The Odd Monk is a personal journey through modern day Buddhism. German first time Filmmaker Jesco Puluj travels around the world, meeting a variety of monks and nuns to discover the essence of Buddhism.

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often se...

In 1981, a Buddhist monk teaching at the University of Madison, Wisconsin, made the bold request of ...

A look at global sex tourism, focusing on the situation in Venezuela and Thailand.

The film tells the story of 25-year-old Urmila Chaudary from Nepal. At the age of six she was sold b...

Ningwasum follows two time travellers Miksam and Mingsoma, played by Subin Limbu and Shanta Nepali r...

Following in the footsteps of his father, Folco Felzani embarks on an epic journey on foot in search...

As a rising star in the field of abstract mathematics, Michael discovered that he could see beauty a...

In the last fifty years the culture of Zen has spread far beyond Japan. Zen centers and zen retreats...
Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer and his team's highly successful ascent of Mount Everest along with f...
After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pur...

On a summer day, from his balcony, the filmmaker observes two women diligently cutting grass for the...

Buddhist monks open up about the joys and challenges of living out the precepts of the Buddha as a f...

American high school students from the privileged Silicon Valley travel to Manang, Nepal in this doc...

Brilliant Moon chronicles the life of the writer, poet, and meditation master Khyentse Rinpoche, one...

Documentary about Nepal and its path into the 20th century.

A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday...
The influential life and powerful messages of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh are explored ...

Wang Shin-hong is suffering from insomnia. A fortune teller advises the Mandalay businessman, whose ...