Zen Movies

  • 2003
    Kochuu

    Kochuu

    Kochuu

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    A film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the Nordic building-tradition. Winding its way...

    Kochuu
  • 2004
    My Life Is My Message

    My Life Is My Message

    My Life Is My Message

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    Thich Nhat Hanh, monk, zen teacher, writer and peace activist, born in Vietnam in 1926, was the organiser of a non-violent resistance movement after...

    My Life Is My Message
  • 2022
    A Cloud Never Dies

    A Cloud Never Dies

    A Cloud Never Dies

    02022HD

    Weaving together original film and photographic archives, A CLOUD NEVER DIES tells the story of a humble young Vietnamese monk and poet whose wisdom...

    A Cloud Never Dies
  • 1994
    Zen, in Search of Enlightenment

    Zen, in Search of Enlightenment

    Zen, in Search of Enlightenment

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    A documentary exploring the rigorous training and meditation practices found at the Shōgen-ji, a Zen Buddhist monastery of the Rinzai school in...

    Zen, in Search of Enlightenment
  • 2021
    Seek nothing, Just sit: Life in a Zen Monastery

    Seek nothing, Just sit: Life in a Zen Monastery

    Seek nothing, Just sit: Life in a Zen Monastery

    02021HD

    A year of zen practice at Antaiji Temple in Japan. Many non-Japanese gather at this Soto school zen temple to do zazen 1,800 hours per year and live...

    Seek nothing, Just sit: Life in a Zen Monastery
  • 2014
    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

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    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite is the PG version of the Scott Shaw Zen Film, The Rock n' Rock Cops. Gone is the nudity that some people may find offensive,...

    Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
  • 2020
    Verdiana

    Verdiana

    Verdiana

    02020HD

    After a big fight, a couple wakes up with an unbelievable problem: he can't speak and she can't hear anything. Doctors and exams are useless. A...

    Verdiana
  • 1993
    Touching Peace - An Evening with Thich Nhat Hanh

    Touching Peace - An Evening with Thich Nhat Hanh

    Touching Peace - An Evening with Thich Nhat Hanh

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    In Touching Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh expands the teachings on practicing the art of mindful living begun in the best-selling Being Peace by giving...

    Touching Peace - An Evening with Thich Nhat Hanh
  • 2015
    Roller Blade 3: The Movie That Never Was

    Roller Blade 3: The Movie That Never Was

    Roller Blade 3: The Movie That Never Was

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    Behind the scenes documentary on the never-completed ROLLER BLADE 3.

    Roller Blade 3: The Movie That Never Was
  • 2004
    Aeon

    Aeon

    Aeon

    02004HD

    Dealing heavily with perceptions of time, Aeon documents the urban cityscape as Wellington transforms through a zen-influenced eternal cycle of...

    Aeon
  • 2017
    Max Gimblett: Original Mind

    Max Gimblett: Original Mind

    Max Gimblett: Original Mind

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    Max Gimblett: Original Mind documents the life and process of eccentric, creative genius Max Gimblett. One of New Zealand’s most successful and...

    Max Gimblett: Original Mind
  • 1970
    What Was I Before

    What Was I Before

    What Was I Before

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    A young man experiences his last few minutes of singular consciousness while examining a wild falcon he has studied for months.

    What Was I Before
  • 1972
    Conversation with Myself

    Conversation with Myself

    Conversation with Myself

    01972HD

    Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public...

    Conversation with Myself
  • 2005
    Peace Is Every Step

    Peace Is Every Step

    Peace Is Every Step

    02005HD

    The influential life and powerful messages of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh are explored in this biographical documentary. For more than...

    Peace Is Every Step
  • 1970
    Zen - Live in Katsuyama

    Zen - Live in Katsuyama

    Zen - Live in Katsuyama

    01970HD

    Zen - Live In Katsuyama was recorded in November 2023 at the Daishizan Seidai-ji Temple in Fukui, Japan. The performance by Kitaro and his ensemble...

    Zen - Live in Katsuyama