News & Updates

October 15, 2012

SAMSARA international releases in Poland, Czech Republic, France, Australia and more

[caption]SAMSARA Czech Poster from D-cinema[/caption]In addition to SAMSARA's continuing theatrical release in the USA, Canada, UK, and Germany, SAMSARA will open this month in Poland and the Czech Re...

September 26, 2012

Myles Connolly, who was part of the core crew travelling to shoot SAMSARA, sent us this beautiful shot of SAMSARA on the marquee while it was playing at the legendary Cinerama Dome in LA. Thanks Myles...

September 26, 2012

SAMSARA Showing in Many UK Cinemas One Day only Sept 18

In addition to many  UK cinemas showing SAMSARA now (see the the this page for full list), SAMSARA is playing across the UK one special day only, September 18. Click here for a map and full listi...

August 26, 2012

Thank you for making SAMSARA the best documentary opening of the year in the USA

From INDIEWIRE:"It was an unexpectedly potent late summer weekend at the specialty box office,with two openers -- 'Sleepwalk With Me' and 'Samsara' -- scoring among the best limited debuts of the year...

August 23, 2012

Note from Mark Magidson on 70mm film, Digital Projection, and Samsara

All three of the films Ron and I have made have been photographed in 70mm (65mm negative), a process that has become more and more difficult as time has gone by for our kind of filmmaking due to secur...

August 22, 2012

SAMSARA Soundtrack now Available for Download on iTunes

The SAMSARA soundtrack featuring music from Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard, and Marcello De Francisci was officially released today, on Varese Serabande records. It is available for purchase NOW o...

August 22, 2012

SAMSARA in the New York Times

"Planetary Poetry, Woven Into a Movie"An article about the film and its creators in the New York Times. ...

August 13, 2012

New Video: The Concept

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August 4, 2012

New behind the scenes: SAMSARA The Musical Journey

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July 25, 2012

Join SAMSARA opening night screenings on Facebook

Keep track of theaters and cities on our theaters page, and if you want updates about times and ticket details on local opening nights around the US, join one of our Facebook events for your city...