In Laos, every morning, a Buddhist teenager visits an elderly woman’s home to read her the Bardo Thödol, a guide for the journey between death and the next rebirth. On her last day, the young man whispers the book’s final passages in her ear, closes his eyes, and meditates alongside her, as she embarks on a transformative journey into what lies beyond.
Screening as part of our Found in Translation series, Samsara is a story split in two: two continents, two communities, two belief systems, two sets of experiences and inner lives. Between them lies a sensory pathway, all light and sound.
Described by Sight and Sound as "genuinely transformational", this is a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen.
CONTENT WARNING: This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.