About Event
Join us for a special screening in the Gompa of Between the Mountain and the Sky. Filmed over twenty years around the world, this poignant and powerful movie tells the true story of how one woman’s heart opened wide enough to hold fifty children – and change their lives forever.
The film starts in the Gompa at 6:30pm. We also invite you to join us beforehand for a delicious vegetarian dinner in the Big Love Cafe, served from 5:00pm - 6:15pm.
More About the Film
From the Duplass Brothers, Between the Mountain and the Sky follows CNN Hero Maggie Doyne and Top Malla over twenty years as they build a home that becomes a family to more than fifty orphaned children in Nepal. At the height of this journey, an unimaginable loss shatters everything, and the filmmaker steps from behind the camera – deepening the story into a meditation on grief, resilience, and the power of love to heal.
Through a mix of raw home videos and vérité footage captured through a lens of love, the film reaches a rare level of intimacy – resisting staged interviews, makeup, and talking heads to reveal something far more human. It offers an unfiltered look at compassion that runs deeper than headlines and heroism, revealing a raw portrait of motherhood, loss, and the quiet courage to keep going.
Honest, soul-baring, and deeply human, it reminds us that healing begins the moment we stop pretending we’re unbreakable.
Screening Details
Date: Saturday, 27 June
Screening Location: The Gompa, Chenrezig Institute (on a large 6 m × 4 m screen)
5:00-6:15pm: Vegetarian dinner in the Big Love Cafe (option to book will display when you proceed to check out)
6:30-8:00pm: Premiere screening in the Gompa
Tickets (limited to 150 seats — booking recommended once released):
Price:
Movie only — $25
Movie + Dinner (delicious vegetarian dinner + 1 drink) — $45
Child under 12: Movie only — Free / Movie + Dinner + 1 drink — $10
Why Attend?
A film that has touched the hearts of thousands of people around the world. It tells a powerful and inspiring story of kindness, warm-heartedness, love, and compassion, leaving viewers deeply moved and inspired to make a positive difference in the lives of others.