Destroyer of Illusion

Nepal/Tibet (57 min., 1986)

Directed by Richard Kohn; narrated by Richard Gere

“A jewel of a documentary.” – Boston Globe

Unprecedented access informs this richly detailed and beautifully filmed portrait of a secret Tibetan Buddhist ritual, the Mani Rimdu festival, and the remarkable spiritual teacher who leads and preserves this centuries-old tradition, Trulshik Rinpoche. With the clarity and depth of an insider, Richard Gere narrates as the filmmaker offers a glimpse into a mystical and rarely seen side of the Tibetan tradition and of one of the world’s greatest living saints.