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Date:
01.09.2012 |
Original title:
Samsara. Filmed in: 65mm 5 perforations,
24 frames per second. Principal photography in: Panavision System 65.
Presented in: Digital 4K Projection (from Panavision Super 70). Aspect
ratio: 2,21:1. Country of origin: USA. Production year:
2011. World Premiere: Toronto Film Festival, Toronto, Canada,
11.09.2011. US preview premiere: 01.02.2012, Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara
International Film Festival, CA. Irish Premiere:
18.02.2912, Dublin International Film Festival,
Dublin, Ireland
UK premiere: 29.04.2012
Widescreen Weeekend,
Bradford.
Commercial Run:
German premiere: 19.08.2012
Schauburg Cinerama, Karlsruhe,
Germany. Wide release: 23.08.2012.
US Release: 24.08.2012
UK release: 07.09.2012. .
Danish release:
28.02.2013.
Directed and photographed by Ron Fricke. Produced by Mark
Magidson. Edited by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson. Original music
composed by Michael Stearns. Original music composed by Lisa
Gerrard, Marcello de Francisci. Concept and treatment written by Ron
Fricke, Mark Magidson. Musical direction by Michael Stearns, Mark
Magidson. Line producer Myles Connolly. Associate producer and additional editing John Chandler Earle.
Imaging producer Christopher Reyna. Production coordinator
Michelle Peele.
Gaffer/first assistant camera John Chandler Earle. Second
assistant camera Alexander Falk. Additional camera assistants
Justin Thomas Ostensen, Stephen Franklin, Siddhartha Abbazzi. Lead
researcher Linda Giella. Consulting producer Dan Halsted.
Special thanks Stefania Magidson, Nina Cooper, Moldex-Metric, Inc.
Featured portraits and performers Balinese
Tari Legong Dancers - Indonesia,
Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi,
Putu Sri Candra Dewi,
Putu Dinda Pratika.
Tattoo Daddy - USA,
Marcos Luna.
Professor and Robot clone - Japan,
Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro.
Man at desk - France,
Olivier de Sagazan.
Ladyboys of Cascade bar - Thailand.
Geisha - Japan,
Kikumaru.
Cebu Provincial Detention Center - Philippines,
Crisanto Neire - Lead Dancer.
US Army Veteran - USA,
Staff Sergeant Robert Henline.
1000 hands goddess dance - China,
Tai Lihua - lead dancer.
Location production Brazil Copacabana Films & Productions,
Bianca Costa.
China Teneighty Productions Ltd.,
Producer - Noah Weinzweig.
Denmark Ceenema,
Kim Hansen.
Egypt Semat Production & Distribution,
Hala Galal.
Ethiopia Camerapix, Ltd.,
Salim Amin.
France Jean-Manuel Vignau.
Ghana Paperkut Limited,
Winifred Hmensa.
Hawaii Mick Kalber,
Ann l. Kalber.
Hong Kong Samanna Lui.
India On The Road Productions,
Dileep Singh Rathor,
Sushil Tyagi.
Indonesia Rasmini Gardiner,
Bali Film Center,
Deborah Gabinetti.
Israel Suha Arraf.
Italy Panorama Films,
Marco Valerio Pugini,
Ute Leonhardt.
Japan Virgin Earth, Inc.,
Richard Kipnis.
Jordan Film Crew TV Productions,
Ghassan Salti.
Mali Amadou Thiam,
Touré Ousmane Diadié. Myanmar Sonny Nyunt Thein.
Namibia Moonlighting Films,
Genevieve Hofmeyr, Dylan Voogt. Phillipines, Maria Polotan. Saudi Arabia,
Madarat Productions, Zulfikar Shahnawaz. South Korea, Bang Singapore Pte
Ltd, Keiko Bang. Thailand Bullet Productions, Miles Johnson, Thananath
Songchaikul. Turkey, Aydan Özbalkan. United Arab Emirates, Filmworks Dubai,
Tim Smythe, Leigh Clarke.
