Words of My Perfect Teacher

Canada/Bhutan/Germany/U.K. (103 min., 2003)

Directed by Lesley Ann Patten

Featuring Bernardo Bertolucci

Music by Sting and Steve Tibbetts

Best Feature Documentary – Houston International Film Festival

From the World Cup to the mythical mountain kingdom of Bhutan, Words of My Perfect Teacher follows three students on a quest they hope will lead to wisdom. The catch is…the teacher. Soccer obsessed, charismatic filmmaker, and citizen of the world: Khyentse Norbu may be one of the world’s most eminent Buddhist teachers, but it’s a job description he slyly rejects at every turn. Words of My Perfect Teacher is an intimate portrait of a spiritual teacher who defies convention.