IBFFJosh BaranLinda ConnorDon and Yeshi FarberMilton GlaserWilliam HubbellHeather KessingerAyelet MaidaGail MaxwellJeff and Sharon RoeJohn SolomonHillary SpencerBabeth VanLoo

FOUNDERS CIRCLE DONORSDianne Cox Nancy GlennThe Richard and Rhoda Goldman FundWilliam HubbellMeyers Charitable Family FundThe Roe Family TrustDiana Stark

CONTRIBUTORSKathryn L. CurtisJoseph and Karen L. GerbosiCharles J. and Ann Lloyd IngrasciRandy MartinMarlys MayfieldDianne MorrisonMarguerite A. Welch

AND DEEP GRATITUDE TOEveryone at AwakeEveryone at LACMA Everyone at PMCAEveryone at UCLA Fowler Museum Everyone at the Loews Beverly Hills HotelAll the volunteersAll the participating photographers in the

Reflecting Buddha ExhibitionAll the filmmakers who responded to the

Call For Entries

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John BuksbazenJames BurbaJane Burrell Lauren DeutschRinchen DharloScott and Catherine DiamondStephen DonatoSaam DriverRona ElliotZette EmmonsMarcia FieldsGary GachJames GimianDonna GiordanAmy GreyKenneth and Carolyn GreenJeff GreenwaldJeanne HallacyVarda HardyJane HeavenAllan Hunt-BadinerMohammed HusseiniHarold HuttasCharles IngrasciSusan JacobsMary Jane JacobsMiranda JulySejung KimKaren KloseHirokazu KosakaAlan KozlowskiVivian KurzLeila Luce Masaki-sanChristina ManoudaErik MathiesenMeg McCarthyScott MeisseKati MeisterGary MeyerAnita MongaWendy Egyoku Nakao-SenseiKhyentse NorbuSusan O’ConnellPeter O’DonnellTina PattersonHaydn ReissJonathan RitterRitu SarinMartin ScorseseAradhana SethRobert SharfThomas ShuMichael SigmanTenzing SonamJennifer Stark

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