Film sponsored by Leslie Siben

LOVING KARMA

TUES, 12/8, 7:00pm, 78 min
BAY STREET THEATER

Director Andrew Hinton via Zoom for Q&A

Directors: Johnny Burke, Andrew Hinton
Producers: Lobsang Phuntsok, Vasudha Wanchoo
Editor: Johnny Burke
Cinematographers: Andrew Hinton, Olly Cummins

In the remote foothills of the Himalayas, former monk Lobsang Phuntsok has built Jhamtse Gatsal–“The Garden of Love and Compassion”–a community for children who have endured abandonment, neglect, and profound trauma. While Western institutions might rely on clinicians, diagnoses, and medication, Jhamtse Gatsal offers a radically simple alternative: a community where healing emerges from shared responsibility, affection, and presence. The film asks a fundamental question: What happens when suffering meets compassion?

Johnny Burke and Andrew Hinton are British filmmakers who won an Emmy Award for Tashi and the Monk. Burke has won awards at more than 40 international film festivals. His films often give voice to forgotten people and hidden cultures. Hinton makes films with and about artists and athletes and researches subjects that deal with compassion, communication, and connection.