Spirituality

A colourful quest full of hurdles for a man who has just arrived in paradise turns into a new beginning.

Out of a crisis situation, a group of spiritual entrepreneurs develops new strength.

Is it fact or is it fiction? A documentary-fiction hybrid about the Red Mountain near Trier and the people who dwell there.

After England and Wales, Rüdiger Sünner explores the spiritual side of Scotland's breathtaking landscapes in the second part of his trilogy.

A singer loses her voice and seeks healing in a shamanistic trance.

Learn about your body and your lust in a new way. Sex educationists, tantra experts, and bondage masters will help you to fully develop your orgasmic potential. This ...

The Three Wise Kings travel in search of the Messiah, with unexpected obstacles on the way.

The future and the present intermingle in this visually stunning docu-fiction, to create a mystical universe in the middle of the French Amazon forest

Poetic film essay which conveys a sense of the lived spirituality of the British Isles.

To honor the archaic lifestyles of his ancestors and to preserve tradition, Liêm spends several days each year in the Vietnamese jungle.

The portrait of an artist who in all his art and with his whole being questioned the existing social system.

Many people are familiar with Waldorf schools, but few are aware of the life and work of Rudolf Steiner, who in 1919 established them.

In an age of ever-increasing scientific knowledge, why do more and more people prefer to adopt alternative lifestyles?

Already in 18th century Germany, early Romanticism developed a spiritual worldview that many today seek in Far Eastern spirituality.

This film illuminates the poetic-mystical side of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the UN Blue Helmet missions Dag Hammarskjöld.

A cinematic journey into the biography of the psychiatrist C. G. Jung (1875−1961) and into his powerful world of myths, dreams and symbols.

Spiritual travel documentary to the "sacred places" of Ireland and numerous sanctuaries that date back to Celtic times.

What God did Bach believe in and what was the nature of his spirituality? Did it transcend the confines of his Protestant upbringing?

Rainer Maria Rilke was not only one of the greatest German poets, but also a spiritual seeker who walked his very own path.

This film essay traces the life of influential poet Paul Celan, and illuminates his interest in the mystical tradition of Kabbalah.

The film clarifies - according to Claude Lévi-Strauss - the "wild thinking" of indigenous cultures based on masks, cult objects, and rituals.

Based on a true story, a French woman embarks on a breathtaking spiritual journey through Mongolia.

An Oscar-nominated drama about two explorers and their journey in the Amazon unfolds a magical and meditative spell.

Director Rosa von Praunheim experiments with alternative medicine and seeks out faith healers to cure his ailments and experience enlightenment.

Karabas, a shamanistic con artist from Kyrgyzstan’s countryside, is reunited with his long lost son. This leads to quarrels between his two wives.

Comedian and director Gessica Généus (FREDA) explores the connection between voodoo beliefs, Christianity and the treatment of mental illness in Haiti

This documentary follows full-contact athlete Lukas Kroiss on his cinematic path to the K1 European Championship title.

Is homeopathy a hoax or medicine? Here, homeopaths are allowed to share their very different views.

A funeral director who aspired to be an entertainer is now the last escort of people in Berlin who have died in solitude.

In Brazzaville, 'invisible forces' rule the world. The monk Medard tries to heal the sick victims of evil spells.

A young Italian student of agriculture wants to save her family's olive trees from pollution, parasite infestation, and corruption.

Paul Aivanaa Manaté makes film history as the first Franco-Polynesian director ever and was able to enlist Sebastian Urzendowsky for the role.

Seven meditave stories of people working with water and the surprising philosophies it inspires in them.

Bruno Bieri is a Swiss musical multi-talent who finds inspiration in the world of everyday things for his extraordinary sound concepts.

Buddhist noir: In Buthan the undercover police officer Kinley investigates the disappearance of a Buddhist abbess, who is known as "the demon".

A bankrupt Brazilian filmmaker, with a colonial family history, is haunted by the ghost of a mysterious Mozambican.

The doc about the cult surrounding a Soviet physicist Boris Zolotov was awarded the ARTE documentary award.

Be amazed at the crazy beauty of the night sky in the Atacama Desert, Chile, the best place in the world to contemplate the splendor of our planet.

Join Atanásio the legendary storyteller, hidden behind a mysterious wooden mask, in the fascinating Mapiko dance.

A disillusioned reporter and an idealistic young pastor, fight to free a girl accused of witchcraft from the clutches of a superstitious village in the ...

Li Jiumei's world falls apart when she discovers her husband with another man.

In some of West Africa's traditional societies, mental illness and epilepsy are still seen as demonic possession.

Atmospheric Kenyan drama about Kaleche, who wakes up in a village of the dead.

Legend tellers and legend collectors preserve the traditional knowledge of myths and traditions in Valais.

In 1970 Jeffery Kagel could have become a rock star. But he turned down the offer from Blue Oyster Cult and set off on a journey of self-discovery.

A party secretary in a village in Mecklenburg is said to be clairvoyant.

The Arhuacos are the guardians of the forest and the glacial ice of Colombia's highest mountain range - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

As the denizens of a Tibetan village prepare for their arduous annual trek to exchange salt for grain, the community's allegiances are split.

This is a far-reaching interrogation of something that’s usually regarded as the undoubted precondition of life and filmmaking: an objective, at best yet ...

On the 3000 kilometers between Buenos Aires and La Paz, the two unlikely companions find each other despite their differences.

Following a tribute to John Cage's seminal composition 4'33, this film takes us on a fascinating cinematic journey around the world:

Stefan Sagmeister designs album covers for the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. But the question of whether he's really happy is haunting his mind.

A Buddhist high school for Roma youngsters in Hungary? A school experiment that seeks to overcome exclusion through education and spirituality.

A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness.

I lost my brother to a God that is a stranger to me. Jacob seeks the truth and I seek Jacob. Will we find each other again? Jacob is my beloved younger ...

Settle into the tranquility of a Benedictine monastery.

The tragicomedy SCHWESTER WEIß by Dennis Todorovic is about faith and doubt, family and trust; premiered at the International Hofer Filmtage.

Paul has everything he wants to be happy: a stable job, a beautiful and loving wife who is expecting their first child, and a lot of friends.

Each episode features the divine duo Inge and Renate grappling with a major topic: from Adam and Eve to such burning questions as who invented those (damned) ...

David Sievekind, young filmmaker, is in search of inspiration. He meets David Lynch, who assures him that the meditation TM is the key to success. But, ...

In his 1992 documentary "Compassion in Exile", filmmaker Mickey Lemle created a groundbreaking portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama. His new film takes a fresh ...

The first "Cemetery of Stars" in Germany is located in an old cemetery where the Brothers Grimm lie.

Shamans of the Blind Country is an epic 2-part documentary on faith healing in a remote region of North West Nepal.

Shamans of the Blind Country is an epic 2-part documentary on faith healing in a remote region of North West Nepal.

Beyond the commercialization and hype, this doc presents yoga as an ancient and holistic way of life. For today’s society more important than ever.

Renowned German visual artist Ulrike Ottinger explores Japanese snow region Kabuk, Japan. Poetry and reality in the half documentary, half fictional. In ...