Spirit of Baraka celebrates non-verbal films like Baraka, Samsara & Koyaanisqatsi. Also featuring independent non-verbal films from new and established filmmakers, as well as some documentaries.

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Baraka is a non-verbal film, without words, actors or a plot. Instead, incredible, thought-provoking images from around the world show the beauty and chaos generated by nature and humans.

Baraka contains some images that you'll recognize, many you wont, but will change the way you think. Read more...

Samsara Status

Last updated by darren on 06 January 2012

Currently planned Samsara showings:

The World Premiere was on 11th September 2011, at the TIFF, in Toronto, Canada

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The Range of Light

Last updated by darren on 25 January 2012

The Range of Light is a film by Lawrence Martinez

"I just wanted to share with you this film I just completed titled "The Range of Light"- I have been filming it for a little over a year.

Ron Fricke and other films that use cinema as a meditation truly inspire me.

I sincerely hope you enjoy my work!"

The Range of Light from ∞∞∞ on Vimeo.

Mugham - a film by Aleksandre Gabunia

Last updated by darren on 28 December 2011

“Mugham” is the soul of Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani folk music, their everyday life and traditions.
The movie is set in Baku, the characters are ordinary people, praying, working….
It was filmed in 5 days.
“Mugham” won Best Short Foreign Film at the Moondance Film Festival in the U.S.
The movie was also an official selection at the London Film Festival
 

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HEILD - Totality

Last updated by darren on 01 December 2011

HEILD, or Totality, is a film by Petur K. Gudmundsson.  It is currently in production.  You can see a trailer below.  From Petur:

HEILD translates into Totality and is a non-narrative film featuring the country of my origin. Iceland. The film focuses on all aspects of it´s unique and diverse nature, it´s entire nation and culture. The goal with this film is to present Iceland in a way it has never been presented before, using many elements of higher-end cinematography. There are places here everyone knows, but there are also thousands of well hidden places. To find these locations one has to be adventurous or a local, and to capture them right, one has to be creative and extremely patient. 

The film is a TrailerPark Studios production and is expected to release in late 2012
 

HEILD l Totality Trailer from Petur K. Gudmundsson on Vimeo.

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DEUS EX HOMINE - by Peter H. Chang

Last updated by darren on 13 November 2011

This was a stereoscopic 3D motion-controlled (moco) time-lapse test for an upcoming project. Ideally, it should be viewed in S3D.

View it in 3D at YouTube 3D: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0quUxvXtHPw

You can select from various anaglyph (colored glasses) and stereo modes. 

Brad Kremer and Stewart Mayer of camBLOCK flew out for three days of shooting at the end of March. It rained the entire time they were in town so we were confined to interiors, which turned out to be a bit of a blessing in disguise since those shots turned out to be some of the more impressive ones in 3D. 

After the weather cleared, I shot for an additional nine days around San Francisco with assistance from Simon Christen, Noah Hawthorne, Christopher Fuzi, Robert Mooring, Josh Golz, and Paul Leeming.

DEUS EX HOMINE - San Francisco 3D Moco Time-lapse from Peter H. Chang on Vimeo.

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Landscapes at the World's Ends Full Film to watch

Last updated by darren on 21 October 2011

Richard Sidey has kindly released his film Landscapes at the World's Ends, in full, for us all to watch.

You can watch it on the film page.

Read my review of Samsara

Last updated by darren on 21 October 2011

Samsara monks

 Read my review of Samsara.

SpiritOfBaraka's visit to Toronto for the World Premiere of Samsara

Last updated by darren on 04 October 2011

Samsara Premier ticker

Samsara's World Premiere was on 11th September 2011 in Toronto, Canada, at the Toronto International Film Festival.

I have run this website for 10 years as a guide to Baraka and other nonverbal films.  I love Baraka, it is my favourite film, and has inspired my life of travel and exploration.  When Mark Magidson invited me to the world premiere of Samsara I was delighted and thrilled, and quickly booked my flights.  I visited Toronto via New York, and Niagara Falls, being very much the tourist.

Meeting Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson

I had arranged to meet Mark Magidson at 11:30 am, to collect my tickets for the premiere of Samsara, later that day.  Mark was giving a talk called The Art of the Impossible, about making films in difficult conditions.  Read more >>>

Living Dust

Last updated by darren on 10 August 2011

Here is a trailer for Living Dust.  A film by Anthony Ranville.

Anthony says :

"Set to music, images from Southeast Asia. Living Dust, a film I'm making..."

Living Dust - Trailer from Anthony Ranville on Vimeo.

Information about Samsara premier

Last updated by darren on 27 August 2011

Paul gave me this useful information this morning:

"Hi Darren,

Thanks for the heads-up.

This might be helpful to your readers who might want to travel to see this performance. I am planning to fly from San Francisco, so wanted to plan my visit carefully, as roundtrip airfares are already approaching $600.

I spoke to TIFF this AM. They are currently selling ticket blocks/books but what is on sale today may not be suitable for the Samsara screening on 9/11, if it is a 'gala' or 'premiere' performance, which I assume it almost certainly will be.

At 7.00am EST on 9/3, individual ticket sales sales will begin by both phone and web, and these limited inventory tickets would be suitable for a gala/premiere screening.

Additionally, they do not expect to release any further information about the screenings (time, theatre etc.) until 9/3.

Paul."

Thanks Paul.

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MeSpiritOfBaraka is brought to you by Darren Lambert. A huge fan of the these films, travel and camper vans.

Many thanks to Mark Magidson for permission and information, Michelle & Janice @ Moldex for helping people to show Baraka, Ron Fricke for making such amazing films, and everyone else who makes these films, and this website possible.

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