Published on Saturday, 09 February 2008 11:31 | | 
A Personal Buddhist Perspective on Birth and Death
by Phil Becque
Between Creation and Destruction is an award-winning documentary that describes Buddhist life philosophy for the general public. Starting with a personal statement by the director, the film charts the rise of human beings from the big bang to the present day and explores the central premise that by taking action, we all live between creation and destruction from moment to moment. But what exactly goes into making a moment?
To understand this from a Buddhist perspective, the film looks at a revolutionary life philosophy, first expounded by the founder of Buddhism, Siddharta Guatama, in the Lotus Sutra approximately 3,500 years ago. Known in Japanese as ichinen sanzen ('three thousand worlds in a life moment'), this is a subtle and complex world view that describes the human condition in terms of time and space.
Key concepts such as simultaneous Cause and Effect, The Ten Worlds, Karma, Birth and Death, The Human Revolution, Enlightenment & The Eternity of Life are discussed and presented visually. The relevance of this world view, to modern day problems, are explored in the Realms of the Self, Society and the Land.
You can see clips of Between Creation and Destruction on these YouTube links:
Between Creation and Destruction has won two awards: Best Foreign Feature Documentary from MoonDance Film Festival, USA
'Between Creation and Destruction is a visually beautiful and mind-altering cinematic introduction to some of the central ideas in Buddhism. Various concepts such as Karma, Raising One's Life State and the Eternity of Life, are explored, musically portrayed with serene and inspiring music, and illustrated with incredible scenes of Nature, it is based on the directors own experience.' (http://moondancefilmfestival.com/45-Winners.html)
It also won a Silver Medal at the 2007 Everglades International Film Festival, SA:
If you wish to purchase a DVD of this film please visit http://www.jeweltree.co.uk
CREDITS: Philip Becque - writer-director, producer, executive producer, co-camera operator; Edward Canfor-Dumas. Ben Forster & Jo Lane - co-writers; Daniel Becque, Howard Jones & Hugh Burns - original music/co-composers.
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