We are thrilled to kick off The Meditative Life with a rare showing of the latest documentary from Hamid Sardar, the filmmaker who brought us the breathtaking Taiga a couple of years ago. Just as exquisitely beautiful but very different, Tibet: The Trail of Light follows the wanderings of Ani Rigsang, a Tibetan nun Sardar first met 15 years ago when she began her travels with the ultimate goal of attaining the immortal “Rainbow Body.” Sardar’s extraordinary eye for image and place is on full display in this rich and mysterious film, taking us through some of the world’s most remote and difficult settings, traversing a landscape that is simultaneously real and mythic, secular and sacred. One of the most thrilling documentary filmmakers and photographers working today, Hamid Sardar is himself such a traveler that he rarely steps down in America to promote his films—so don’t miss this rare and special opportunity to see this magical film on the big screen and hear Sardar’s insights.