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Music: Vocals Lisa Gerrard. Charango, viola, percussion
Marcello de Francisci. Vocals on "Pagan", "Katrina", "Organics", and "St
Peters" Vidia Wesenlund. Flutes on "food chain" Don Markese.
Persian ney flute on "Dubai" Amir Pakrooh. Dharamsala monk recordings
David Brownlow. Bell collection Paul Abell.
Source music consultant Zuleikha Bethami. Music clearances
Music Resources, inc., Nancie Stern. Soundtrack re-recorded at Ross
424, Inc. Re-recording mixer Matthew Iadarola. Recordist
Kaspar Hugentobler. Music mixers Michael Stearns, Marcello de
Francisci. Additional music engineering James Orr. Music editors
Michael Stearns, Kaspar Hugentobler. Sound design Michael Stearns,
Miguel Rivera. Supervising sound editor Miguel Rivera. Sound
effects editors Miguel Rivera, Angelo Palazzo, Jon Johnson. Foley
recorded at Monkeyland Audio. Foley artists Rick Owens and James
Baily. Foley mixer Greg Mauer. Additional foley Michael
Magidson. Location sound recording John Chandler Earle, Michael
Idioma, Michael Magidson, Will Staszak.
"Bali Dance" and "1000 Hands"
Based on "Omaha Clear Skies"
From the cd "Star Songs" © 2010
By Bonnie Jo Hunt & Ron Sunsinger
Bonnie Jo Productions &
Sunsinger Productions
"Spheres"
Written & performed by Keith Jarrett
Published by Cavelight Music (BMI)
Courtesy of ECM Records
"La Ilaha Illah Lah/Nigun le Mashiakh"
Composed and performed by Yuval Ron
Published by Yuval Ron Music (Ascap)
www.yuvalronmusic.com
Courtesy of Yuval Ron Music
"Shengshik Pema Jungney"
Written & performed by
Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts
Courtesy of Hannibal Records
By arrangement with Warner Music
Group film & tv licensing
"Byssan Lull, Koka Kittelin Full"
From the album "Night Light"
Performed by Vidia Wesenlund
Published by Stone & Star Publishing (BMI)
"Sayat Nova"
Written & performed by Dijan Gasparyan
Published by EMI-Virgin Songs, Inc.
Courtesy of All Saints Records
"Kothbiro"
Performed by Ayub Ogada
Written by Ayub Ogada, Mbarak Achieng
Published by Womad Music, Ltd
(Admin by EMI-Virgin Songs, Inc.) (BMI)
Courtesy of Real World Records
"Call to Prayer"
Performed by
Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra of Bosnia Herzegovina
Arranged by Resad Arnautive
Published by Sounds True
Courtesy of Sounds True, Inc.
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Sand
Mandala-Ladakh, India. Image by Magidson Films Inc.
Location production assistance and services Africa:
Moonlighting Films. Brazil:
Steffen Ohnemüller • Paola Hehl • Celio Alves Feitosa •
Aurelino Alves dos Santos • Marcelo Lourenco Borba •
Waldir Luiz Dias • Paulo Moreira. China:
Nina Huang Fan • Mr Gao - Deda Group Co. Ltd •
Wei Feng - Tagou Wu Shu Academy • Chen Ya Gin - Eupa • Lu Ya - Eupa •
Xu Oh - Gaffer China Deaf People's Performing Art Troupe. Denmark: Kenneth
Sand • Mikael Kern • Moesgård Museum - Birgit Møberg •
Silkeborg Museum - Ulla Eriksen • Pauline Asingh • Gunnar Duus •
Per Posenkrantz Fuglsang • Torben Brandt Sørensen • Peter Jüregensen. Egypt:
Ayman Hussein • Mohammad Gaber • Youssef Serag • Dahy. Ethiopia: Mark
Muthee • Girma Welde • Mideksa Tesfaye • Tedla H. Maria •
Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris •
Nassos Roussos • Dereje Chane' • Fethi Yahya. France Pierre Pinglier •
Carol Lecacheur,
Notre Dame de Paris • Thyra Oarda,
Centre des Monuments Nationaux • Christopher Wride •
Nadine Pluvieux • Antoine Roucher • Martine Meron • Monsieur Poisson,
Compagnie du Mont-Blanc • Mssr Royboz • Claude Marin,
Service Départementale de L'architecture et du Patrimoine • Mme Krigel,
Yellow Cab Studio • Steven Ghouti • Eric Lesachet. Ghana Victor Donkor •
George Hammond • Muniru Kawawa •
Samuel Odai Afotey • Kwame Frimpong • Kwame Yeboah •
Maniq Owusu • Malik Ayaye. India Odpal d. George • Emmanuel Pappas •
Manjari Makijany •
Salman Shaikh • Mohamed Abbas • Peter George • Zangpo •
Mohamed Nazir • Stobdan • Tutun Kau • Deepak Kantharia • Bk Kotian •
The monks of Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh.
Indonesia
Ineke indriyani • Iwan Setya Budiman
Fx sigit widyananto • Nyoman Budiartha
Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Republic of Indonesia
Bapak I Nyoman Budi Artha • Province of Bali, Indonesia
John Hardy Jewelry, Ltd. • The sulphur miners of Kaweh Ijen
Ministry of Forestry, East Java, Bali • Province of East Java, Indonesia
Israel
Ahmad Sub Laban • Nahed Dirbass • Rafat Sub Laban
Ehab Hamaam • Kiko Cohen • Ofer Kimel
Italy
Francesca Cingolani • Alessandro Pantano
Pontificio Consiglio Delle Comunicazioni Sociali
Dottor Angelo Scelzo • Dottoressa Riccioni
Fabbrica Di San Pietro • Dottor Pietro Zander
Japan
B.H. "Bebe" Ishikawa • Claudianna Blanco • Kaori Ikeda
Noriko Ansell • Miki Toda • Rie Amano
Osaka University
Atri - Kyoto • Professor Nishio
Yk Tsuchiya Shokai • Hideo Tsuchiya • Nobuyuki Kodama • Mr. Aoki
Toshimaen/Hydropolis • Kazuo Arai • Shinichi Kudoh
Jordan
Husni Maoof • Mustafa Masadah • Jamil Abu Miri (Jouj)
Mahmoud Farajat • Arwa Maoof • Ahmad Alaya
Al Nawras Maritime Agencies • Royal Film Commission of Jordan
Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities • Petra Authority
Myanmar
Carl Livermore • U Nyi Nyi • U Kyaw On Than
Balloons over Bagan • Brett Melzer
Popa Mountain Resort • Gracious Myanmar Travel
Namibia
Francois Cois • Jaco van der Westhuizen • Eddie Bamm
Fritz Schenk • Francois Theron • Claudia Odunlaye
Clinton de Villiers • Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Camel Thorn Safaris • Namdeb Diamond Corporation
Philippines
Ruby Ruiz • Gwen Garcia, Governor of Cebu Province
Byron Garcia, Warden, Cebu Provincial Security
Arms Corporation of the Philippines • Commodore George S. Chua, PCGA
Saudi arabia
Adel Aladulkarim • Abdulaziz al-Nafeesah • Rafa Khan
Ministry of Culture & Information • Giwar Company & Zamzam Tower
South korea
C.S. Kim • Mark Russell • Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.
