KarmaTube Theatre · May 2026

Loving Karma

A Journey of Compassion in Three Parts

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On May 23rd, we are live streaming Loving Karma on Zoom — a documentary set deep in the Himalayan foothills, in the world of Jhamtse Gatsal. Featuring a new Director's Cut of the Emmy Award-winning Tashi and the Monk, the film takes us back into their lives today, 12 years later. You are warmly invited to join from wherever you are. A conversation with the filmmakers follows the screening. A week of shared reflection opens between us. Then on May 30th, the man whose life inspired the film — former monk and community-builder Lobsang Phuntsok — joins us to go even deeper into the question at the heart of it all: can love and compassion truly transform a human life?

About the Film & Its World

Jhamtse Gatsal community

In the high foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, India, a former Buddhist monk named Lobsang Phuntsok—once chosen by the Dalai Lama as one of ten monks to carry Buddhist teachings to the West—made a different choice. He came home. And in 2006, with 35 orphaned and abandoned children of the Monpa tribe, he built Jhamtse Gatsal: a “Garden of Love and Compassion” that has since become home to over 125 children, nurturing lives not through discipline alone but through something rarer—unconditional belonging.

Directed by Andrew Hinton and Johnny Burke—whose first film on this community won the Emmy—Loving Karma returns twelve years later to ask: did love actually work? It has since moved audiences at Banff, Dharamshala, Vancouver, and film festivals across four continents.

The Three-Part Journey

I

The Film

A Global Screening

Saturday, May 23 · 8:00 AM Pacific · Zoom · Open to All

Loving Karma — official film poster

Loving Karma is the work of directors Andrew Hinton and Johnny Burke, who have spent over a decade in relationship with Lobsang and the children of Jhamtse Gatsal. Andrew, based in Portland, makes self-shot documentaries rooted in human resilience and social change. Johnny’s films — which have earned the Emmy, Amnesty International’s Best Documentary, and recognition at Banff — explore the human capacity for resilience and transformation with humor and deep empathy. Following the screening, members of the filmmaking team will join us for a live conversation. A rare chance to watch a beautiful film in community, then sit with the people who made it.

II

The Reflection Space

A Week in Community

May 23–30 · Online

A global community gathering

In the week between the screening and the call, we open a shared online space — a place to sit with what the film stirred in you, and to be in community with others around the world who carry these same questions. A scene that stayed. A moment of your own that surfaced. A value you’ve been holding quietly. Lobsang and the filmmakers will be present too, not to lecture but to listen and respond. The deeper gift, perhaps, is finding yourself alongside a global community of people who resonate with these values — and discovering you are not alone in asking these questions.

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Through the Week

We’ll also be curating rare articles, little-known stories, and quiet trivia from Lobsang’s and the filmmakers’ journeys—shared across our portals DailyGood, KarmaTube, and others—so the film keeps opening, one layer at a time.

III

The Live Conversation

In Conversation with Lobsang

Saturday, May 30 · KarmaTube Theatre Live

Lobsang Phuntsok

Our journey culminates with a live conversation with Lobsang Phuntsok, joined by directors Andrew and Johnny. A monk who gave up the robes but not the path, Lobsang has shown what becomes possible when an entire community chooses love as its organizing principle. This is a space to go deeper—into his philosophy of educating the heart, the inner life of Jhamtse Gatsal, and the simple, radical question that animates everything he does: how do we truly care for one another?

And Beyond

A beginning, not a conclusion

After the screening, you’ll be invited into a week-long reflection pod—a small community space where viewers share what moved them, what surprised them, and what questions linger. These reflections weave into a shared feed, connecting you with kindred spirits walking the same path. The week culminates in a live conversation with Lobsang Phuntsok himself. And from there, we’ll follow where the conversation leads.

Join This Journey

One invitation for the entire experience—the film, the reflection space, and the live conversation. Come for one part, stay for all, or dip in and out. There’s no wrong way to be part of this.

Either way, you’re registered for the full journey — including the reflection feed and the May 30 conversation with Lobsang.

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Bring Loving Karma to Your Community
Host a local screening — in a living room, a library, or anywhere people gather with intention. We’ll coordinate with the filmmakers.
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Questions & Answers

Good to Know

Do I need to have watched Tashi and the Monk first?

Not at all. Loving Karma is a complete, standalone experience. The film is 80 minutes long and thoughtfully structured: the first 40 minutes is a newly reversioned Director’s Cut of Tashi and the Monk, giving you the full original story, and the second 40 minutes is the new continuation—12 years later. You’ll have everything you need from the first frame.

Can I watch it with kids?

Loving Karma is a film about children who have known hardship and loss — and who, through love, care, and community, find belonging and become a source of joy and light for each other. Among its many recognitions, it has won Best Documentary at the Kids International Family Film Festival. We believe it is a wonderful, heart-opening watch for the entire family, though we honour each individual child’s sensitivities, and encourage adults to use their own judgment and care. Parents may want to note that there is a brief scene about 21 minutes into the film that announces the news of a child’s suicide in a nearby village. Overall, the film is an inspiring and uplifting story of the resilience of compassion and unconditional love.

Can I share this and invite others?

Please do—that’s the whole spirit of it. Just share this page and welcome your people in. The screening on May 23rd is open to anyone in the world. The more the merrier.

We’ve put together a share kit with ready-made messages and images you can use to spread the word in your circles.

I can’t join both calls. Can I participate in just one?

Absolutely. Each part stands on its own—join what calls to you. The film screening, the reflection feed, and the live conversation are each complete in themselves. Come for one, stay for all, or dip in and out. There’s no wrong way to be part of this.

I’d love to host a local screening for my community. Is that possible?

Yes! We’re already hearing from people around the world who want to bring this film into their own spaces — living rooms, community centers, libraries, places of practice. If you feel called to share Loving Karma as a gift to your community, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and the space, and we’ll coordinate with the filmmakers.

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How can I learn more about Jhamtse Gatsal, Lobsang, and the filmmakers?

A good place to start is the community’s own website at jhamtse.org, which has Lobsang’s story, the community’s work, and ways to get involved. Lobsang’s TEDx talk in Kyoto is a beautiful 15-minute introduction to his philosophy. You can also watch Tashi and the Monk for free in 13 languages on the Jhamtse website.

Andrew Hinton’s work—including Tashi and the Monk, Amar, and This Is Where I Find Myself—can be explored at andrewhinton.film. Johnny Burke is an award-winning director and editor whose films explore trauma, resilience, and the human psyche with empathy and often unexpected humor. Both have won Emmy Awards for their documentary work.

What is KarmaTube Theatre — and how can I learn more about ServiceSpace?

KarmaTube Theatre is a form of “deepcasting”—bringing meaningful films to global audiences not just to watch, but to sit with, respond to, and let change them. A film screened together in community, followed by dialogue with the filmmakers, a week of shared reflection, and a live conversation with the people whose lives the story illuminates. Loving Karma is the first feature film KarmaTube Theatre has brought to a global audience in this way.

KarmaTube is one of many projects incubated by ServiceSpace—a volunteer-run ecosystem at the intersection of service, technology, and inner work, which also includes DailyGood, KindSpring, Awakin Circles, and more. All offerings are freely given, powered entirely by volunteers. You can explore the wider universe at servicespace.org.

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We all have within us the seeds of compassion to heal ourselves and the world around us. With right nurturance and right environment, these seeds will take root and flourish within us.

— Lobsang Phuntsok · Founder, Jhamtse Gatsal