American Kensho is a series about Buddhist practitioners in genre situations, often also involving queer relationships and the insights of queer theory. American Kensho: Manifest Destiny, the first film in this series, is a horror/thriller piece where Sarah, our Zen Buddhist protagonist, and Julia, her pagan lover, battle with mindfulness and magic an oppressive cult attempting to assault their very souls. The writer/director provides a disclaimer for the viewer that while xyr personal Zen Buddhist practice guides the production of this ongoing project, it is an attempt to sort out the relationship of that practice to the world, and does not comprise any sort of Buddhist teaching in itself.
Aaron Wyrd
Director, Writer
LaTrell Brennan
Sarah
Jason Carroll
Extra
Brad Farmer
Extra
Rory Fleming
Extra
Jarad Greene
Extra
David Johnson
Extra
Liam MacDougall
Carey
Todd McNair
Extra
Emily Olyarchuk
Julia
The Millionaire Tour62%
Caged63%
A Crooked Somebody63%
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us59%
Illegal Tender61%
A Savannah Haunting58%
The Parts You Lose66%
The Ghoul60%
The Truth About Emanuel59%
Little Boy Blue59%
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain58%
Older Gods62%
Rose Plays Julie58%
The Devil You Know67%
Arenas mortales62%
Night of the Sicario58%
Frank and Penelope73%
Intruders58%
The Good Neighbor65%
The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord68%
