Movies

Title Description Resource Document Resource Author
Doing Time Doing Vipasana This is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good.It is the story of a strong woman named Kiran Bedi, the former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, who strove to transform the notorious Tihar Prison and turn it into an oasis of peace. The link points to the full movie on Vimeo. It is also available elsewhere.
Little Buddha a 1994 feature film by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Bridget Fonda and Keanu Reeves.
The Dhamma Brothers The Dhamma Brothers is a documentary film released in 2007 about a prison meditation program at Donaldson Correctional Facility near Bessemer, Alabama. The film concentrates on four inmates, all convicted of murder. It also includes interviews of guards, prison officials, and local residents. It includes reenactments of the inmates' crimes

   

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