April 13 - Film Screening: Carving the Divine - Buddhist Sculptors of Japan

Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan is a documentary film that offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist woodcarving tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve its legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. After the screening, director Yujiro Seki will join by Zoom to discuss the project with Fairfield University adjunct professors Ive Covaci (Art History & Visual Culture) and Simona Lazzerini (Religious Studies).

This screening is co-presented with the departments of Visual & Performing Arts and Religious Studies, the Asian Studies program, and the Arts Institute.

For more information: www.carvingthedivine.com