Mission: Joy Documentary Conversation
A panel conversation on creating happiness in troubled times.
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A special live event about creating joy, inspired by the remarkable friendship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as explored in the documentary, Mission: JOY.
Based on the global best-seller The Book of Joy by author Doug Abrams (panelist) and directed by Oscar® winner Louie Psihoyos, the film provides the foundation for an inspiring and informative conversation about cultivating joy and the groundbreaking science behind it.
"Every day we have the opportunity to create and re-create our lives. This is the power we yield. No dark fate determines our future." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu, The Book of Joy
Moderated by producer and human rights activist Peggy Callahan, our panel will provide insight into the heartwarming friendship between the Dalai Lama and "Arch" (as he's known to his friends), the connection between difficult times and happiness, the latest research on the impact of joy, and practical ways to find it.
World Premiere: Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In what is likely 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. The film includes cutting edge scientific research that reinforces that, just like for these Holy Men, joy is an inside job, that joy and pain are inseparable, and that deep connection is one of the secrets to joy.
Tuesday, October 5, 2:00pm ET/11:00am PT