UN Command Security Battalion • Republic of Korea Armed Forces
Hyundai KIA Automotive Group
Thailand
Tanatrod Moondang • Piyaluk Lak • Natcha Nilsrisai
Kittichart Amrungsab • Apiradee Thongprachang • Nonjuree Obsuwan
Rachaen Suwannapan • Anusorn Anantarat • Arnarm Phumaradee
Pitsanu Lertpongthai • Nares Manaowan • Kong Boonyaritpongsa • Noo Dee
Thailand Film Office, Department of Ttourism
Turkey
Melih Basara • Ghassan Salti
Mt. Nemrut National Park
Emrullah Hatipoğlu, the Imam of the Mosque of Sultanahmet
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Ayesha Chagla • Kaya Smythe • Saddam Badreddine • Khaled Zaazouh
Mat Shramm • Bader Mansoor • Emaar Properties • Jumeirah Group
Majid al Futtaim Properties • Nakheel Properties • Shangri-La Hotel Group
United states
Arizona
Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation • Lori Lee Sekayumptewa
Effie Yazzie • Stanley Crank • Carolyn Bigthumb
Slot Canyon Hummer Adventures • Vance Swartz
Jay Truman • Dalton Oberbeck
Navajo National Monument
Nancy Skinner, Usnps • Adeline Salt, USNPS • Orville Sisco
Nicolette Cisco • Naomi Yellowhair • Shawn Big • Avery Shortman
Jason Bradley • Michael Stewart • Roland Brady
Kent Parrish • Kent Parrish, Jr. • George Sisco
California
Associate producer/Los Angeles Michael Neale
Electricians Hillary Hanak
Brian l. Hauge
Grips Igori Kamoev
Travis "Trigger" Huston
Aadlen Bros. Auto wrecking company • White Mountains National Forest
Usda Forest Services • Frances Alvarado • John Louth
Mono Basin National forest scenic area
Inyo National Forest, USDA Forest Services • Jon Kazmierski
U.U. Department of the Interior • National Park Service
Yosemite National Park • Sue Clark, USNPS • Dan Williams, USBPS
Electronic recyclers international John Shegerian • Linda Ramos
Anthony Borges
Louisiana
Associate Producer/New Orleans Alton Walpole
Vanessa Vassar • Jennifer John • Philip Braun
Bryan Gardiner • Jake Springfield • Robert "Bear" Molitor
Utah
Arches National Park
Annie Corson, USNPS program support
Sharon Brussel, USNPS program support
Joe Kiffmeyer • Cooper Henderson • Dave Baker • Bryce Till • Chad Thomas
Dagou Hagemann • James Butler • Bill Schroeder • Brian Vazquez
Wyoming
Seonaid B. Campbell • Brian Branton
Yellowstone National Park
Karen Mcenearney • Brianna Rogers • Staci Vallie
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Filming
Petra in Jordan in 65mm.
Image by Magidson Films Inc.
Additional research Rose Hlaing Faissal, Peggy Robinson, Kennedy
Taylor, Keith Harmon Snow, Cary Ann Strelecki, Gayle Peck, Heather Coker,
Mila Marvizon, Marianna Yarovskaya. Production assistants Paul
Harper, Will Staszak, Ryan Key, Aaron Krinsky, Derek Ostensen.
Filming locations
Angola Epupa Falls.
Brazil
Se metro station, São Paulo • Paraisópolis favela, São Paulo
Divino Salvador church, São Paulo
China
Changchun city, Jilin province • Zhengzhou city, Henan province
Shanghai • Zhangzou city, Fujian province • Beijing
Denmark Moesgård Museum • Silkeborg Museum •
Mariesminde Poultry Farm • Bøgely Svineproduktion.
Egypt Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities • Great pyramids of Giza • City of the Dead.
Ethiopia Omo
Valley.
France
Château de Versailles • la sainte chapelle • Mont Saint Michel •
Mont Blanc • Aiguille du midi • Paris métro •
Cathedral de Notre-Dame de Paris • Cathedral de Notre-Dame de Reims
Ghana
Street scenes - osu, accra • "sodom and gomorrah", accra
Kanikwei coffin shop, accra
Hong Kong Lan Kwai Fong Hotel. India Thiksey Monastery, Leh, Ladakh.
Indonesia Tri Pusaka Sakti Art Foundation • Kawah Ijen Sulfur Mine.
Israel Church of the redeemer, Jerusalem • Nablus checkpoint, West Bank •
Wailing wall, Jerusalem • Bethlehem.
