Paromita Dhar

1990s Goa, a curious 18-year-old uncovers her brother's hidden VHS stash. What begins as a clandestine screening evolves into a tender, electric awakening of her own unfathomable desires.

For the Buddha, establishing a community of nuns was a radical experiment for its time. Over the centuries Buddhist religious life was available to women but the highest monastic qualifications were denied to them. The film traces the journey of an exceptional nun, Namdol Phuntsok, the first woman ever to be awarded the highest degree in Tibetan philosophy - the Geshema degree.