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Samsara
No words. No plot. Just the whole world, breathing. 🌏
Who it's for
Awe is a well-studied positive emotion linked in research with a 'small self' effect and feeling connected to something larger, and this film is built to evoke it without a single word.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Samsara is a 2011 non-narrative documentary directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson, the team behind Baraka. Shot on 70mm film across 25 countries over five continents, it has no narration and moves from scenes of everyday life to remarkable sights, exploring spirituality and the human experience.
Where to find it
Oscilloscope release; best on the largest screen available. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Disturbing images, including slaughter.
Age: PG-13 (MPAA, per RogerEbert.com; suggested 13+)
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For”
