Starting April 2017, The Great Transmission is broadcasting on select local PBS stations. Check your local listing for dates and times, also please send requests to your local station if you’d like to see it!
The Great Transmission
Berkeley Art Museum
The Great Transmission is screening weekly on Saturdays at 1pm at the Berkeley Art Museum.
Stop by to enjoy their Himalayan art collection, and take in our film.
Learn more: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/event/great-transmission-0
WISDOM series at Rubin Museum
We are pleased to present the New York Premiere of The Great Transmission at the Rubin Museum of Art.
When: Wednesday, September 14 at 8 PM
Where: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011
Q&A with Jack Petranker to follow screening.
Tickets & More Information: Tickets at the Rubin
A wonderful screening at Lucasfilm
Thank you to LucasFilm for being wonderful hosts, and for generously allowing us to screen The Great Transmission in the Premier Theater at their SF campus on Friday night.
The sound and visuals in the theater were fantastic. Much gratitude for the support and kindness of everyone who helped us with the event, and so glad to share the evening with all of you who showed up!
Here are a few photos from the event:
Special Screening of The Great Transmission at Lucasfilm
You are invited to a special screening of The Great Transmission at Lucasfilm’s Premier Theater in San Francisco on Friday, August 26th, 2016!
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Film screens at 7:00 pm, followed by Q & A with the Director.
No food is allowed in the theater, but there is a restaurant called Sessions on the Lucasfilm campus. We recommend making an evening of it!
RSVP’s are required.
For event details and reservations, please visit our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-transmission-sf-screening-at-lucasfilm-registration-26732501632
Donations are greatly appreciated.
We accept online donations through Paypal: https://gunafoundation.org/site/?page_id=734

Yoda Foundation at Lucasfilm. Photo by Michael Fraley. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrfraley/15442899952
Screenings of The Great Transmission
We are excited to announce our 2016 and 2017 screenings of The Great Transmission. This page will be updated as more events are scheduled.
2017
February 18 – June 10, 2017 — Berkeley Art Museum
February 19 & 20, 2017 — Sedona Film Festival
March 4, 2017 — Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
March 8, 2017 — Fowler Museum at UCLA
March 26, 2017 — Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum (Germany)
May 19, 2017 — Nice International Film Festival (France)
2016
April 18-24, 2016 — Albuquerque Film and Music Experience
June 18, 2016 — Maui Film Festival
July 1- July 3, 2016 — Academic conference in Bhutan, “Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayana Buddhism: A Mandala of 21st century Perspectives,” held by The Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research — www.bhutanstudies.org.bt
August 26, 2016 — Lucasfilm in San Francisco — Event details
September 14, 2016 — Rubin Art Museum in New York
September 24-27, 2016 — All Lights India International Film Festival / Winner Best Documentary Film
September 26, 2016 — Balinale (Bali International Film Festival)
October 1, 2016 — Buddhist Film Festival Europe
October 15, 2016 — Awareness Film Festival (Los Angeles)
October 20, 2016 — Cinecenta Films (Victoria, BC)
November 6, 2016 — Berkeley Video & Film Festival (Berkeley)
November 10, 2016 — Cinema Odeon Firenze (Florence)
December 4 & 11, 2016 — Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art (Staten Island)
December 2016 / January 2017— Bowers Museum in Orange County (date tba)
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience 2016

A few photos from the event
Here are a few images from our event on November 13, 2015 at the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. It was wonderful to see so many of you there!
Private Screening of The Great Transmission
This screening is a private event and fundraiser celebrating the completion of the film. We thank you and look forward to showing you what we have created together with your support.
A private screening of The Great Transmission
on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 6pm
Documentary film The Great Transmission explores the remarkable journeys Buddhist knowledge has made in the course of its 2,500-year lifespan. It meditates on the fragility of knowledge in the face of global events and asks the crucial question: What is the future of this ancient wisdom?
Browse innovative exhibits, enjoy hor d’oeurves and small bites served with fine California wines, then view the film, followed by a short Q & A with the Director and the Guna Foundation team. Thank you to restaurant partners Dosa in SF and Taste of the Himalayas in Berkeley for their contributions to the evening.
The event is held at the spectacular Autodesk Gallery, a unique venue in a landmark San Francisco building. It celebrates the power of superb design and showcases innovative, cutting-edge projects created with the assistance of technology. It was named a top destination by Wired Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Non-profit film studio Guna Foundation is the grateful recipient of Autodesk software, making possible the computer-generated imagery created for The Great Transmission. Guna Foundation has a strong educational mission to open up the treasures of Tibetan Buddhist culture to the general public. Its first two films have shown on local PBS stations across the country.
Date:
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Time:
6:00 pm — Doors open with time to browse the Gallery exhibits
7:00 pm — Film starts
8:00 pm — Conversation with the Director and Guna Team
Location:
Autodesk Gallery
One Market Street, Landmark Building, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Getting there:
The Autodesk Gallery is conveniently located near the Embarcadero BART station. We highly recommend public transportation, however hourly parking is also available at the Rincon Center (on Spear Street between Mission and Howard) and 75 Howard Street (one block south of One Market, between Spear and Steuart Streets).
Suggested donation:
$40
Of your donation, $25 is tax-deductible.
Hor d’oeurves and small bites will be served and complimented by fine California wines:
Thank you to our restaurant partners, Dosa in San Francisco and Taste of the Himalayas in Berkeley for their participation and support.
View all contributing restaurants and wineries.
RSVP strongly suggested:
Please RSVP via Eventbrite or contact us at (510) 809-1553 or contact@gunafoundation.org
We cannot accept cash at the event. However, paying by credit card or Paypal will be possible.
We would love it if you spread the word about our event, and bring your friends to the screening!
Learn more: