Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey

Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey

90 mins | Documentary, History | Nov. 14, 2014

'Hannah' tells the story of Buddhist pioneer Hannah Nydahl and her life bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. From her idealistic roots in 1960's Copenhagen to the hippie trail in Nepal, Hannah and her husband Ole became two of the first Western students of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa - the first consciously reincarnated lama of Tibet in 1110. Hannah went on to become an assistant and translator for some of the most powerful Tibetan lamas and a bridge between Buddhism in the East and the West.

Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey

90 mins | Documentary, History | Nov. 14, 2014

Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey
'Hannah' tells the story of Buddhist pioneer Hannah Nydahl and her life bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. From her idealistic roots in 1960's Copenhagen to the hippie trail in Nepal, Hannah and her husband Ole became two of the first Western students of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa - the first consciously reincarnated lama of Tibet in 1110. Hannah went on to become an assistant and translator for some of the most powerful Tibetan lamas and a bridge between Buddhism in the East and the West.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Hannah: Buddhism's Untold Journey
Directors Adam Penny, Marta György-Kessler
Writers Adam Penny, Marta György-Kessler

Cast

Esther Fallon

as Hannah (as a Child)

Susannah Harker

as Narrator (voice)

Villads Vestergaard

as Ole (as a Child)