Cecil Esquivel
Director, producer, cinematographer
Former Director of Columbia University’s Digital Media Center; earlier media programs in Bhutan, Tibet and Mongolia; director of Dream Awake, filmed at Taktsang in 3D/360°.
108 vision
Support Bhutan's first 360° dome
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the immersive film of 108 Stupas raised in a single day
Co-create the legacy of a once-in-a-millenium epic event at the birthing of a new city,
new economy, & living template
for the flourishing of all beings.
On November 1, 2026, over 40,000 volunteers will raise
108 Stupas (Temples of Enlightenment) in the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) in Bhutan, in a single day. The Stupas are catalyzers of human flourishing, each containing millions of prayers amplified and repeated. They anchor the power and potential of a new city integrated in nature, created to serve the well-being of a nation based on Gross National Happiness, and as a template for the world to model.
Join us to support the living legacy of the 108 through immersive mindful experiences for all who visit Bhutan while creating a circular economy with the Dome that nurtures the ongoing flourishing of GMC and Bhutanese storytelling.
$500,000budget for film and dome
Dome
Bhutan's First
360° Temple Dome, in the center of vibrant Thimphu A twelve-metre immersive Temple Dome for Bhutanese storytelling, education and convening in capital city of Thimphu. The 108 Vision film is its premiere production. About the dome Film 108 Vision
a 360° immersive film of the historic raising of 108 Stupas The vision, building, consecration and powerful significance of the 108 Enlightenment Stupas and the earth-changing story of the GMC, filmed for the Dome Temple, and other venues, for all travelers and audiences. About the film
360° Temple Dome, in the center of vibrant Thimphu A twelve-metre immersive Temple Dome for Bhutanese storytelling, education and convening in capital city of Thimphu. The 108 Vision film is its premiere production. About the dome Film 108 Vision
a 360° immersive film of the historic raising of 108 Stupas The vision, building, consecration and powerful significance of the 108 Enlightenment Stupas and the earth-changing story of the GMC, filmed for the Dome Temple, and other venues, for all travelers and audiences. About the film
Dome
Bhutan's first 360° Temple Dome
Support building Bhutan's first immersive temple-venue built for 360-degree projection, engaging visitors, creators, communities, events and civic audiences. The 108 Vision film is its premiere production.
12 mdiameter
~70 to 140seated + standing
360°projection
20%+free or subsidised community use
The first Dome creates a magical gathering space in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, where audiences, creators, visionaries will inspire the next wave of flourishing in Bhutan and the world. The Dome will support a circular economy that re-invests the proceeds back into the Bhutanese community. As its operations allow, a second, movable Dome will carry the story to the Dzongkhags and beyond in Bhutan, and a Dome in Gelephu Mindfulness City follows as the city matures.
A public place
At least a fifth of the calendar is reserved for free or subsidised use by schools, communities and Dzongkhags, with a goal of a third as the operating model settles.
A for-benefit enterprise
Tourism admissions, venue hire and content licensing help cover operating costs and fund the civic hours. What the Dome earns is reinvested in Bhutan.
Bhutanese capability
Storytellers, producers, projection and sound teams, and operators gain recurring work and new skills around the Dome.
Film
The 108 Vision:
a 360° immersive film of the historic raising of 108 Stupas
The raising of the 108 Jangchub Chortens (Enlightenment Stupas) in one day in the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is a once-in-millennium event. Each layer of the Stupa invites a wider perspective from foundation to fruition: Bhutan's journey from its heritage, through Gross National Happiness, to Carbon Negative, to the GMC—a city and economic model for Human Flourishing and template for future sustainable, regenerative living globally.
The film production, led by the team that created the 360° immersive experience Dream Awake revealing the transmissions of animistic protector beings at Taktsang, and under the auspices of the Royal Family, Project 108 Authority and GMC Authority, brings in international and Bhutanese filmmakers to train in the future of immersive storytelling.
Support and amplify the power and vision of the
108 Enlightenment Stupas and Gelephu Mindfulness City through the Temple Dome and 108 Vision immersive film.
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Grow the mala
A mala is created with 108 beads, as Gelephu will house 108 stupas. Every gift, of any size, grows the mala, and together the gifts nurture the project from filming to the construction of the dome and the world premiere.
Add your intention, aspiration and prayer to your tax-deductible gift. Your donation is economically and energetically regenerative.dome and film proceeds reinvested in community
Along with your gift, offer an aspiration or prayer: for yourself, for someone you love, for all beings.
Shared aspirations appear under With thanks once your gift arrives. Private ones are read only by the team.
Goal $500,000
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What your giving makes possible
- Dome
- The 12-metre dome, projection and technical infrastructure$300,000
- Film
- Pre-production and equipment$20,000
- Filming production$30,000
- 360° edit, sound and narration$150,000
Us
Who we are
Fourth Sector Group Bhutan
4SG Bhutan helps build a for-benefit economy in Gelephu Mindfulness City, where an enterprise is valued by the benefit it creates as well as by what it produces.
4SG contributes technical cooperation, ecosystem building, and facilitation of global partnerships for the Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority. For the 108 Vision, 4SG coordinates the filming, and the design and building of the Dome, with local and international partners for the benefit of the circular economy and human flourishing.
The film team
The team behind Dream Awake, a 360° film made at Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) and seasoned professionals bring multiple 360° camera systems to GMC.
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Dream Mullick
creative Exec producer
Producer of international impact campaigns and documentaries, including the UN Foundation / GOOD Earth to Paris campaign around COP21; producer of Dream Awake.
Eric Watson
Producer + camera
Career filmmaker in narrative features, documentary series, and emerging mediums with personal devotion to life on this planet.
DeStefano Domdeluise
Music & camera
Creative and logistics support across documentary and humanitarian projects; contributor to Dream Awake.
Kacey Hart
remote producer
More than twenty years in documentary production, including global campaign work and projects concerned with consciousness and contemplative themes.
