Official Trailer for The Dalai Lama’s ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ Doc Film

Official Trailer for The Dalai Lama’s ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ Doc Film

by Alex Billington
September 19, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Brothers and sisters of this small planet – we are same human beings.” Yes we are! Abramorama unveiled the official trailer for a documentary film titled Wisdom of Happiness, a brand recent film starring the Dalai Lama giving us all advice & wisdom as the world gets more disordered. The first premiered last year at the Zurich Film Festival and played at the Dharamshala Film Festival in India where the Dalai Lama lives. Wisdom of Happiness shows us a timeless truth: happiness is still possible, even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. This powerful message of hope is offered as a personal audience with one of the greatest living thinkers, Nobel Peace Prize winner Tenzin Gyatso, known to billions around the world as the Dalai Lama. From Executive Producers Richard Gere & Oren Moverman, the doc film opens in narrow US theaters this October – honoring the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday. Gere explains: “Watching how the Dalai Lama embodies love, generosity, and kindness allows viewers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves in a way that feels real and achievable.” I’m really glad he addresses how bad things are now in the 21st century and how stopping climate change is significant to global happiness. Still as keen as ever! We all need to listen to him.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Delaquis & Miller’s doc Wisdom of Happiness, from YouTube:

Wisdom of Happiness shows us a timeless truth: happiness is still possible, even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. This powerful message of hope is delivered as a personal audience with one of the greatest living thinkers – Nobel Peace Prize winner, Tenzin Gyatso, known to billions around the world as the Dalai Lama. Speaking as a member of a single global community, he shares practical wisdom for finding peace, compassion, and hope in the midst of chaos. With disarming clarity and deep humanity, he invites us to imagine—and facilitate create—a world where compassion is activated as our strongest force for change, and happiness is within reach for everyone. Wisdom of Happiness is co-directed by filmmakers Philip Delaquis (producer of the docs Forbidden Voices, #Female Pleasure, many others) and Barbara Miller (director of the docs Forbidden Voices, #Female Pleasure). Produced by Philip Delaquis; initiated by Walo Kamm. This first premiered at the 2024 Zurich Film Festival last year. Abramorama will debut the Wisdom of Happiness doc in select US theaters starting October 16th, 2025 this fall. Info on the film’s official site.

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