Burning Bodhi

Burning Bodhi is a 2015 independent film written and directed by Matthew McDuffie. It stars Kaley Cuoco, Landon Liboiron, Sasha Pieterse, and Cody Horn. The film had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on November 1, 2015. Plot Dylan (Landon Liboiron) finds out via Facebook that his best friend from high school, "Bodhi" has died suddenly of an aneurysm. Reluctantly, he returns to his old neighborhood in New Mexico to grieve his popular friend's death. Yet, as past lovers and old friends follow suit, Dylan gradually realizes his homecoming also means reconciling the realities of his present with those of the people from his past. The former classmates struggle with the experience of confronting not only Bodhi's sudden passing, but their own vulnerability to blind chance. Throughout their reunion, sticky feelings of love, longing and regret are stirred up in the characters, alongside novel insights into forgiveness, mortality and gratitude. Cast Kaley Cuoco as Katy Sasha Pieterse as Aria Virginia Madsen as Naomi Tatanka Means as Lucas Cody Horn as Ember Landon Liboiron as Dylan Andy Buckley as Buck Meghann Fahy as Lauren Jason A. Sedillo as Big Bob's Friend Eli Vargas as Miguel Lauren Ham as Ember's Friend Augusta Allen-Jones as Rock Chick Christopher Atwood as Bodhi's Dad Juanita Trad as Katy's Grandmother Lara Dale as Katy's Mom Wyatt Denny as Big Bob