Italy
Galleria vittorio emanuele, milan • teatro alla scala
Convento dei cappuccini, palermo • basilica di san pietro in vaticano
Japan
Osaka university • atri - kyoto • yk tsuchiya shokai
Fushimi inari shrine - kyoto • toshimaen/hydropolis, tokyo
Yoyogi park, tokyo • lotte kasai golf, chiba
Orient kogyo showroom, tokyo • yk tsuchiya shokai doll factory
Atr kyoto - advanced telecommunications
Research institute international
Sunday
August 19, 2012 NY Times
Jordan Petra.
Mali
Great mosque of djenné • dogon village, bandiagara escarpment
Cliff dwellings near terelli
Myanmar
Bagan, mandalay • mingun temple • popa taungkalat monastery
Namibia
Kolmanskop, lüderitz • sossusvlei, namib - naukluft national park
Himba village, kunene • skeleton coast
Philippines
Payatas trash dump, quezon city
Cebu province detention and rehabilitation center, cebu city
Arms corporation of the philippines • manila streets
Saudi arabia
Al-masjid al-harām, mecca
South korea
Demilitarized zone, panmunjom • hyundai glovis co., ltd. Shipyards, seoul
Thailand
Cascade go-go bar, nana plaza, bangkok • siriraj medical museum, bangkok
Turkey
Mt. Nemrut national park, adiyaman • cappadocia, nevşehir province
Mosque of sultanahmet, istanbul
United arab emirates - dubai
Ski dubai • dubai mall • burj khalifa tower
Burj al arab hotel • palm island development
United states
Arizona
Betatakin, navajo national monument • antelope canyon
Secret canyon • hunt's mesa
California
Aadlen bros. Auto wrecking, sun valley
Ancient bristlecone pine forest, bishop
Mono lake, mono basin national scenic area • yosemite national park
Burger king, long beach • electronic recyclers international, fresno
Costco, van nuys • johann dairy, fresno • nikken corporation, irvine
Ymca, los angeles • los angeles national cemetery
Hawaii
Kilauea volcano, hawaii
Louisiana
Ninth ward, new orleans
Utah
Arches national park • canyonlands national park
Wyoming
Yellowstone national park
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Special thanks to
The performers, portrait subjects & extras
Brazil
Marcella corolina domingos • lucas da silva • samba jesus silva
Sandra jesus silva • marurina de jesus silva • vilma pereira da silva
China
China deaf people's performing art troupe • shao lin academy
Tagou wu shu featured students
Liu zhi hao • yan chao an • zhang yao • wang baocheng
He heng • zheng cheng long • li pengxi • zhang hao • wang tao
Mursi
Tribeswoman, Omo Valley, Ethiopia. Image by Magidson Films Inc.
Ethiopia
Villages of the karo, hamr, bume, and mursi tribes
India
The monks of thiksey monastery
Indonesia
The sulphur miners of kaweh ijen, java
Italy
Dalila bruzzone - galleria shopper
Olga landi - galleria shopper
Japan
Jess kitaoka • taeko kanai • kinya ueno
Roku yumenaka • tadashi kaneda
Namibia
Tjikoko village • villages of the himba tribe
Philippines
Donna jean s. Esteban
Mynna n. Lim - female guard/cebu prison
Cebu provincial detention center - dancers
Arman gamayon - choreographer
Oscar quilaton • antionio gallarde • james michael bontia
Macario cambarijan • nelson panucat • rodello nava
Ramie albino • roel vender • neil garido
Anthony davirao • ruel piayo • jeffrey requieron
Raul gorgonia • domingo casanes • ramil cahigas
Egan torrecampo • danti laguna • benjamin eugenio
Frankie maxilom • julian aicaba • renante rabor
Ralph avenido • mahinay • roleto arnejo
Giovannie nemenzo • jimbert tayong • angelito aliviado
Johnny lobosada • renante benabye • rigie sanpedro
Jerson sasil • roel degamo
Thailand
Ladyboys of cascade bar
Weerapol warewungol • nattawut nimanong
Natee boonsawat • suriyan jampachan
Somkiat duangpiang • badin harnchanameechai
Akara promyotha • poomsak seemamuang
Sasapak boonrueng • niwat maisomklang
Angsuthorn dangmanee • karnchanok jamsawang
Wasan suadsakul • ekachai peeraban
Napat boontawong • nada boonpan
Ariyada simacharn • chuichai jatsamrong
Premvivarn sitalart • surarat meechan
Tatchaya tipchak • patiya sitpornwetkul
Choochai wongnuangvang • jakkapong polchai
United states: Marcos Luna Family • Ashley Olivarez • James Bales •
Robert Musso • Malley Musso • Macaulay Musso •
Blanca Orloff • George Orloff • David Z. Stamp •
Eva Martinez • Ale Munguig • Rachael Sousa •
David E. Sanchez • Greg Lopez • Jennifer Mather •
Collin St. Dic • Stacey Newsome • Ami Haruna.
