This high-stakes documentary follows climber Alex Honnold as he attempts the unthinkable: scaling Taipei 101, one of the tallest skyscrapers on Earth, without ropes or safety gear—and doing it live. With cameras rolling in real time, every movement becomes a moment of tension, turning a feat of athletic precision into a global spectacle where a single mistake could be fatal. As the climb unfolds, the film pulls viewers inside Honnold’s mindset, revealing the discipline, focus, and psychological control required to face extreme exposure hundreds of meters above the city. Blending vertigo-inducing visuals with the immediacy of live broadcast, it becomes a gripping meditation on risk, human limits, and what drives someone to push beyond fear in front of the world.
In 1949, as illness tightens its grip, George Orwell races to finish the novel that will define the modern age. This documentary traces his final months and the fierce clarity with which he distilled a lifetime of experience into a single warning about power, truth, and freedom. Drawing on letters, archives, and rare testimony, it reveals the personal cost behind the creation of the novel 1984 and the urgency that drove him to the end. The film then unpacks the ideas that erupted from that last act of vision—doublethink, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, and the ever-watchful presence of Big Brother—showing how Orwell’s insights were born and why they matter more than ever. By connecting the writer’s life to today’s information wars and political realities, it becomes a gripping meditation on how fragile truth can be, and how easily 2+2 can be made to equal five.
Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry. Samsara explores the wonders of our world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of humanity's spirituality and the human experience. Neither a traditional documentary nor a travelogue, Samsara takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation.
Modern headlines are claiming mindfulness may cure anxiety, depression, and a whole host of other health problems. How can this simple practice of watching your own breath change the way your brain works? And can that change your life? The fourth episode of the series looks at the power of mindfulness and meditation. It examines different kinds on meditation (transcendental, dynamic, and religious) and notes that they are different from mindfulness meditation (Satipatthana). Also it talks to neuroscientists who discuss what happens in the brain during meditation.
This highly controversial documentary explores the relationship between, Spirituality, Religion, and Psychedelics. Lead by 'Zappy' Zapolin, the film explores the many myths about reality, and includes first of its kind interviews with top spiritual gurus, celebrities, and people of all faiths, about this intriguing connection, and their personal experiences with spirituality and transcendence. Throughout history human beings have searched for gateways to spirituality that have included meditation, prayer, and natural substances. The Judeo Christian religions, Vedic traditions, and Shamanistic rituals, all incorporate techniques focused on transcending. Today scientists are able to measure the effects, real and perceived, on the human brain and mind. By exploring how to use the current knowledge and techniques available to society, we can tap into true spirituality, and awakening.
A profound and poetic encounter with cultural and spiritual icon Ram Dass, at his home on Maui toward the end of his life. Ram Dass is one of the most important cultural figures from the 1960s and 70s, a psychedelic pioneer, former academic and clinical psychologist, author of the influent book Be Here Now, beloved spiritual teacher, and outspoken advocate for death-and-dying awareness. Ram Dass is now himself approaching the end of his journey. Since suffering a life-changing stroke twenty years ago, he has been living at his home on Maui and deepening his spiritual practice--which is centered on love and his idea of merging with his surroundings and all living things.
As the climb unfolds, the film pulls viewers inside Honnold’s mindset, revealing the discipline, focus, and psychological control required to face extreme exposure hundreds of meters above the city. Blending vertigo-inducing visuals with the immediacy of live broadcast, it becomes a gripping meditation on risk, human limits, and what drives someone to push beyond fear in front of the world.