November 30, 2006
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Travel to the sacred temples, remote monasteries, and lively festivals of the Himalayan landscape with filmmaker John Bush in a cinematic pilgrimage into the heart of Tibetan Buddhist culture. All is ... read more 
DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
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September 22, 2006
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
The material is so compelling that we keep watching. Full Review
September 15, 2006
Nathan Lee, New York Times
Vajra Sky Over Tibet demonstrates one alternative for moviemaking inside Tibet: the rhetorically inflated vacation video.
September 15, 2006
Michael Booth, Denver Post
The film simply takes too long to deliver its message. Full Review
September 13, 2006
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
A well-photographed inside look at a fascinating culture and its people. Full Review
September 8, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A gorgeous, meandering travelogue that only gradually bares its teeth. Full Review
September 6, 2006
Richard Kuipers, Variety
[A]n illuminating meditation on that deepest of Buddhist philosophical concerns -- impermanence. Full Review
October 31, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Beautifully photographed in dazzling colors and with hypnotic chanting music... . Full Review
November 8, 2006
Phil Hall, Film Threat
Not only the year's best documentary, but it is also among the finest films ever made about religion. Full Review
October 12, 2006
Andrew Wright, The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
However honorable the intent, Bush's epic journey carries all the raw, visceral excitement of watching someone else's holiday slides. Full Review
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