POV Kicks Off 25th Season with \u2018My Reincarnation,\u2019 an Intimate Yet Epic Story of Spiritual Struggle Between Father and Son, Thursday, June 21, 2012 on PBS<\/h2>\n\nHigh Tibetan Buddhist<\/a> Teacher and Scholar Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Believes His Italian-born Son, Yeshi, Is the Reincarnation of a Buddhist Master, But Yeshi Just Wants to Live a Normal Italian Life<\/p>\n\u201cA remarkable documentary.\u201d\u2014<\/em> Daniel M. Gold,\u00a0The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"My](\"https:\/\/pr.ak.vresp.com\/455628403\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/film-images\/myreincarnation_480.jpg\" "\\"My")
<\/a><\/div>\nCh\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu teaches while his son, Yeshi, looks on. Photo: Zohe Film Productions, Inc.<\/address>\n\nFilmed over 20 years by acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox,\u00a0My Reincarnation<\/strong><\/a>chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Namkai Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family\u2019s spiritual legacy alive? With intimate access to both the family and H.H. the Dalai Lama, Fox distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation and destiny.<\/p>\nMy Reincarnation <\/strong>has its national broadcast premiere during the 25th anniversary season of PBS\u2019\u00a0POV<\/strong><\/a> series on\u00a0Thursday, June 21, 2012 <\/strong>at 10 p.m. (check local listings) and will also stream on\u00a0POV\u2019s website<\/a> June 22 \u2013 Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFox began filming Namkhai Norbu in 1988 when, as a filmmaker and student of the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism<\/a>, she took a four-year sabbatical from filmmaking and worked as his secretary. <\/span>She returned 13 years later, and periodically after that, until 2009, amassing more than 1,000 hours of footage.<\/span>Using this footage plus archival material, <\/span>My Reincarnation<\/strong> achieves a remarkably intimate and vivid account of Namkhai Norbu\u2019s life and work. Fleeing Tibet in 1959 in the wake of the Chinese takeover, along with thousands of other Tibetans including the Dalai Lama, he settled in Italy, married an Italian woman and had two children and began the work that brought him worldwide recognition as a Spiritual Master and Scholar.<\/span>\nOne of the delights of <\/span>My Reincarnation<\/strong> is sharing Yeshi\u2019s views of his father and thoughts about the spiritual legacy to which he is heir. Even more striking is witnessing Yeshi\u2019s spiritual evolution, the highlight of which is his visit to the Tibetan monastery of his great uncle, where the local monks and villagers greet him with ancient ceremony and respect as their reincarnate Master.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cReligion and spirituality are hot button-issues in America and around the world today,\u201d Fox says. \u201cIn such challenging times, it is imperative that a safe space be provided for interfaith discourse. While <\/span>My Reincarnation<\/strong> is about a Tibetan Buddhist family, it also explores universal, non-sectarian issues of father-son relationships; the meaning of dreams; death and dying; and the importance of our time on Earth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nMeet the film\u2019s protagonist, Tibetan Buddhist Master Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, in-person during his 2012 U.S. Summer Teaching Tour! For more information, visit\u00a0www.tsegyalgar.org\/<\/a>. Read more:\u00a0The Crystal and the Way of Light<\/em> by Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (Snow Lion Publications<\/a>)<\/a>.<\/div>\nVisit\u00a0www.pbs.org\/pov\/myreincarnation<\/a> for a bio of Jennifer Fox,\u00a0an embeddable\u00a0trailer, press materials, downloadable photos, special features and more.<\/div>\nPOV\u2019s Webby Award-winning website offers a broad range of exclusive online content to enhance the broadcast of\u00a0My Reincarnation<\/strong>.\u00a0Download a discussion guide and other viewing resources, and interact with the filmmaker through video interviews and a live Q&A after the broadcast.\u00a0\nPOV works with public television stations and national and community groups across the country to foster dialogue around the issues presented in our films.\u00a0For a list of upcoming screening events go to\u00a0www.pbs.org\/pov\/outreach<\/a>.\u00a0Educators may record and show\u00a0My Reincarnation\u00a0in their classrooms for one year following the premiere broadcast.My Reincarnation<\/strong> is a co-production of Zohe Film Productions, Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation, Lichblick Film, Ventura Film and Vivo Film. Produced in association with American Documentary | POV.<\/p>\nRunning Time: 86:46<\/p>\n
Awards and Festivals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n- Top 20 Audience Award, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam<\/li>\n
- Golden Eagle Award, CINE Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition<\/li>\n
- Silver Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival<\/li>\n
- Official Selection, Hamptons International Film Festival<\/li>\n
- Official Selection, Asian Buddhist Film Festival<\/li>\n
- Official Selection, Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
For a complete list of festivals and screenings, visit\u00a0http:\/\/myreincarnationfilm.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n
High Tibetan Buddhist<\/a> Teacher and Scholar Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Believes His Italian-born Son, Yeshi, Is the Reincarnation of a Buddhist Master, But Yeshi Just Wants to Live a Normal Italian Life<\/p>\n \u201cA remarkable documentary.\u201d\u2014<\/em> Daniel M. Gold,\u00a0The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Filmed over 20 years by acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox,\u00a0My Reincarnation<\/strong><\/a>chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Namkai Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family\u2019s spiritual legacy alive? With intimate access to both the family and H.H. the Dalai Lama, Fox distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation and destiny.<\/p>\n My Reincarnation <\/strong>has its national broadcast premiere during the 25th anniversary season of PBS\u2019\u00a0POV<\/strong><\/a> series on\u00a0Thursday, June 21, 2012 <\/strong>at 10 p.m. (check local listings) and will also stream on\u00a0POV\u2019s website<\/a> June 22 \u2013 Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One of the delights of <\/span>My Reincarnation<\/strong> is sharing Yeshi\u2019s views of his father and thoughts about the spiritual legacy to which he is heir. Even more striking is witnessing Yeshi\u2019s spiritual evolution, the highlight of which is his visit to the Tibetan monastery of his great uncle, where the local monks and villagers greet him with ancient ceremony and respect as their reincarnate Master.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cReligion and spirituality are hot button-issues in America and around the world today,\u201d Fox says. \u201cIn such challenging times, it is imperative that a safe space be provided for interfaith discourse. While <\/span>My Reincarnation<\/strong> is about a Tibetan Buddhist family, it also explores universal, non-sectarian issues of father-son relationships; the meaning of dreams; death and dying; and the importance of our time on Earth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n POV works with public television stations and national and community groups across the country to foster dialogue around the issues presented in our films.\u00a0For a list of upcoming screening events go to\u00a0www.pbs.org\/pov\/outreach<\/a>.\u00a0Educators may record and show\u00a0My Reincarnation\u00a0in their classrooms for one year following the premiere broadcast.My Reincarnation<\/strong> is a co-production of Zohe Film Productions, Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation, Lichblick Film, Ventura Film and Vivo Film. Produced in association with American Documentary | POV.<\/p>\n Running Time: 86:46<\/p>\n Awards and Festivals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n For a complete list of festivals and screenings, visit\u00a0http:\/\/myreincarnationfilm.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\nCh\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu teaches while his son, Yeshi, looks on. Photo: Zohe Film Productions, Inc.<\/address>\n\n