Tukdam – Between Worlds

Synopsis

Most of us think of death as something clear-cut, and that medical science has it neatly figured out. This feature documentary explodes such assumptions through its exploration of a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. In what Tibetan Buddhists call tukdam, advanced meditators die in a consciously controlled manner. Though dead according to our biomedical standards, they often stay sitting upright in meditation; remarkably, their bodies remain fresh and lifelike, without signs of decay for days, sometimes weeks after clinical death. Following ground-breaking scientific research into tukdam and taking us into intimate death stories of Tibetan meditators, the film juxtaposes scientific and Tibetan perspectives as it tries to unravel the mystery of tukdam.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Donagh Coleman
Writing	Writer	Donagh Coleman
Production	Producer	Kaarle Aho
Crew	Cinematography	Mika Mattila Satya Rai Nagpaul Donagh Coleman Peter Flinckenberg
Editing	Editor	Mirjam Strugalla
Sound	Music	Märt-Matis Lill
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