Victress Hitchcock grew up in London, Paris, Madrid and Calcutta as the daughter of a diplomat.
She graduated from the London Film School in 1972 —the same year she met her teacher Chögyam
Trungpa Rinpoche — and began a 45-year career making award-winning documentary and educational films including Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet and When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West. Her first memoir, A Tree with My Name on It: Finding a Way Home was published in 2024. She was ordained as a teacher by Anam Thubten in 2013. She lives in Davis, California. For more information visit victresshitchcock.com.
Victress Hitchcock
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