Tukdam – Between Worlds
6.6
Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out. This feature documentary explodes such assumptions through its exploration of a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call tukdam, advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation; remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death. Following ground-breaking scientific research into tukdam and taking us into intimate death stories of Tibetan meditators, the film juxtaposes scientific and Tibetan perspectives as it tries to unravel the mystery of tukdam.
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Donagh Coleman Director · Mirjam Strugalla Editor
First release September 30, 2022 · Produced in Finland
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Finnish
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English
Release dates
Finland · September 30, 2022
Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
August 18, 2023 · Premiere · One World One Flower International Buddhist Film Festival
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