Eastern Religion Movies

Set in the dense forests of 1940s Eastern Europe, this story reveals the supernatural encounters that challenge three soldiers' understanding of life...

Based on a novel by Ponnya Khin. In the village of Nang Pan, Mya Lay (Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi) meets the visiting Nay Mon. The two promptly fall in love,...

February 2013, Allahabad, India. Over the next 55 days, nearly a hundred million people will come here, to the Great Kumbh Mela. This incredible and...

Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying and boldly visualises the afterlife according to...

Welcome to the largest human gathering ever in this one-hour special, World’s Biggest Festival: Kumbh Mela. Imagine a crowd so massive, it is...

On the island of Cyprus, an insomniac is haunted by hallucinations that his mother believes are a message from his dead father.

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

This documentary explores the growing American interest in the 1970s in Eastern religions and philosophy. The teachings and lifestyles of ten...

A documentary tracing the development of Shinto to the present day. Explores ancient ritual sites that are still used today, as well as major shrines...

A look at the influence of Eastern thought, philosophy, and religion on Western societies.