American Kensho: Manifest Destiny (2017)
American Kensho is a series about Buddhist practitioners in genre situations, often also involving queer relationships and the insights of queer theory. American Kensho: Manifest Destiny, the first film in this series, is a horror/thriller piece where Sarah, our Zen Buddhist protagonist, and Julia, her pagan lover, battle with mindfulness and magic an oppressive cult attempting to assault their very souls. The writer/director provides a disclaimer for the viewer that while xyr personal Zen Buddhist practice guides the production of this ongoing project, it is an attempt to sort out the relationship of that practice to the world, and does not comprise any sort of Buddhist teaching in itself.
Director: Aaron Wyrd
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LaTrell Brennan as Sarah |
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Jason Carroll as Extra |
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Brad Farmer as Extra |
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Rory Fleming as Extra |
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Jarad Greene as Extra |
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David Johnson as Extra |
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Liam MacDougall as Carey |
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Todd McNair as Extra |
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Emily Olyarchuk as Julia |
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Chris Sach as Extra |
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Shane Silman as Lead Cultist |
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Travis Stewart as Extra |
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Emily Walpole as Extra |
| Directing | Aaron Wyrd | Director |
| Writing | Aaron Wyrd | Writer |
| Production | Herado Avila | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Barr | Producer |
| Production | Claude Burman | Producer |
| Production | Kelly Carlblom | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Czubakowski | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dom Errazo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tobias Fleischer | Producer |
| Production | Renee Fleming | Producer |
| Production | Sara Gramling | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jon Hoin | Producer |
| Production | Chuck Holland | Producer |
| Production | Chris Johnson | Producer |
| Production | Mary Anne M. Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Greyson Kerley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Klein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maria Kuroshchepova | Executive Producer |
| Production | Monica Mohapatra | Producer |
| Production | Myrtis J. Morrison | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine E.M. Parnam | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dean Poyer | Producer |
| Production | Jilian Pulverenti | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ajsha Reid | Producer |
| Production | Sarah Rice | Executive Producer |
| Production | Russel Sanders | Producer |
| Production | Shane Silman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Whitehill Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ryan Stevens | Producer |
| Production | LeeAnn Swager | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nick Tierce | Producer |
| Production | Monica Wyche | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Johnson | Producer |
| Crew | O.K. Keyes | Cinematography |
| Editing | O.K. Keyes | Editor |
| Sound | Nick Ducko | Sound Editor |
| Production | Jordan Wilson | Executive Producer |
