Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey
2014•1h 30m•7.4•Released
DocumentaryHistory
'Hannah' tells the story of Buddhist pioneer Hannah Nydahl and her life bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. From her idealistic roots in 1960's Copenhagen to the hippie trail in Nepal, Hannah and her husband Ole became two of the first Western students of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa - the first consciously reincarnated lama of Tibet in 1110. Hannah went on to become an assistant and translator for some of the most powerful Tibetan lamas and a bridge between Buddhism in the East and the West.
Director
Adam Penny
Writer
Adam Penny, Marta György-Kessler
Cast
Esther Fallon
Hannah (as a Child)
Susannah Harker
Narrator (voice)
Villads Vestergaard
Ole (as a Child)
Production
Producer
Marta György-Kessler
Producer
Adam Penny
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