'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' is a mystifying and magical meditation on the twilight period between the threshold of life and death.| The Culturium
Pavel Lungin's "The Island" is a deeply moving parable, which combines the realities of Russian everyday life with monastic ritual.| The Culturium
The monasteries of Meteora in the region of Greece is a spectacular monastery located atop Mount Pirchiriano and home to the Rosminian fathers.| 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
Edward A. Burger's stunning documentary on the Buddhist hermit masters of China’s Zhongnan Mountains.| 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