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Close-up of an older man in a flat cap and scarf, looking out over a misty rural landscape with blurred farmland in the background.

Poetry

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Irish hills, folk music and David Whyte’s poetry form a fleeting, meditative moment

Directed by Andrew Hinton

Photo of a woman submerged to the neck in a natural hot spring, with mountains and mist in the background, creating a serene atmospheric scene.

Photography

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One photo per day for more than a year, exploring how rituals affect memory

Directed by Scott Thrift

Colourful pointillistic painting of four figures in patterned clothing on a landscape with trees, likely representing rural life.

Traditional arts

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A joyously animated myth retells why painting is prayer to India’s Bhil people

A film by Nina Sabnani and Sher Singh Bhil

A young person dancing with arms extended and hair flying, seen from below, with sky background. Two other excited people watch.

Dance

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A street dance born amid poverty and violence offers a radical form of self-care

Directed by Maceo Frost

A knitted grey toy mouse holds a needle and repairs its own dress. Three balls of yarn lie nearby, alongside a small blue open book.

Pleasures and pastimes

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A whimsical ode to the reparative power of knitting, rendered in wool

Directed by Samantha Moore

Black-and-white photo of two judokas; one is throwing the other who is airborne with legs up, set against a wooden background.

Sports and games

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Softness controls hardness – a fighter’s gentle approach to life

Directed by Josef Reeve

Painting of two musicians standing by bare trees in a snowy landscape with two distant figures and a city skyline in the background.

Mindfulness and meditation

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Everyone is waiting, watching. What for remains captivatingly unclear

Directed by Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot

A man with a beard and glasses wearing a wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes stands outdoors near a pond, with trees in the background.

Spirituality and religion

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When his faith crumbles, an ‘Amish atheist’ rebuilds his world from scratch

Directed by Lance Edmands

A person with a head covering climbs a rope ladder surrounded by bees in a mountainous area with smoke in the background.

Values and beliefs

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A sacred dream sends one man on the perilous trail of toxic honey in Nepal

Directed by Ben Knight

Crowded riverbank with numerous people in boats and on the ghats at dusk, celebrating a festival, lights in the background.

Death and dying

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At India’s ‘death hotels’, devout Hindus seek liberation from cycles of rebirth

Directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad

Older woman on a stationary bike in front of a painting near a fan in a living room. There are flowers and sofas in the background.

Rituals and celebrations

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Rituals and memories animate a day in the serene life of an Italian grandmother

Directed by Maria Piva

Music

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Faith, struggle and song intertwine in this classic film on Appalachian music

Directed by John Cohen