Buddhism Movies

This is a simple act of redemption; a consequence of a hit & run.

The story of Anthony "Amp" Elmore.

The Odd Monk is a personal journey through modern day Buddhism. German first time Filmmaker Jesco Puluj travels around the world, meeting a variety...

Imagine a country where happiness is the guiding principle of government. Imagine a people who see all life as sacred and the source of their...

The films looks through the eyes of the first generation of Western Dharma teachers at the myriad issues Buddhism faces and how it is adapting within...

I enjoy religion, I appreciate belief systems and how they offer structure to people's lives. I also appreciate how spirituality manifests itself in...

About the merits of Luang Pu Suk, a Buddhist monk who lived from 1847-1923.

A year of zen practice at Antaiji Temple in Japan. Many non-Japanese gather at this Soto school zen temple to do zazen 1,800 hours per year and live...

The film details the personal experiences of five young Western men who were identified in childhood as being tulkus, or reincarnated Tibetan...

A beautiful documentary film set around Dzogchen monastery in Tibet. It focuses on Kjabje Dzogchen Pema Kalsang Rinpoche, who has been instrumental...

Tibetan Buddhist nuns from the Thupten Choling monastery in the Himalayan foothills discuss their mentruation practices.

This is the story of the life of the Lord Buddha as an animation in Thai language (it has also been translated into English). This is not the same as...

Tears of the Buddha: Spirituality and Emotions explores the spiritual path through the lens of emotion. Director Joel Lesko interviews modern...

A documentary film tells the true story of the locals in southern of Thailand through the life of 4 families that live in different provinces, but...

All the gist of Buddhism, the very words of Buddha loaded on to a visual circus where every image has an act for itself. The director is an old...

A discussion of the filmmaker's understanding about life and death, narrating a story similar to Nirvana. The Chinese title-"Wu Se Jie Tian”-...

In a temple in Thailand, an order of Buddhist monks are performing a ceremony for people who headed there to get re-incarnated. There, we meet Tarn,...

Filmmaker Ryusei Iizuka Rivas (they/them) captures the spiritual and creative rebirth of Tokyo-born artist Maya Hirasawa Brauer (they/them). Filmed...

A documentary on Buddhist stupas