SAMSARA + Indonesian Feast by JAMU "Jah-Moo!"

Name: SAMSARA + Indonesian Feast by JAMU "Jah-Moo!"
Start: 2025-02-28T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-28T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Epsilon Spires

Schedule

Fri Feb 28 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Epsilon Spires | Brattleboro, VT

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience! SAMSARA transports us to sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial sites, and natural wonders to explore the the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives. Enjoy Indonesian cuisine by chef Diana Tanudjaja after the film!
Doors open at 5pm, Film begins at 5:30pm, The Dinner will be held after the film at 7:15pm. All-Inclusive Tickets for the Multi-Course Dinner, Film, and Curated Beverages are $75. Spaces are limited we recommend you reserve in advance! Our Menu will be announced soon, stay tuned...
Chef Diana Tanudjaja of JAMU "Jah-Moo" will take you on a sensory journey.... your destination the Spice Islands. How will we get there? With a meal made with Leaping Bear Farm chicken and eggs, locally grown beef, organic vegetables, tempe and tofu all prepared with freshly-ground Indonesian spices and love.
SAMSARA (2011, 102 mins) reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films BARAKA and CHRONOS were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry.
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.
The documentary 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.