A Thousand Years
written by Kipper/ Sting
Performed by Sting
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
under license from Universal Music Canada Inc.
Published by Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Administered by EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
All rights reserved


Beautiful
written by Tony Rabalao
used with the permission of
I Ain’t Askin’ Music & Joydrop Inc.
All rights reserved

Cheek to Cheek
written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Eva Cassidy
Courtesy of Blixstreet Records
Published by Irving Berlin Music Company
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Chenrezi
written by U.Man.Tek
used with the permission of
U.Man.Tek
All rights reserved

Dreaming of Bodies
written by Gary Diggins & Laur Fugère
used with the permission of
Gary Diggins & Laur Fugère
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Fanfare written by Gordski
used with the permission of
Goodnight Musics
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Filter written by Gordski
used with the permission of
Goodnight Musics
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Khyema Mimin
Written by Steve Tibbetts
used with the permission of
Steve Tibbetts
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Monkey Motion Shuffle
written by Goods
used with the permission of
Goodnight Musics
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Ninety Miles Per Hour
written by John Wesley Chisholm
used with the permission of
John Wesley Chisholm
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Rootbeer & Licorice
written by John Wesley Chisholm
used with the permission of
John Wesley Chisholm
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Spune, Spune Mos Batrin
written by Taraf de Haidouks
used courtesy of Warner Music Canada Ltd
published by Strictly Confidential & Warner Chappell
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Things of Beauty
written by Kunga219
used with the permission of
Goodnight Musics
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This is Not Real
written by Tom McKay
used with the permission of
I Ain’t Askin’ Music & Joydrop Inc.
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Tree Scratches
written by Kunga219
used with the permission of
Goodnight Musics
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Traditional Bhutanese Folk Tunes
Performed Jigme Drukpa
used by permission of
Jigme Drukpa

Traditional folk song
Performed by Los Flamencos
used with the permission of
El Viento Flamenco

Traditional Serbian tune
Courtesy of Steven Naylor

Trapped By Love
written by Manu Chao
used with the permission of
EMI Music Canada & Strictly Confidential
All rights reserved

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VISION TV


RADIO-CANADA


THE INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL CANADA INCORPORATED


Produced with the Participation of the

Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry CTF: License Fee Program

Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation


Rogers Telefund


Produced with the financial participation of
Rogers Documentary fund


Produced with the assistance of the Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit

Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit


Training provided with the assistance of the Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION Agreement on Economic Diversification

Dedicated to
ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
MAY COMPASSION AND WISDOM FLOURISH !


Produced by
ZIJI Film and Television

in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada


Writer’s Guild


© ZIJI FILM AND TELEVISION and
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA MMIII



Featuring
DZONGSAR KHYENTSE RINPOCHE

Written and Directed by
LESLEY ANN PATTEN

Inspiration disease and humor
LUC DIERKX
LOUISE RODD

Special Appearances by
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
GESAR MUKPO
STEVEN SEAGAL
AUNT SHIRLEY

Additional footage with
GUIDO BRYANT
JIM NELSON
PHILIPP OUP
ALEX TRISOGLIO

Producers
KENT MARTIN
LESLEY ANN PATTEN

Cinematographer
KENT NASON

Edited by
PETER GIFFEN
LESLEY ANN PATTEN

Montage Design
PETER GIFFEN

Sound Recordists
JANE PORTER
ALEX SALTER

Additional Sound Recording
MARTIN JACKSON
KEN KING

Additional Photography
CLAUDIA BAHLS
ETHAN NEVILLE

Camera Trainee
KYLE CAMERON

Line Producer
ANGELA DE NICOLA

Special Thanks for Interviews
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
GESAR MUKPO
SHIRLEY NAVARA
STEVEN SEAGAL

Heartfelt Thanks To
CANGIOLI CHE
BARBARA & HUGH CASSIDY
GLENN FAWCETTE
MICHIKO FILIPAK
ISABEL HARDY
RICHARD REOCH
TARA SLONE
STING
CRANE STOOKEY
DASHO WANGCHUK
PEMA WANGCHUK

And those who pushed us further
MANFRED BECKER
JOHANNA LUNN MONTGOMERY
and
MANJUSHRI

Business Manager
ANGELA DE NICOLA

Accountants:
HARNISH BRUCE SHUPE
TAMMY PACE

Production Coordinators
BONNIE DRUHAN
KIM ROBERTSON

Director of Special Report and Documentaries
Radio-Canada
JEAN PELLETIER

Bhutanese and Tibetan Translation
KESANG DECHEN

Insurance
FRASER & HOYT INSURANCE – DON SINCLAIR

Travel Arrangements for Bhutan
WIND HORSE TOURS – KINLEY NAMGAY

Bhutanese Magicians
CHAMBULA DORJE
GUP HOPOLA
LAMA NINGPOLA
THINLEY TOBGAY DORJI
WANDI TSHERING
KARMA YANKI

German Magicians
SUZANNE GREEVEN
DAVID LUECKING
BARBARA MEINON
ANDREAS SCHULZ
ANDREAS SCHRIBER

Attorneys
SLONE & MUNRO
ROB ASKE

Sound Editor
ALEX SALTER

Post Production
SALTER STREET DIGITAL

Re-recording Mixer
ALLAN SCARTH

Online Editor
DOUG WOODS

Assistant Online Editor
CHRIS FOST

Film transfer
DIGITAL FILM GROUP

Production Stills
KENT NASON
LESLEY ANN PATTEN
ALEX SALTER

Photographs used with permission of
DZONGSAR KHYENTSE RINPOCHE

Additional footage supplied by
BBC
DZONGSAR KHYENTSE RINPOCHE
PAOLO BRUNATTO
HANWAY FILMS
MERIDIAN TRUST
SHAMBHALA ARCHIVES
WARNER BROTHERS