2021 Asian & Asian American Showcase

The 3 Day Nun 
Duration: 6:54

Directed by Lava Buckley 

Synopsis
This is a video about Lava's journey as a Novice Nun for 3 Days at Wat Phaputthothiyan in Ubon Ratchathani with her mother and auntie. Lava's family wanted her to follow the tradition of their family being a nun (or monk) in a forest temple in Thailand. Lava was on a healing journey but ended up with a life changing experience being among their Thai tradition of a giving community. 

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Lava Buckley 

Lava Buckley is a filmmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She works as a Production Coordinator for studio productions, but during her free time she directs stories she has written. Although Lava did not have traditional film schooling, she learned about film making while working on sets. Lava was fortunate enough to have a vast career working on studio productions to gain insight how film projects are made. The handful of short films she has completed were done on a shoestring to continue learning how to make films with what resources that she had available. Regardless of not having the best production assets, Lava participated in the 72 Hour Shootout with the Asian American Film Lab. In 2016, she created a short film, “Call Me Mary”, that won Top Ten and Most Original Use of Theme. Her second film at the 72 Hour Shootout, “Same Same”, won Most Original Use of Theme in 2019. Lava’s drive to make films regardless of resources encouraged her to embrace what she could create with herself and her cat. That film, “Rescue”, went into multiple festivals and won awards. It even went on a nationwide tour to help raise funds for shelter cats. 

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An Interview with Lava Buckley