Doing Time, Doing Vipassana

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana (1997)

This is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good.It is the story of a strong woman named Kiran Bedi, the former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, who strove to transform the notorious Tihar Prison and turn it into an oasis of peace. But most of all it is the story of prison inmates who underwent profound change, and who realized that incarceration is not the end but possibly a fresh start toward an improved and more positive life.

Erscheinungsdatum
1997-01-13
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (6)
Laufzeit
52 Min.
Genres
Dokumentarfilm
Regie
Ayelet Menahemi, Eilona Ariel

Wissenswertes

  • Gedreht in: Delhi

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is a 1997 Israeli independent documentary film by Ayelet Menahemi and Eilona Ariel. The film is about the application of the vipassana meditation technique taught by S. N. Goenka to prisoner rehabilitation at Tihar Jail in India. The film inspired other correctional facilities such as the North Rehabilitation Facility in Seattle to use Vipassana as a means of rehabilitation.

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