Films

"Cutting a Rug, Turning the Wheel: Beats and Buddhism in Northern India"

Shot while directing a study abroad semester in Northern India, this short film documents intersections of culture, embodiment, and dance throughout this region.

Official selection of the 2008 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival

Official selection of the 2008 Fear No Film Festival

 

Cutting a Rug, Turning the Wheel: Beats and Buddhism in Northern India from Harrison Blum on Vimeo.

Moving Dharma Dance Lab: Arboretum Gathering

An abridged film of our Arboretum improv performance and jam.  Spring 2009.

M.Ed. Thesis Performance

Breakdancing through the four elements as taught by the Buddha to his son Rahula, serving as the performance element of my Lesley University Creative Arts in Learning M.Ed. thesis.  Spring 2007.

Elemental Buddhism from Harrison Blum on Vimeo.

Remarks offered on the promise of kinesthetic learning in religious studies after my M.Ed. thesis dance performance.

Kinesthetic Learning in Religious Studies from Harrison Blum on Vimeo.

Also by Harrison Blum...

Youth Climate Action Network Workshop

Hosted at the MIT.  Spring 2009.

Embodied Spirituality: A Workshop with the Jewish Farm School

Hosted by Kayam Farm.  Summer 2008.

"Pon De Gap: The Culture and Dance of Hagley Gap, Jamaica"

Filmed during month volunteering with the Blue Mountain Project.  Summer 2007.

"Crossing the Road, Entering the Stream"

And on the lighter side, this short film presents a chicken's cross country search for the meaning of life, from Harvard Divinity School to the Insight Meditation Society.

Crossing the Road, Entering the Stream from Harrison Blum on Vimeo.