From director Mark Elliott, a two-DVD set that features intimate portraits of of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Karmapas.

The Lion's Roar is the masterful portrait of the late 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, the great Tibetan Buddhist master known as the Black Hat Lama. Bodhisattva: Journey of the 17th Karmapa portrays the Seventeenth Gyalwa Karmapa, one of the most important lamas in the world of Tibetan Buddhism, at a unique moment in his trajectory as a teacher: his first visit to the United States (and the West).

Crestone Films makes feature-length documentaries that explore Tibetan Buddhism in relation to the modern world.