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Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. SAMSARA reunites filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, whose award winning films BARAKA and CHRONOS brought a new visual and musical artistry to theaters. SAMSARA is a Sanskrit word that means "the ever turning wheel of life" and is the point of departure for the filmmakers as they search for the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives.
Filmed over a period of five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on 70mm film, SAMSARA transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders. By dispensing with dialogue and descriptive text, SAMSARA subverts our expectations of a traditional documentary. It encourages our own interpretations, inspired by breathtaking images and transcendent music that infuses the ancient with the modern. SAMSARA explores the wonders of our world, from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human experience, and illuminating the links between humanity and the rest of nature.
Original Release
09/16/2011
US Release
08/22/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Balinese Tari Legong Dancers | Dancers: Indonesia |
Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi | Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia |
Puti Sri Candra Dewi | Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia |
Putu Dinda Pratika | Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia |
Marcos Luna | Tattoo Daddy: USA |
Hiroshi Ishiguro | Professor and Robot Clone: Japan |
Olivier De Sagazan | Man At Desk: France |
Ladyboys of Cascade Bar | Dancers: Thailand |
Kikumaru | Geisha: Japan |
Crisanto Neire | Lead Singer: Cebu Provincial Detenton Center, Philippines |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Balinese Tari Legong Dancers | Dancers: Indonesia |
Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi | Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia |
Puti Sri Candra Dewi | Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia |
Putu Dinda Pratika | Dancer: Valinese Tari Legong Dancers, Indonesia |
Marcos Luna | Tattoo Daddy: USA |
Hiroshi Ishiguro | Professor and Robot Clone: Japan |
Olivier De Sagazan | Man At Desk: France |
Ladyboys of Cascade Bar | Dancers: Thailand |
Kikumaru | Geisha: Japan |
Crisanto Neire | Lead Singer: Cebu Provincial Detenton Center, Philippines |
Robert Henline | U>S> Army Veteran: USA / US Army Veteran: USA (as Staff Sergeant Robert Henline) |
Tai Lihua | Lead Dancer: 1000 Habds Goddess Dance, China |
Collin Alfredo St. Dic | Self / Cyclist / Self - Cyclist |
Patrick Disanto | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Salim Amin | Producer |
Suha Arraf | Producer |
Keiko Hagihara Bang | Producer |
Leigh Clarke | Producer |
Myles Connolly | Producer |
Bianca Costa | Producer |
Touré Ousmane Diadié | Producer |
Patrick Disanto | Producer |
J.C. Earle | Producer |
Deborah Gabinetti | Producer |
Hala Galal | Producer |
Rasmini Gardiner | Producer |
Dan Halsted | Producer |
Kim Hansen | Producer |
Winifred Hmensa | Producer |
Genevieve Hofmeyr | Producer |
Miles Johnson | Producer |
Ann L. Kalber | Producer |
Mick Kalber | Producer |
Richard Kipnis | Producer |
Ute Leonhardt | Producer |
Samanna Lui | Producer |
Michael Neale | Producer |
Maria Polotan | Producer |
Marco Valerio Pugini | Producer |
Christopher Reyna | Producer |
Ghassan Salti | Producer |
Mat Schramm | Producer |
Zulfikar Shahnawaz | Producer |
Tim Smythe | Producer |
Thananath Songchaikul | Producer |
Sonny Nyunt Thein | Producer |
Amadou Thiam | Producer |
Sushil Tyagi | Producer |
Jean Manuel Vignau | Producer |
Dylan Voogt | Producer |
Noah Weinzweig | Producer |
Aydan Özbalkan | Producer |
Mark Magidson | Producer |