INCLUDES
Path of Cessation (1975): 55 Minutes, 16mm, Color, Sound
Starlight (1969): 5 minutes, 16mm, Color, Sound
Geshe Reading (1972): 28 Minutes, 16mm, Color, Sound

"We are not tricked into the belief that we've visited Tibet by proxy. Here is the wonder of your works, Bob: that you know, always, whatever part of the World you bounce light off, you are in yr. own backyard ... albeit all these strange (and familiar) creatures move thru that infinite 'yard' of yr. mind. How simply wonderful .... Each film a growth: all of the same spirit. What more can I say but ... Thanks!" - Stan Brakhage

On its surface, PATH OF CESSATION is an experimental documentary on Tibetan culture. The image that is communicated to us by Fulton is a highly mystifying one. Rather than analyze, or enter into a dialogue with the Tibetan culture that he photographs, Fulton has succumbed to it, and through the process has presented us a work of great surface, as well as formal, beauty.

STARLIGHT is one of Fulton's earliest forays into creating experimental films with overt themes of spirituality, acting as a bridge between his rapid visual language and the manifestation of buddhist teachings in the natural world.

In addition to the films, we've included "Geshe Reading" in the collection. Fulton captured an unedited conversation on spirituality with Geshe Ngawang Wangyal, the lama credited with leading the first buddhist community in the United States. Geshe Wangyal is featured in Path of Cessation, Starlight, as well as a number of Fulton works.

This restoration, conducted by scanning Fulton's personal 16mm archival prints in 2018, allows viewers to experience the films digitally in 4K for the first time. Color has been faithfully restored while being optimized for digital projection and online viewing.