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Cameras by Panavision®. System 65®, Super Panavision 70®, Shot with
Panavision HSSM 65mm high speed cameras.
Greg Reilman - 65mm camera service manager.
Ken Barrows - 65mm senior camera engineer.
Dan Sasaki - 65mm camera lens designer & engineer.
Michael Delatorre - camera prep tech. 65mm motion control time lapse camera system Designed by Ron Fricke
Lead machinist Shane Combs,
Motion control software programming
Rob Greiner - smart engineering.
Aerial operations: Brazil Aircam Special Systems - Sao Paulo,
Homero Martins • Viktor Martins. Dubai Helidubai • Dylan Goss • Barry
Smith. France Aerial Camera Systems • Benoit Dentan • Basile Longchamp.
Los Angeles Briles Wing & Helicopter • Peter Mckernan • Steve Koster.
Namibia Airborne Camera Experts - South Africa,
Gert Uys • Chris Lomax. Gyro-stabilized aerial mounts provided by Nettman Systems International.
Bob Nettman • Ron Spongberg • Peter Graf.
All "Samsara" images were photographed entirely on 65mm film, digitally
oversampled at 8k ultra high resolution, and mastered for 4k digital cinema
release. Post production supervisor Christopher Reyna. 65mm film services by Fotokem.
Operations Andrew Oran.
Lab manager Jeff Heacock • Technical Director Vince Roth •
Telecine operator Robert Tomaszewski • 65mm color timer Kristen Zimmerman •
65mm ocn lineup Sara Pasanen • data transfer editor Erin White. 4k image processing by Spy Post, a Fotokem company.
Supervisor Darren Orr.
Senior producer Amy Hollywood Wixson • Producer Jenny Head Appleton •
Flame compositor Greg Gilmore • digital paint artist Micole Toyloy. 4k image processing by Griffiti Studios.
Producer Paul Winze • supervisor Rob Nederhorst •
Digital artist Sean Cox • digital artist Frank Fieser. 8k scanning & 4k image processing by
Fotokem Digital Film Services.
General manager Bill Schultz •
Head of digital production John Nicolard •
Producer Daniel Rapo • producer Sue Alexander •
Scanning Les Meek, Rick Lopez, Paul Mcghee •
65mm line up Mike Griffin, Jay Cox • digital artist Rene Simen. 4k digital intermediate services by
Colorworks.
Di colorist John Persichetti •
Di producer Maureen O'connor •
Di conformists Benjamin Sutor, Jason Saulog • color science Chris Clark •
Di assists Kevin Lomet • Cat Rowe • Gwili Wilson •
Data management Andy Chua • Greg Mucino • Tim Heugele •
Digital artist Jesse Morrow •
Engineering Jim Houston • Grant Jansen. 65mm vision film stock by Eastman
Kodak. Main and end titles by Picture Mill.
Designer David Clayton •
Jr. Designer Iris Azadi • animator Nelson Yu •
3d animator Jonathan Block • producer David Midgen
Conform QC editor William Young.
Internet presence consultant Elly Jonez.
Internet presence assistant Michelle Grenier. Travel arrangements:
Altour Sha Fernando • Nancy Dennell • Sandra Broughton. Carlisle travel
Jerry saxe • Scott Leyrer. Travel now - south africa Ross Pallatt.
