An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in th...
50 years ago Jørgen Lauersen Vig bought Hesbjerg Castle, situated in the Danish country side, with t...
For centuries, many men and women have left everything to dedicate their lives to contemplation. LI...
The Athos peninsula in Greece is one of Europe's last secrets. Over 2000 monks live on Athos - cut o...
A documentary about the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the Netherlands.
An evocative and unsettling journey through christian and also deeply communist Kerala. Amidst red f...
Essene is about daily life in a Benedictine monastery and the resolution of conflict between persona...
Structured as a labyrinth-like game and inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Aleph is a travelogue of expe...
The oldest Quebecois Benedictine convent open its gates to a documentary filmmaker for the first tim...
This short documentary tells the story of a cheese—the famous Oka—and of the monks who make it. The ...
Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European...
For the first time, cloistered sisters agree to be filmed for one year in all aspects of their lives...
The Sion monastery in Netherlands can hold 120 monks, but only 8 remained in 2013. Together, the rem...
The nine year old Larissa lives in the Luneburg Heath. She is in the clique "The Timies", which is d...
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R...
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find...