The arts provide powerful platforms through which ideas are shared and creativity is explored.

Films have the power to amplify unique and important perspectives unlike any other medium. These creative expressions can transform, confuse, and enlighten us.

Boulder provides a unique and supportive environment to host the festival, and that together, with wisdom and compassion, we can all be contributors towards a harmonious, healthy community.

Laura weiss

Laura is a student of Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. She has worked as a Boulder County public health nurse, a psychiatric and hospice nurse and as a nursing instructor. She created the non-profit CompassionRocks making over 600 mani stones which supported the construction of the Sangdo Palri Temple in Crestone, CO. She premiered a short film “Art and Wisdom” at the International Buddhist Film Festival in Amsterdam in 2016. She filmed and edited “Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche - an interview with Mark Elliott” and helped produce “Journey From Zanskar”.