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JOURNEY TO THE ORIGIN OF BUDDHISM, Pilgrimage to Nepal and North India

This documentary is about a group of German speaking travelers on a pilgrimage to the most important places of the Buddha in Nepal and North India. It is an introduction into Buddhist philosophy, which introduces the three different levels of teachings Buddha was offering to the world. As humans are very different in their ability of understanding abstract teachings, the Buddha turned the wheel of Dharma three times and offered different ways of learning. Since this travel group practices Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, Buddha's teaching cycles are explained from the highest Buddhist viewpoint, which is rather rare. These journey is a firework of impressions of Asian art and beauty and Asian philosophy, which nowadays is attracting wisdom seekers from East and West equally.

  • Britta Jeromin
    Director
  • Britta Jeromin
    Writer
  • Britta Jeromin
    Producer
  • Michael Wondra
    Music Composer/ Designer
  • Britta Jeromin
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    REISE ZUM URSPRUNG DES BUDDHISMUS
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 13, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany, India, Nepal
  • Language:
    English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Vegas Movie Awards
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States
    June 13, 2023
    Award of Merit: Best Documentary Feature
  • Vegas Movie Awards
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States
    June 13, 2023
    Award of Merit: Best Woman Filmmaker
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    June 2, 2023
    Jury Screening
    1. Award of Merit: Documentary Feature
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    June 2, 2023
    Jury Screening
    2. Award of Merit: Women Filmmakers
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    June 2, 2023
    Jury Screening
    3. Award of Recognition: Sound: Overall Impact
  • ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    LOS ANGELES
    United States
    October 29, 2023
    WORLD PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • BERLIN LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL
    BERLIN
    Germany
    February 12, 2024
    PREMIERE GERMANY
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • KRAKEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    MILANO
    Italy
    March 10, 2024
    Jury Screening
    AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • SERBEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Chisinau
    Moldova, Republic of
    August 28, 2023
    Jury Screening
    Quarter Finalist
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS
    Reims
    France
    May 5, 2024
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • NEW YORK MOVIE AWARDS
    New York
    United States
    Official Selection
  • KALAKARI FILM FEST
    Dewas
    India
    February 21, 2023
    Online Jury Screening
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • TMFF THE MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    April 30, 2023
    Jury Screening
    Award 2nd Best Feature
  • ATHENS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY ART FILM FESTIVAL
    Athens
    Greece
    May 4, 2023
    Jury Screening
    Honorable Mention
  • 8&HALFILM AWARDS
    Rom
    Italy
    May 25, 2023
    Jury Screening
    Award Winner Best Documentary Feature
  • TIETÊ INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
    SÃO PAULO
    Brazil
    November 25, 2023
    Jury Screening
    SILVER ANHUMA AWARD - BEST SOUND DESIGN
Director Biography - Britta Jeromin

Britta Jeromin is a German musician, writer and filmmaker, who was born in Hamburg 1963. With 14 years old she started to write song lyrics and to perform on stage with different bands. When she was 19 years old she already released her first record with Rock music. She was one of the first students of the Music high school in Hamburg, where you could study popular music. Her youth she spent in Hamburg´s music clubs. She sang in different bands and in Hamburg and Berlin she performed live on stage. “Das Deutsche Schauspielhaus” Hamburg, one of the main theatre in town, produced a Rock theater play and engaged her as a musician. With this theater production she went on tour through Germany, driving with her motorbike on stage.
At this time she also was a studio background singer, as on the CD of Jan Fedder – AUS BOCK – and other productions. Besides, she played a minor role in a TV film production. She studied American, English and German literature in Hamburg and got her Magistra Artium title. She is a happy mother of two kids. Her work experience was made in PR- agencies, as a free journalist or as a film producer of image-and product films.
2012 she published her first novel 'NOTLANDUNG Á LA ROCK'N ROLL' as an ebook on Amazon. 2018 she published this novel as a paperback in German and in 2019 in English with the title: 'CRASH LANDING Á LA ROCK'N ROLL or the art of becoming a human being.' This novel was inspired by the book of Ken Wilber 'THE SPECTRUM OF CONSCIOUSNESS'.

In 2011 she filmed a journey through India and Nepal and produced a documentary film, called 'JOURNEY TO THE ORIGIN OF BUDDHISM.' This film is available in 6 different languages. Today she lives as a free artist in Medellin, Colombia.

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Director Statement

The motivation for my artwork is to inspire people to strive for their own inner development to become the best version of themselves. For me the path of taking responsibility for ones life is an endless process of overcoming fears and disturbing emotions to experience more freedom and love for everyone and every kind of circumstances, which makes life easy, happy and worth living.