Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Men' tells the true story of the assassination of seven Trappist monks and examines how their faith is tested.| The Culturium
Carol Raphael reviews Gunda & The Velvet Queen, two uniquely stunning films examining the intimate lives of a humble sow and a majestic snow leopard.| The Culturium
Philip Gröning's 'Into Great Silence' is an elegant & experiential contemplation on the power of stillness & the hermitic path.| The Culturium
Michelangelo Frammartino's "Le Quattro Volte" is a wondrous docu-essay on the cycle of life through the daily rituals in the Italian region of Calabria.| The Culturium
Shūsaku Endō's "Silence" explores the theme of a silent God, who accompanies a believer into extreme adversity & religious persecution.| The Culturium
Kim Ki-duk's drama is set on and around a remote mountain lake where a Buddhist monastery floats on a raft amidst the breathtakingly beautiful landscape.| The Culturium
"The Sound of Silence" is the fourth of five volumes created to honour the life and work of Ajahn Sumedho on his 80th birthday.| The Culturium
A motley crew go in search of Mount Analogue, the hidden peak reaching from earth to heaven in this allegory of man's search for himself.| The Culturium
Written in the foothills of Mt Tamalpais, "Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown" is Alan Watts' journal meditation on the watercourse way of the Tao.| The Culturium
Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" is a timeless guide to the art of living, beautifully illustrated and transcreated by American scholar, Stephen Mitchell.| The Culturium
Jack Kerouac's "Alone on a Mountaintop" beautifully explores the art of being on one's own atop Desolation Peak, Washington State.| The Culturium