Blue Mountain Dharma Educational Film Series:

Monk with a Camera: The Life and Journey of Nicholas Vreeland

Blue Mountain Dharma continues its educational film series, screening Monk with A Camera at 7 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, December 19th. (The doors open at 6:30 p.m.) The event is free, and it will be held at the Gryphon (213 West Main St., Charlottesville above Mudhouse Coffee on the historic Downtown Mall). All with an interest in Tibetan culture and Buddhism are welcome to attend. The film will be followed by a lively seminar-style discussion. 

Monk with a Camera: The Life and Journey of Nicholas Vreeland
Directed by Guido Santi and Tina Mascara (1 hr 30 min)

Grandson of the legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege like Prince Siddhartha to pursue the Buddhist ideal. Once a promising photographer, he moved to India and became a Tibetan monk and later the abbot of Rato Monastery. Years later, he returns to photography to help his community of monks.

The Blue Mountain Dharma Film Series (BMD Film Series) is a monthly educational seminar on

Tibetan Buddhism. Meeting on a monthly basis to view and discuss films illustrating Tibetan

Buddhist practice, the seminar features documentaries and biographical films focusing on the

lives of notable Tibetan lineage