Keepers of the Faith:The Buddhist Nuns of the Sagaing Hills
Keepers of the Faith:The Buddhist Nuns of the Sagaing Hills is one of the most talked-about Documentary movies released in 1996, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the filmmaker lived for 15 months as a nun in the Thameikdaw Gaung nunnery. Some years later she is coming back for a visit in order to see what has changed. This is an intimate insight into the daily life of a nunnery as well a portrait of the monastic economy and its interactions with the society.
