Encircle Films Season 12

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May 2025 Newsletter

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Hello Eric,



Our May film, Mission: Joy is the final one for Season 12. The Encircle Films Board is extremely grateful to our audiences this past year, and the positive response to our documentary selections and Q/A panels. We look forward to seeing everyone for Season 13 beginning this September. Look for updates on our website and newsletters this summer as we announce documentary selections, events, and other Encircle Films news.



We are anticipating a sold out show, so get your tickets early at the link below, or at our website!


Feedback on how we're doing is always appreciated.

May 22nd "Mission: Joy"

Two of the most revered global icons are on a mission to bring joy to a troubled world.


In what turned out to be their last time together, we trace the epic life stories of these Nobel Peace Prize winners as they faced oppression, exile, death threats, cancer, and more — unbowed and still laughing. They are opposites in many ways, yet their friendship shows us that our shared humanity is bigger than our differences.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama


The spiritual leader of Tibet describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk, but he is better known for his work regarding compassion, inter-religious understanding and the intersection of modern science and spirituality. He was given a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work on nonviolence.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu


An Anglican cleric, theologian, and social justice hero. He was a prominent opponent of the apartheid system of racial segregation and white-minority rule—work he continued despite death threats and attempted assassinations—for which he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

A Special Connection...

Their life stories remind us that JOY is an inside job, that JOY and pain are inseparable, and that deep connection is one of the secrets to JOY.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined forces one last time to share ancient wisdom and cutting edge neuroscience that shows us exactly how we can each access more JOY, no matter our circumstances. And just in time, during these dark and divided days.



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