JOHN BUSH NEW YORK 2024
An award-winning filmmaker, cinematographer, and visual artist based in New York City, John Bush began making films in 2000 after a long career as the CEO and creative force of ILLUMINATIONS.
John's films have been theatrically released, screened in leading museums around the world, and broadcast nation- wide and abroad as a miniseries. His films have been featured in scores of festivals including in competition for best documentary at Bangkok, Rome, and Munich film festivals.
Previous work includes THE YATRA TRILOGY: DHARMA RIVER, PRAJNA EARTH narrated by SHARON STONE, and VAJRA SKY OVER TIBET which received the blessing of the DALAI LAMA and played during his official events in a dozen cities. Vajra Sky Over Tibet was theatrically released in over 70 cities.
PBS renamed The Yatra Trilogy as JOURNEY INTO BUDDHISM and broadcast it nationwide as a 4.5 hour prime time mini-series. The series was also broadcast in Europe, Australia, and South Africa. International distribution through TVF London and APT - American Public Television.
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JOURNEY INTO BUDDHISM
THE YATRA TRILOGY
4.5 Hours / 3 Episodes
Cinematic pilgrimages in:
South East Asia & Tibet
“A visionary in the truest sense,
John Bush patiently draws the viewer
into his vision.”
PERRY GARFINKEL - HUFFington POST
NEEM KAROLI BABA & JOHN BUSH
VRINDAVAN India
“The whole world is my home,
all are my family.
Love everyone, feed everyone.”
NEEM KAROLI BABA
“As a filmmaker, I attempt to capture
the light that quiets the mind and
opens the heart.”
John Bush
"Peace is the inner nature of
humankind. If you find it within
yourself, you will then find it
everywhere."
RAMANA MAHARSHI
PRIOR FILM WORK
THE YATRA TRILOGY
DHARMA RIVER
PRAJNA EARTH
VAJRA SKY OVER TIBET
JOURNEY INTO BUDDHISM
PBS
Nationwide Broadcasts
3 Episodes / 4.5 hours
Primetime Mini-Series
Cinematic Pilgrimages in
Thailand Bali BURMA
Java Laos Cambodia
Tibet
“I am grateful to John Bush for his
dedication to this project”
THE DALAI LAMA
ART MUSEUM ENGAGEMENTS
THE YATRA TRILOGY
Rubin Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Asia Society New York
National Gallery of Australia
Art Institute of Chicago
The British Museum, London
Seattle Art Museum
Center for Contemporary Arts,
Santa Fe, NM
Alliance Francaise New York
THE National Archives, Ottawa
Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Anchorage Museum of Art
Asian Art Museum San Francisco
Danish Film Institute Copenhagen
Cleveland Museum of art
Detroit Institute of Art
Norton Simon Museum of Art,
PASADENA CA
Alliance Francaise New Delhi
Chester Beatty Museum, Dublin
National Palace Museum Taiwan
Museum of Asian Civilizations,
Singapore
“Viewers will be awed by this luminous
world, so rarely captured in film.”
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
SWEDAGON PAGODA, BURMA
Resonance JOURNEY - NINE DANCE FILMS
John Bush has collaborated with french-born, New York City choreographer Nadine Helstroffer on a series of nine dance films of spiritual journey. The dance films have now played and received awards in over 130 festivals in
28 countries including at Cannes, The Spoleto Festival and The American Dance Festival.