Visa services Intercontinental Visa Service - Rachel Siegal. Insurance
Bachrach & Associates •
Shel Bachrach • Ron Hess • Christine Wright. Legal Greenberg Glusker •
Jonathan Sokol •
Lapidus, Root, Franklin & Sacharow, Llp • Henry W. Root •
Barkin Smith • Jill Smith •
James Hornstein • Clark Mccutcheon. Production accounting Gorelick &
Uslaner,
Beverly Soo Hoo,
William Osborne. Dolby sound consultant Trevor Ward. Thank you: David
Magidson • Michael Magidson • John Hardy • Cynthia Hardy •
Vivian Vivona • Joe Hall • Manuel Cadaval • Deanna Born •
Camille Celluci • Iris Ichishita • Bob Bailey • Chris Cookson •
Jumeirah Group • Le Royal Meridian Hotel Shanghai •
China Deaf People's Performing Art Troupe •
Tagou Wu Shu Academy •
Mr. Wei Feng • Janice Evans • Nick Bonner • Genevieve Nicholas •
Constantine Nicholas • Bob Green • Lyra Cooper • Jessica Camper •
Springhill Crutchman • Andrew Stearns • Brendon Stearns • Kabira Evans •
Michael Freeman • Rasmini Gardiner • Thomas Laird • Robin Hurley •
Marc Salomon • Ryan Creasy • Candace Chatman • Rene Ruilova •
Robert Harvey • Bob Beitcher •
Tak Miyagishima • Bill
Turner •
Dwight Lindsey • John Orphan • Darren Lambert • Omer and Irfan Totonji •
Crest Turdjian • Leonard Williams • Bill Broderson • Bob Semmer •
Paul Chapman • Douglas Greenfield • Verway Family •
Dottor Pietro Zander • Father Barone • Robert Solomon •
National Park Service • U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Panavision
System 65 camera overlooking China.
Image by Magidson Films Inc.
Filmed with Panavision® cameras & lenses.
Kodak motion picture film.
Fotokem®.
Colorworks.
Griffiti Studios.
A Fotokem company.
Spy.
Dolby® 7.1 Surround In selected theatres.
Datasat Digital sound In selected theatres.
©2011 Magidson Films, Inc.
A Production of Magidson Films, Inc., Culver city, Ca.
Additional information
www.barakasamsara.com
Recorded in: Dolby
7.1 Track. 4K
running time: 100 min. UK distributor:
Arrow Films. US
Distributor:
Oscilloscope. German Distributor: . Danish
distributor: ______.
Awards: ________.
Synopsis: SAMSARA is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel
of life” and is the point of departure for the filmmakers as they search for
the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives. Filmed
over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA
transports us to sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites, and
natural wonders. By dispensing with dialogue and descriptive text, SAMSARA
subverts our expectations of a traditional documentary, instead encouraging
our own inner interpretations inspired by images and music that infuses the
ancient with the modern.
Expanding on the themes they developed in BARAKA (1992) and CHRONOS (1985),
SAMSARA explores the wonders of our world from the mundane to the
miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and
the human experience. Neither a traditional documentary nor a travelogue,
SAMSARA takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation. Through powerful
images, the film illuminates the links between humanity and the rest of
nature, showing how our life cycle mirrors the rhythm of the planet.
The filmmakers approach non verbal filmmaking with an understanding that it
must live up to the standard of great still photography, revealing the
essence of a subject, not just its physical presence. SAMSARA was
photographed entirely in 70mm film utilizing both standard frame rates and
with a motion control time-lapse camera designed specifically for this
project. This camera system allows perspective shifts to reveal
extraordinary views of ordinary scenes. The images were then transferred
through the highest resolution scanning process available to the new 4K
digital projection format that allows for mesmerizing images of
unprecedented clarity. SAMSARA will be a showpiece for the new,
high-resolution 4K digital projection, the HD format, as well as standard
digital and film projection.
Also see "Koyaanisqatsi" (1983),
"Chronos" (1985), "Sacred
Site" (1986) and "Baraka".
Articles: American Cinematographer, ________________ ".
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