EXCLUSIVE: Wisdom of Happiness , a documentary from executive producer Richard Gere featuring the Dalai Lama , will screen coast-to-coast in the U.S. on October 16 in what’s being described as a unique “experiential event.”

Gere will introduce the 7PM ET public screening at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 in Manhattan, joining a panel discussion afterwards that will be transmitted live to theaters, “offering geographically distant audiences a rare opportunity to experience the film collectively on the big screen.” Several other guests to be announced with take part in the panel discussion with Gere, who has known the Dalai Lama for more than 40 years.

The Oscar-contending film directed by Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis and executive produced by Gere alongside Academy Award-nominat

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