Baraka [DVD video]

Shot in 24 countries across six continents, this film, without narration or dialogue, presents a visual spectacle emphasizing religious ritual as well as addressing the human condition and the idea of humanity vis-à-vis nature.

General Note:

Documentary.

Documentary originally produced in 1992. Premiered September 15, 1992, Toronto International Film Festival.

"First of its kind 8K scan from fully restored 70mm film"--Container.

This fully restored DVD set includes over 80 minutes of all new bonus features: Baraka : A Closer Look, and Baraka : Restoration.--Product description.

"This film is presented in a letterbox widescreen format that preserves the original 70mm Todd-AO theatrical exhibition."--Back cover of container.

"In the ancient Sufi language, [baraka] is a word that translates to 'the thread that weaves life together"--Container.

During the production of the film, Mark Magidson also took still photographs, which were published in 1999 in the book "Baraka : a Visual Journal."

Contents:

Disc 1 : Nepal morning -- Meditation -- Balinese "Monkey" chant (Kecak) -- Volcanoes/Organics -- Body adornment -- Dance -- Water journey -- Destruction -- Brazil favela/Cigarette factory -- Subway riders/Monk with bell -- City and manufacturing -- Chickens -- Calcutta foragers/Homeless -- Street travelers/Buto dance -- War/Oil fires -- Steel workers/Death camps -- Tiananmen Square/Stone figures -- Varanasi sunrise -- Eclipse/Sacred journey -- Rotating starfields.

Disc 2 : Bonus features: Baraka: a closer look (Produced by Funhouse Entertainment on behalf of MPI Media Group ; Producer/director, David Gregory ; 76 min. ; 2008) ; Restoration (MPI Media Group ; Funhouse Entertainment ; 7 min. ; 2008).

Technical Details:

DVD; Region 1; NTSC; wide screen presentation; aspect ratio 2.21:1; Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 96/24.

Subject Term:

Life.

Human ecology.

Rites and ceremonies.

Human geography.

Worship.

Religious life.

Nature -- Effect of human beings on.

Genre:

Documentary films.