THE PLAYBOY AND THE BUDDHA
IS A SHORT FILM DIRECTED BY
R.B. VAN HEESCH.

FILMED IN FIVE COUNTRIES OVER THE SPAN OF 4 YEARS, THIS FILM IS A MEDITATION ON THE CONCEPTS OF LOVE, SPIRITUALITY, CONSCIOUSNESS AND SEXUALITY.

Narrated through a series of dream-scapes, follow the journey of a young man on his path toward enlightenment.

STARRING: SIMON, BINOD SINGH THAPA, REJINA KHADKA,
KOUJUN YOKOYAMA, JAY KIM IV, SHANKAR KUNWAR.
AMSHU SHARMA, MEERA GURUNG, RIDEN SHRESTHA,
JASON KUMAR LOPCHAN, NEEDESH DANGOEL,
AMAR GURUNG, PRABESH CHETTRI, BIPLOV GAULI,
RAJAN PRADHAN, PRASHANNA RJB THAPA,
SUDARSHAN GURUNG, AASHNA RANA, MANJU SHAH.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MEERA GURUNG.
CINEMATOGRAPHY: MANISH ADHIKARY.
VFX: KALIND SAPKOTA, NIKKI HOCK
MAX DE WAARD, RIK LAGING.
SOUND DESIGN: MAARTEN BRIJKER.
TRANSLATION: SHISHIR RANA, RUBIN.

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: ZUBBIN DHITAL.

© FAMILY UNIT PRODUCTIONS 2021