ABOUT THE FILM

MONK WITH A CAMERA chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas (Nicky) Vreeland, who for the past twenty-eight years has been a Tibetan Buddhist monk.  The son of a United States Ambassador, grandson of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, and a photographer by trade, Nicky left his privileged life behind to follow his true calling. He moved to India, cutting his ties with society, photography, and his pleasure-filled world, to live in a monastery with no running water or electricity. There he would spend the next 14 years studying to become a monk. Then in one of life’s beautiful twists, Nicky went back to the worldly pursuit of photography in order to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery, one of the most important of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.  His journey from being a photographer to becoming a monk and, most recently, to being appointed as the abbot of the monastery he helped to rebuild, are the core of the story.

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Toronto, ON

The Bloor Cinema

Jan 9 -15

Hamdem, CT

D.E.S.T.I.N.E.D.

Sat, Sep 27                    

Salem, MA

Cinema Salem

Dec 12 - 18

Salem, OR

Salem Cinema

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San Diego, CA

Media Arts Cen

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The Screen

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San Francisco, CA

Roxie Theater

Dec 26, 2014 - Jan 1, 2015 

Los Angeles, CA

Lamella Royal Theatre

Dec 12 - 28

New York, NY

Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center (Lincoln Center)

Nov 21 - 27 

Missoula, MT

Roxy Theater Missoula

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San Rafael, CA

Rafael Film Center

Dec 26, 2014 - Jan 8, 2015

New York, NY 

Cinema Village

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Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Museum of Fine Arts
 

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