Judith Skinner has spent 23+ years on a Buddhist retreat in her San Francisco studio apartment. The city has changed dramatically over the past two decades, but Judith's routine and rotating roster of feline companions have not.
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Press:
Beyond Chron Review: “Jessica Bernstein-Wax’s short San Francisco-based charmer ‘On Retreat’ shows how our City By The Bay serves as a Buddhist retreat for one unique person.”
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Current Screenings:
Tricycle Magazine Buddhist Shorts Film Festival
Past Screenings:
Santa Cruz Film Festival
Nevada City Film Festival
West Coast premiere: SF DocFest
World premiere: IFFBoston
Directed, filmed and edited by Jessica Bernstein-Wax.
Sound by Scott Steiner.
Music by Gabe Wax.
Color grading by Eric Escobar.