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EXCLUSIVE: Benedict Cumberbatch will narrate Marc J Francis and Max Pughs feature documentary about Thich Nhat Hanh.Benedict Cumberbatch is to narrate Walk With Me, a new feature documentary about Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh.Marc J Francis  Black Gold  and Max Pugh  The Road to Freedom Peak  produce and direct the Speakit Films project, which is now completed and expected to launch later this year.With unprecedented access during a three-year shooting period, Wa <a href=https://www.stanleywebsite.us>stanley website</a> lk With Me goes deep inside a Zen Buddhist community which practices the art of mindfulness with their famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.The film was shot at the Plum Village monastery in the Dordogne region of France and in the US.The footage of the monastic life is paired with Cumberbatch reading from insights from Thich Nhat Hanhs early journals.Sherlock star Cumberbatch, who is currently filming Marvel fantasy Doctor Strange, said:  In my life Ive been so touched by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh,it was a great honour to work on Walk With Me. I have no doubt that audiences across the world will be moved by this beautifully crafted film observing the daily life of the monks and <a href=https://www.stanley-cups-uk.uk>stanley cup</a>  nuns who have committed their lives t <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.uk>stanley uk</a> o the art of mindfulness. The 90-year-old Buddhist Zen Master, human rights activist, poet and author was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 by Martin Luther King Jr. The Vietnam-born master has more than 1.5m followers on social media.Co-directors and producers Max Pugh and Marc J Francis  Rfzu BAFTAs 2016: Screen Stars of Tomorrow nominated
Edinburgh Film Festival managingdirector Ginnie Atkinson reacted swiftly to weekend press reports thatthis year s event might be damaged by a boycott from three major Hollywoodstudios.Articles suggested thatDisney, Universal and 20th Century Fox would boycott the event in protest atthe city s poor record on combating piracy.An Edinburgh market atIngliston is notorious for selling pirate copies of recent blockbusters and issaid to deprive studios of some 拢10 million a year in lost revenue.Senior executives from thethree studios will meet representatives from Edinburgh council andFACT Federation Against Copyright Theft  next month to resolve the dispute.Simon Hewlett, Fox s UKmanaging director told The Sunday Times:  Councils in certain areas are sitting idleand not working on behalf of local bus <a href=https://www.stanley-germany.de>stanley germany</a> inesses and that s true of Edinburgh.It s going on in front of them but there  a reluctance to do anything aboutit. He added:  The councilcannot ignore the people who put them there and if it gets to the point where acouncil is literally sticking two fingers up to us, we will have to considerour options. We are big supporters of <a href=https://www.stanleycup.it>stanley italy</a>  the Festival and other film-relatedenterprises, but why on <a href=https://www.stanleycups.us>stanley us</a>  earth should we make that kind of commitment if they renot prepared to support us. Edinburgh rarely securesworld premiere screenings and seldom showcases the kind of blockbusters thatfuel the piracy business which make it a strange target for action.This year s opening nightpresentation is The Motorcycle
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