The Sion monastery in Netherlands can hold 120 monks, but only 8 remained in 2013. Together, the remaining group bands together to help build their community back up. Their journey leads the monks to the Island of the Grey Monks.
Abbess Maria leads the only Orthodox women's monastery in Germany. Together with 13 sisters of inter...

An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in th...

The oldest Quebecois Benedictine convent open its gates to a documentary filmmaker for the first tim...

50 years ago Jørgen Lauersen Vig bought Hesbjerg Castle, situated in the Danish country side, with t...

Against the backdrop of historical events, from the time of Kyivan Rus' until the arrival of the Ecu...

A documentary about the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the Netherlands.

Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European...

A hush rests upon the monastery, stirred by echoes that drift through its halls. Chants, prayers, an...

Structured as a labyrinth-like game and inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Aleph is a travelogue of expe...

The Athos peninsula in Greece is one of Europe's last secrets. Over 2000 monks live on Athos - cut o...

Essene is about daily life in a Benedictine monastery and the resolution of conflict between persona...

For the first time, cloistered sisters agree to be filmed for one year in all aspects of their lives...

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find...

Four hardened crooks break out of prison. Hunted down, with nowhere to run, they seek refuge in the ...

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R...

It is 1654, in the South of France. When horsemen follow a runaway slave into the convent where he's...