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Maurice O’Brien
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Producer: Clare Stronge
Category
Documentary
In the early 1970s, charismatic hippie couple Peter and Harriet Cornish escaped the chaos of the modern world and headed to the wilds of West Cork where they established a spiritual haven which would eventually blossom into Dzogchen Beara, a world-leading Tibetan Buddhist centre. For five decades, the centre transformed the lives of thousands who sought comfort and support from Buddhist teachings by the wild Atlantic sea. As the devoted community embarked on the building of Ireland’s first Tibetan Buddhist temple, a letter surfaced accusing their beloved leader, Sogyal Rinpoche, of serious misconduct. As the community grappled with the shocking allegations, and the ensuing investigation, Peter feared for the unravelling of everything he has dedicated his life to. Maurice O’Brien (The Artist and the Wall of Death) sensitively dissects this complicated history, to provide a meditative portrait of a fragile dream. Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn
80 minutes, Ireland, 2024, Colour
AKIRA (4K RESTORATION) 20.40
AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY) 13.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE (PROGRAMME 1) 13.00
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER 15.50, 18.20
FROM THE VAULTS: GARAGE 18.30
REBUILDING 13.30, 20.50
THE BLUE TRAIL 13.50, 18.10
THE DRAMA 16.00
THE STRANGER 15.40
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN 20.15
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