Carving the Divine TV Podcast

Carving the Divine Review by Shodo/Calligraphy Master William Reed

Let’s support, watch and share this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK  👉   https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine What is Carving The Divine about? Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world. Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London. Carving the Divine Awards:  World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award  Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award  Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award  Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award  Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award  Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award  Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award  Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film  New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award  Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize   Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize  World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary  Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado More information please visit:  http://www.carvingthedivine.com https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/ https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/ https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine Carving the Divine Review by Shodo/Calligraphy Master William Reed #carvingthedivine #busshi Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine]

Carving the Divine Review by Bishop Myokei Caine-Barrett of the Nichiren Shu North America

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine What is Carving The Divine about? Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London. Carving the Divine Awards:  World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award  Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award  Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award  Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award  Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award  Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award  Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award  Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film  New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award  Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize   Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize  World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary  Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world. More information please visit:  http://www.carvingthedivine.com https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/ https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/ https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine]

Carving the Divine Review by Rinzai Zen Master Meido Moore

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Rinzai Zen Master, Meido Moore "Great Buddhist sculpture reveals not only a hard-won technical mastery and aesthetic refinement: it possesses an energetic, luminous quality that has the ability to transform our conditions, and even to give the viewer an experiential taste of the qualities represented by each figure. This wonderful film "Carving the Divine" shows us that the path to mastery of this ancient art is as much a spiritual discipline as it is the learning of a skill. The profound yet stern compassion of the teacher, and the sincerity of the apprentices as they seek to uncover the images within the wood, are wonderfully shown. Watching this film, one may grasp how the art of the Busshi is not simply to produce sculpture: it is itself a Way of life and wisdom, in which the images mirror the artists' own hearts." - Meido Moore, Rinzai Zen priest Abbot at Korinji Rinzai Zen Monastery What is Carving The Divine about? Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London. Carving the Divine Awards:  World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award  Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award  Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award  Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award  Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award  Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award  Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award  Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film  New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award  Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize   Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize  World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary  Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world. More information please visit:  http://www.carvingthedivine.com https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/ https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/ https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine]

Carving the Divine Review by Art Historian Mark Schumacher

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Art Historian Mark Schumacher "Carving the Divine explores the modern remnants of Japan’s ancient carving traditions – largely hidden from public gaze. It captures the hardships and aspirations of the current generation of apprentice-artisans training under the harsh-yet-kind tutelage of a master carver. Heart-warming and intimate, "Carving the Divine" unveils the secret world of master-disciple relationships among sculptors of religious icons. It also shines a spotlight on the time-honored traditions of passing down ancient techniques to a new generation. This film is a godsend for anyone who has worked with a mallet and chisel, but everyone who sees it will be touched by its beauty, benevolence, and blessings of compassion." - Mark Schumacher, Art Historian What is Carving The Divine about? Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London. Carving the Divine Awards:  World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award  Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award  Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award  Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award  Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award  Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award  Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award  Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film  New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award  Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize   Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize  World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary  Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world. More information please visit:  http://www.carvingthedivine.com https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDivine/ https://www.instagram.com/carvingthedivine/ https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine]

Carving the Divine Review by Ninja Martial Artist Stephen K. Hayes

Let’s support and watch this world award winning documentary, Carving the Divine!  HERE IS THE LINK: https://igg.me/at/Carving-the-Divine Check out an endorsement review of Carving the Divine by Martial Artist Teacher, Author, Speaker An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes! "Can a traditional Japanese sacred art form based on generations of selfless apprentices studying with stern masters survive into the 21st Century? Has Japan retained enough reverence for the demanding learning process that takes years of thankless dedication to just begin to develop mastery? I sat breathlessly through “Carving the Divine”, silently cheering on those few committed artists as they approached gaining the exquisite skill of depicting through carved wood the most sublime of Buddhist sacred images. Will they make it? Can they accept the firm and relentless coaching from their masters? Filmmaker Yujiro Seki pulls aside the curtain and shows us nakedly the disciplined world of the busshi, master carvers of Buddhist wonder. An amazingly touching film!" - An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes, Teacher, Author, Speaker What is Carving The Divine about? Carving the Divine is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Carving the Divine has become the official selection for 30 film festivals, showing in a total of 22 countries, and won awards at 13 festivals worldwide, such as winning the Best Director Award of a Foreign Language Documentary at World Cinema Milan and premiering at the famous Raindance Film Festival in London. Carving the Divine Awards:  World Cinema Milan Festival 2019 - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary Award  Art Quake Kyoto 2019 - Best Feature Length Film Award  Helsinki Education Film Festival International - Best Historical Feature Award  Australia Independent Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award  Arte Non Stop Festival 2019 - Best Screenplay Award  Religion Today Film Festival 2019 - In the Spirit of Faith Award and commendation Award  Japan Indies Film Festival 2020 - Best Documentary Feature Award  Puerto Rico International Film Festival ENFOQUE 2020  - The mention of Honor of Best International Documentary Film  New York Interfaith Film & Music Festival  2020  - Best International Documentary award  Rhode Island International Film Festival Roving Eye 2021 - Best Documentary First Prize   Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 -  Flickers International Vision Award: First Prize  World Independent Cinema Award (WICA) 2021 - Best Cinematography in a Documentary - Best Director of a Foreign Language Documentary  Buddhist Arts and Film Festival 2022 - Best Documentary Award, Boulder Colorado The art of Busshi is one of the most significant cultural legacies of Japan.  Yet at this point, this tradition is virtually unknown to the Western World.   These statues have been an integral part of Japanese culture for 1400 years for a reason.  And it will be my great pleasure and privilege that Carving the Divine will be the first experience of these cultural treasures for many people around the world. More information please visit:  http://www.carvingthedivine.com https://www.facebook.com/CarvingTheDi... https://www.instagram.com/carvingthed... https://twitter.com/CarvingDivine Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine]