Monk Movies

The plot of the film unfolds in the ancient monastery of Dokhiar on the west coast of Mount Athos, on the Aegean peninsula. This peninsula is given...

This documentary focuses on the journey of Merton, a bohemian who went from communism to Catholicism before finding his calling as a monk cloistered...

Drug-addicted punk musician Tara Herbener met the love of her life in India in 1996. When she overcame her addiction with Buddhism and Zen, she met...

Buelwa is a film about a monk forced to leave the monastery and explore the streets of Thimphu (Bhutan). His life turns upside down.

Set in the meditative quietude of a Himalayan village, Tathagat is a poetically shot tale of guilt. Following the journey of a monk questioning his...

Two gay men, one of whom is a monk, meet and develop a romantic relationship. The relationship however cannot last and the men break up. One of the...

A song cycle about love, death, and whiskey. A camera breaks and four friends drink in an interwoven tale spanning seven centuries, with a murderous...

A drifter is picked up by police in connection with the disappearance of a young couple on a remote, windswept island months before. But the drifter...

The daily life of the Dalai Lama is brought home with remarkable intimacy in SUNRISE/SUNSET. Granted total access to His Holiness for 24 hours, this...

In the last fifty years the culture of Zen has spread far beyond Japan. Zen centers and zen retreats have sprung up throughout America and Europe. ...

Released in 1901

In contact with the Boa Gym, an exalted young monk rediscovers the power of his carnal envelope and undertakes a radical transformation to save his...

What does it mean to follow one’s calling into an abbey and a brewery? Inspired by the growth of the American craft beer movement, a group of...

When a young monk gets creative in the scriptorium, things take an unexpected turn as his doodles come to life!

A young lad delves into the local folk tale of a murderous monk for an upcoming exhibition. While out taking stills for the project, he disappears...

Chan, a senior monk, tells a story about his past how a group of bandits robbed his house and raped his wife so he decided to become an outlaw...

A haiku film poem. the early morning waiting for the monks. the voices. the fire. the wat drum.

After taking a wrong turn, a young man somehow falls into a mysterious cave and becomes hopelessly lost. As he searches for a way out, the journey he...