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Our series on Mindfulness at the Movies returns with this fascinating portrait of Nicholas Vreeland, who walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1972.

Grandson of legendary Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, and trained by Irving Penn to become a photographer, Nicholas's life changed drastically upon meeting a Tibetan master, one of the teachers of the Dalai Lama.

Soon thereafter, he gave up his glamorous life to live in a monastery in India, where he studied Buddhism for fourteen years. In an ironic twist of fate, Nicholas went back to photography to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery. Recently, the Dalai Lama appointed Nicholas as Abbot of the monastery, making him the first Westerner in Tibetan Buddhist history to attain such a highly regarded position. Monk With a Camera chronicles Nicky's journey from playboy to monk to artist.

Featuring a special pre-film guided meditation by Moustafa Abdelrahman, an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Specialist, teacher and registered psychotherapist who leads guided mindfulness courses and workshops with The 519.

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Tina Mascara
    • Guido Santi

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