THE HUNGRY GHOSTS Fundraiser Screening Held 9/15 In NYC

A screening of The Hungry Ghosts will be held At the Rubin Museum Of Art on 9/15

This film is the directing debut of screenwriter, theater director and actor Michael Imperioli, who came to fame in his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the TV series The Sopranos. The Hungry Ghosts has also been selected in the VPRO Tiger Awards Competition.

This screening is a Fundraiser for Golden Bridge Association of Tibet. www.goldenbridgefortibet.org

Rigdzin Gyatso Namkha Rinpoche will give the opening commentary about the film. Rinpoche will also talk about the five negative emotions - anger, arrogance, jealousy, greed, ignorance - and how they prevent us from knowing our true nature of love and compassion. He will also bring his message of peace, as well as impart a spiritual blessing to us all and a message directly from the Dalai Lama about the necessity for compassion.

To learn more about Namkha Rinpoche, please visit http://www.namkha.org/

The 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam opened with the world première of the American feature The Hungry Ghosts. 

In The Hungry Ghosts, Imperioli's characters float like ghosts through life, looking for happiness, hoping to fulfill a desire. The film, set in New York and its surroundings in a period of 36 hours, contains several narrative lines. In one of these, late-night radio host Frank gambles and uses drugs at the expense of his teenage son. In another, philosophical seeker Gus, fresh out of a detox-program, searches for his ex-lover Nadia. It becomes clear and inevitable that initially independent narrative lines will come together in the end.

In Tibetan Buddhism Hungry Ghosts have their own realm and are represented as teardrop or paisley-shaped with bloated stomachs and necks too thin to pass food such that attempting to eat is also incredibly painful. Some are described as having "mouths the size of a needle's eye and a stomach the size of a mountain". This is a metaphor for people futilely attempting to fulfill their illusory physical desires.

Event will be held at the Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, NYC. Minimum Donation: $100 per person presale / $125 at the door

100% of all proceeds will benefit this vital non-profit organization that aids in the restoration of Tibetan culture, assists in the rebuilding of Tibetan monasteries, and preserves Buddhist teachings and religious studies.

Advance tickets can be purchased online with a credit card at www.renegadeshows.com

For mail order tickets, send check or money order to:
Golden Bridge Association, 5150 El Camino Cielo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

There will be plenty of tickets available on the night of the event (cash or checks only please; no credit cards).

The Rubin Museum of Art is located at 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011

 

 

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