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Documentaries like Samsara

Not everyone loves Samsara for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Samsara

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  1. You want images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film.

  2. You want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors.

  3. You like landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Baraka1992

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film
    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors

    Good for you if you want ninety minutes of images shot on seventy millimetre film.

  • Into the Inferno2016

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film
    • landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think

    Good for you if you like standing at the edge of a boiling lava lake.

  • The Salt of the Earth2014

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film
    • landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think

    Good for you if you can look at black and white photographs for nearly two hours.

  • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey2017

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film
    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors

    Good for you if you like feeling small in front of billions of years.

  • Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds2020

    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors

    Good for you if you like Herzog in awe before giant craters and the night sky.

  • Koyaanisqatsi1983

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film
    • landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think

    Good for you if you can watch landscapes and crowds in time-lapse for an hour and a half.

  • Human2015

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film

    Good for you if you like aerial images of the Earth that hold you still.

  • Encounters at the End of the World2008

    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors
    • landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think

    Good for you if you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.

  • Nostalgia for the Light2010

    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors

    Good for you if you like looking at the stars and thinking about where we come from.

  • The Velvet Queen2021

    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors
    • landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think

    Good for you if you like yaks, foxes and wild cats on the Tibetan plateau.

  • My Octopus Teacher2020

    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors
    • landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think

    Good for you if you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.

  • Powaqqatsi1988

    • images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film
    • you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors

    Good for you if you like faces and crowds filmed in slow motion.

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