My Reincarnation

"An Epic Twenty-Year Journey"

Oct 28 2011 Not Rated 1h 30m
Adventure, Biography, Documentary

Filmed over twenty years, Tibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.

Plot

For twenty years, filmmaker Jennifer Fox has been following the high Tibetan master, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and his Italian born son, Yeshi, with her camera. The result is the astounding feature length documentary, MY REINCARNATION, which tells the rare inside story of one of the last reincarnate teachers to be trained in Tibet and his son's stubborn reluctance to follow in his father's footsteps. Rinpoche escaped Tibet in 1959 and settled in Italy, where he married and had two children, of which Yeshi was the first. As a boy, Yeshi was recognized as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, who died after the Chinese invaded Tibet. But Yeshi grew up in Italy and never wanted to have anything to do with this legacy...

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Jennifer Fox

Production Countries

China, United States of America

Production Companies

ZDF/Arte, YLE, Impact Partners, ARTE, Ventura Film

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
266
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA