Laurence Brahm
Laurence Brahm is an explorer, author, and an international award-winning filmmaker, director, and producer. He is the founder of Shambhala Studio, specializing in films related to the Himalayan culture and Asian martial arts. Between 2017 and 2024, he has produced and directed three documentaries on the life of the Lotus Born Master, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, together with three science fiction films on the Shambhala prophecies.
He has also directed and produced films on Kung Fu, including the
award-winning “Searching for Kung Fu” documentary.
Laurence is a martial arts instructor, deep practitioner of Tibetan Secret
Yoga, and an authorized meditation instructor of Bhutan’s Pemai
Rangdang Dharma Center.
Laurence received the National Geographic Air and Water Conservation
Award for raising environmental awareness through his Himalayan
documentary films, and he was elected as an International Fellow of the
Explorer Club in New York.
Icelandic President
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson invited him to join the Himalayan Third Pole
Circle, a group that formulates policies to address glacier melting caused by
climate change.
During that time, he served as advisor to Bhutan’s Environmental
Commission. From 2014 to 2019, he served as the spokesperson and
chairman of the Himalayan Consensus Summit.
Laurence received the United Nations Development Programme’s China
Biodiversity and Cultural Conservation Award, presented by Jane
Goodall. As the spokesperson for a non-governmental organization at at
the United Nations Earth Summit (Rio+20), Laurence was also
recognized by ScenaRio as one of 100 global opinion leaders selected to
advise the conference.
The program will be enhanced with music interludes by
A talented professional Tibetan musician, Bone Lhamokyap
creates original music from the soul of the Shongomah (Sangemao) people, a
minority tribe of Tibetan descent whose existence is on the verge of extinction.
Roots and endlessness.
His music reflects a deep admiration for nature, peace, and the beauty of life. Bone
blends ethnic sounds with electronic harmonies, playing instruments like the guitar,
flute, and keyboard. He is also skilled in Kundalini meditation and chanting, as well as
crafting some of his tribal music instruments. Bone has performed at numerous stages across Asia, Europe, and the USA, including the Shanghai World Music Festival.
In 2016, he
collaborated with Grammy-recognized producer Michael Starita at Fantasy Studios in California, producing singles like “Mother Earth
is Crying.”
He has continued to tour internationally, including a notable summer European tour in 2024, which concluded with aperformance at Finland's Kosmos Festival.
In October 2024, Bone released his new EP, which serves as the
soundtrack for the upcoming movie by Laurence J. Brahm under
the Shambhala Studio records, the new chapter of the ‘Searching
for the Lotus Born Master’ series. Bone also received the ‘Best
New Age’ award at Beijing’s Gate of Nine Dragons festival in 2024.
Establishing fruitful partnerships, he has since collaborated with
renowned studios and esteemed yoga brands like Lululemon in
Shanghai and the USA, further expanding his creative repertoire.
Bone Lhamokyap
