[Buddha-l] Did anyone see this film?

[JKirkpatrick]

(From wikipedia entry)

_Dalai Lama Renaissance_:

a feature length documentary film, produced and directed by
Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford. The film
documents the Dalai Lama's meeting with the self-titled
"Synthesis" group, made up of 40 Western "renaissance" thinkers
who hope to use the meeting to change the world and resolve many
of the world's problems. The meeting took place at the Dalai
Lama's home in Dharamsala, India in September, 1999.

The film won 12 awards, was the official selection in over 40
international film festivals, and played in cinemas in over 100
cities in the U.S., as well as other countries in the world like
Germany, Austria, Switzerland.

Through the film the audience sees the clash of egos that soon
developed among the members of the group and their assistants, as
each member attempts to mold the meeting to fit their own
personal expectations. Ultimately they discover they can't hope
to change the world until they undergo a personal transformation.
Assisted by the often light-hearted musings of the Dalai Lama,
each member comes away uniquely changed by their experience.
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If you viewed this 2008 release, I'd appreciate having some
comments on the film.

Thanks,
Joanna