Chasing the Light
An idealistic dream becomes a world-renowned centre of Tibetan Buddhist practice on an Irish peninsula in Chasing the Light, a hopeful and inspiring feature documentary from director, Maurice O’Brien.
350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD
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Chasing the Light d. Maurice O'Brien (Ireland, 2024) 1h 20m
+ Sphagnum d. Lewis Lanzini (UK, 2025) 9m
An idealistic dream becomes a world-renowned centre of Tibetan Buddhist practice on an Irish peninsula in Chasing the Light, a hopeful and inspiring feature documentary from director, Maurice O’Brien.
Set amongst the spiritual community of misfits on the wild cliffs of West Cork, the documentary centres on married couple, Peter and Harriet Cornish, and the sanctuary they created in Dzogchen Beara, a centre for meditation and retreat based on the tenets of the Tibetan Buddhist faith.
When their dream of building a safe haven is disturbed by shocking allegations against their spiritual leader, Peter is forced to confront the fragile reality of his life's work.
Striking landscapes and the light and shade of the cinematography provide a neat metaphor in this empathetic, optimistic and ultimately uplifting story of redemption.
Chasing the Light will be preceded by Lewis Lanzini's Sphagnum, a poetic, experimental short film set in the peatlands of West Yorkshire and Finland's Teijo National Park.
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