Nearly 10 years after its world premiere, Khyentse Norbu's Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, will be screening in New York City for one week only, from August 8th to 14th, at Greenwich Village’s Quad Cinema.

Hema Hema is the fourth feature from Bhutanese filmmaker Norbu, the widely respected Buddhist scholar and teacher. The film, featuring award-winning actor Tony Leung, takes us deep into the forest of Bhutan, where a gathering takes place every 12 years. Masked the entire time, participants enjoy a few days of unbridled sexual anonymity. Faceless, they allow themselves to be overtaken by their deepest desires. A man, attending for the first time, becomes intoxicated and obsessed with a fellow participant, leading him down a dangerous path. Watch the trailer

Following these special New York screenings, the film will travel to Los Angeles and the Bay Area, where Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji (The Yak In The Classroom, The Monk and The Gun) will appear for intros and Q&As to mark this special occasion.