Vajra Sky Over Tibet

Vajra Sky Over Tibet is a 2006 documentary film by John Bush. Produced by Direct Pictures, the film is the last one in the Yatra Trilogy.[3]

Vajra Sky Over Tibet
Directed byJohn Bush
Written byJohn Bush
StarringJohn Bush
Narrated byTenzin Choegyal, Dadon
Distributed byZeitgeist Films[1]
Release date
  • August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10)
Running time
87 minutes
Box office$62,356[2]

Filming

Ty Burr of The Boston Globe commented that John Bush filmed it in Tibet without permission from Chinese authorities, therefore, interviews with locals were cut out for fear for their safety.[3]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 55% based on 20 critics, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critics consensus states: "Journey Into Buddhism: Vajra Sky Over Tibet explores a fascinating subject with visual flair, but dull narration and a dawdling pace make it a less than illuminating watch".[4] On Metacritic, Vajra Sky Over Tibet has an above average score of 61 out of a 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Nathan Lee of The New York Times said that "this documentary glimpse at the sights and sounds of occupied Tibet amounts to a rhetorically inflated vacation video".[6]

According to Richard Kuipers of Variety magazine, the film is "beautifully shot inside Tibet's most sacred sites ... the peaceful principles of the faith infuse every frame".[7]

Walter Addiego of the San Francisco Chronicle said that Vajra Sky Over Tibet "[have an] impressionistic feeling to all this", adding to it that "[it] sometimes plays like a travelogue".[8]

Bill White of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that "there is a lot of history to be learned here, but the teaching is so slow paced that the most alert student may fall into a stupor by the end of class".[9]

References
  1. Turan, Kenneth (September 14, 2001). "This Was an Opera Unto Itself". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. "Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. Burr, Ty (August 18, 2006). "A lovely travelogue with a dark side". Arts & Entertainment. The Boston Globe. Boston.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. "Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  5. "Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  6. Lee, Nathan (September 15, 2006). "Film Review: An Italian China Meets a Chinese China". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. Kuipers, Richard (March 3, 2006). "Vajra Sky Over Tibet". Variety. p. 34.
  8. "FILM CLIPS / Also opening today". San Francisco Chronicle. January 12, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  9. White, Bill (September 28, 2006). "Tibetan documentary tackles a fascinating subject but lacks depth". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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