'' In his inspired first documentary, Chasing Buddha, Courtin-Wilson provides an intimate portrait of a unique individual whose own search for inner peace helps guide others to transcend their arduous circumstances. '' - Rebecca Yeldham, Sundance Film Festival
'' Directed with passion, love, and devotion ... we are treated to a rare individual. '' - Dennis Schwartz, Ozus’s World Movie Reviews
'' One could imagine Robina Courtin resembling Susan Sarandon's character in the film Dead Man Walking. The similarities are there… Knowing she is a Buddhist nun makes it easy to imagine a gentle soul, softly spoken, calm. But you'd be wrong. '' - Maree Curtis, The Age
'' A woman who will never conform and is the more inspiring because of it. '' - Joyce Morgan, The Sydney Morning Herald
'' An intimate portrait of one woman's relentless search for inner peace. '' - The Cinematic Intelligence Agency
'' Robina Courtin's journey from radical political activist to radical Buddhist nun is a fascinating one. '' - Richard Kuipers, Urban Cinefile
'' Amiel Courtin-Wilson is a rising star '' - Offscreen Magazine
'' One of our most exciting upcoming directors '' - Friday on My Mind
'' Chasing Buddha is the portrait of a Buddhist nun, Robina Courtin: strong, aggressive and revered. A bundle of contradictions, a violater of expectations, someone with a robust and confrontational view of what it is to lead a spiritual life. '' - Philippa Hawker, The Age
'' In a packed 51 minutes, the extraordinary life of this irrepressible dynamo unfolds. '' - Mandala Magazine
'' The biggest bonus of Chasing Buddha is the intimacy, allowing you, the viewer, access to a life of which you would never otherwise hear. '' - The Cinematic Intelligence Agency
'' Guaranteed to shake any preconceptions one might have about the religious life, asceticism, or indeed Buddhist nuns ... A fascinating film. '' - Julie Rigg, Radio National, Arts Today
'' You could sit through a month of fiction films and not come across a character half as interesting as Robina Courtin '' - Jake Wilson, Urban Cinefile
'' If you think of Buddhist nuns (and monks) as meek and mild souls, lacking in personality, Chasing Buddha should put that notion to rest once and for all. '' - Stephen Groenewegen, eFilmCritic.com
'' A bracing and surprisingly stylish documentary. '' - Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
'' A filmmaker ''of visionary ambition, whose emotional commitment to his subject matter is matched by a bold, expressionistic approach to image and sound. '' - The Age Critics Award for Hail
