Samsara - Expat Cinema Rotterdam
Samsara is a Sanskrit word that refers to the cycle of birth, life, death, and reincarnation. Patiño’s film travels from the temples of Laos to the beaches of Zanzibar and follows a soul in transit from one body to another.
In Laos, dozens of monks live and study in magnificent Buddhist temples. Every day, a young monk crosses the river to read a book to an old woman that serves as a guide to finding the path to the afterlife. When the woman dies, her spirit begins a sensory journey towards reincarnation in another body. To complete the journey, one must be carried away by light and sound. With a whirlwind of sounds and colors flashing at different speeds, Patiño bombards the viewer’s senses in a unique and impressive way. In the second part of the film, we find ourselves in Zanzibar, Tanzania, where Islam approaches birth, life, death, and reincarnation differently.
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Samsara is a Sanskrit word that refers to the cycle of birth, life, death, and reincarnation. Patiño’s film travels from the temples of Laos to the beaches of Zanzibar and follows a soul in transit from one body to another.
In Laos, dozens of monks live and study in magnificent Buddhist temples. Every day, a young monk crosses the river to read a book to an old woman that serves as a guide to finding the path to the afterlife. When the woman dies, her spirit begins a sensory journey towards reincarnation in another body. To complete the journey, one must be carried away by light and sound. With a whirlwind of sounds and colors flashing at different speeds, Patiño bombards the viewer’s senses in a unique and impressive way. In the second part of the film, we find ourselves in Zanzibar, Tanzania, where Islam approaches birth, life, death, and reincarnation differently.
