Gian’s next film will be the story of a second generation Italian (my 16 years old grandchild) discovering his roots in Italy. The story includes four days trekking in the Dolomites. For this project, we’ll be adding a DJI Mavic Zoom 2 drone for stunning shots. Stay tuned for more info!
We are pleased to say the first theatrical screen of Dogyo-ninin at the Bookshelf Cinema in Guelph, Ontario was a great success. The theater was near capacity and the audience very receptive. The screening was followed by a lively Q&A that lasted about 45 minutes.
The first theatrical screen of DOGYO-NININ will be 2pm – Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Bookshelf Cinema in Guelph, ON! Directions to the theater can be found here: http://www.bookshelf.ca/
We are pleased to present the trailer for Gian’s new film, now titled DOGYO-NININ: Making The Pilgrimage with the Kobo Daishi. The film will be appearing at festivals coming up and will be available for purchase on DVD.
In the meantime, please enjoy the the trailer below:
The trailer is also available in Italian:
Gian will be participating in the Giovedì Cai Feltre, in his home town of Feltre, Italy on April 5th, 2018. He will be discussing his experience as a pilgrim on the famous Camino de Santiago, as well as his latest adventure, the 88-temple, 1200 km Buddhist pilgrimage on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
More info is available here.
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Our new film will be titled “Hannya Shin-gyó”. It was shot in Japan in November 2016 and is to be completed and released later this year. We’ll update you as more details emerge, but in the meantime here are a few images from the shoot:
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While filming Are You A Pilgrim?, director and protagonist Gian D. Ceccato was profoundly touched by a group of Japanese pilgrims he met on the Christian pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. They had come to walk in the aftermath the powerful 2011 earthquake and tsunami to pray for the souls of who had died. Continuing the journey he began with Are You A Pilgrim?, Gian will undertake the spiritually and physically arduous journey of Shikoku Henro-michi—the oldest and most famous Buddhist pilgrimage in Japan, in the footsteps of Kõbõ Daishi. Filming is set to begin later this year, with an expected release in 2017. Stay tuned!
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Are you a Pilgrim? has been announced as an official selection for the 2016 Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh. Are You A Pilgrim will be screening Monday January 18th, 2016 at 12:00pm. For more detailed information about the screening, please visit the festival website.
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We’re thrilled to announce that Are you a Pilgrim? is included in the programme of the 18th edition (October 9 – 19th, 2015) Religion Today International Film Festival in Trento, Italy.
http://www.religionfilm.com/en
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We’re thrilled to announce the broadcast premiere of Are You A Pilgrim? courtesy of Telebelluno SRL in Belluno, Italia!
There will be three showings this weekend:
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