Spirituality and transcendence
Happiness
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There’s transcendence in skating – just ask the man they call ‘Slomo’
Directed by Josh Izenberg
The nature of reality
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An animated figure’s world grows enigmatic when he begins to doubt reality
Directed by Jeong Dahee
Rituals and celebrations
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Come on this painterly journey to Madagascar’s ‘turning of the dead’
Directed by Bastien Dubois
Spirituality and religion
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An ancient ritual is a window to Mayan culture’s deep past and vibrant present
Directed by Ricky Lopez Bruni
Laughter and comedy
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An Orthodox Jew struggles to balance his two callings – religion and comedy
Directed by Jonathan Miller
Altered states
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An odyssey into the Parisian night reflects the allure and anxieties of cities
Directed by Adrien Mérigeau
Music
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Enter an operatic world of prismatic imagery and vivid emotion
Directed by James Darrah and Adam Larsen
Rituals and celebrations
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Mamuka and his tuneful panduri light up this Georgian village feast
Directed by Bálint Bíró, Diego Quindere de Carvalho and Salome Razikashvili
Spirituality and religion
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An exquisite Mongolian meditation on the oneness of all beings
Directed by Alisi Telengut
Rituals and celebrations
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Restored footage reveals how a totem pole raising sparked a cultural rebirth
Directed by Christopher Auchter
Traditional arts
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A trip to Gee’s Bend, Alabama, where masterpieces hang from clotheslines
Directed by Maris Curran
Wonder and the sublime
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The search for life beyond Earth is peculiar, from a parrot’s perspective
Directed by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla