Mission: Joy–Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share science-backed wisdom of how to live with joy in troubled times.

2021 | Running Time: 90 minutes | Rating: NR

In what is likely their last time together, we trace the epic life stories of these Nobel Peace Prize winners, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu, as they faced oppression, exile, death threats, cancer, and more — unbowed and still laughing. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers show us that our shared humanity is bigger than our differences. Director/Producer: Peggy Callahan; Director: Louie Psihoyos; Writer: Mark Monroe; Composer: Dominic Messinger

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“Their palpable joy at being together makes them not only unique beacons of hope, but exemplars of the principles they espouse.”

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