Samsara

A film by Pan Nalin

What is more important, satisfying one thousand desires or conquering just one? A spiritual quest and love-story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh – one man's struggle to find spiritual enlightenment by renouncing the world.

After completing three years of solitary meditation Tashi returns to his monastery to continue his studies. Despite his devotion to spiritual development Tashi unexpectedly finds himself experiencing a profound sexual awakening which will force him to make a choice between his monastic vocation and a life in Samsara. Choosing the latter – since in order to renounce the world, one must first experience it – he marries Pema, a beautiful young girl he met at a harvest blessing, so beginning a new life full of unexpected joys and wonders. But just as Pema surprises him with the depth of her own spirituality, Tashi encounters challenges and sorrows for which he is unprepared. With each of his desires comes also a suffering he is unable to bear.

Riding Solo to the Top of the World

A journey of self-discovery by Gaurav Jani

Riding Solo is a film about filmmaker Gaurav Jani's solo motorcycle journey from Mumbai to one of the remotest places in the world, the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh, bordering China. It is even more extraordinary for the fact that Jani was a one-man crew who loaded his 200kg bike with over 100kg of equipment and supplies and set off on a journey to one of the world's most difficult terrains.

Womens Riding School Review:
"Riding Solo to the Top of the World, a film by Gaurav Jani, takes you to some of the most remote places in India as you see the world from Jani's simply packed 350cc Royal Enfield. Allow Jani to whisk you away to the Changthang Plateau, an area of the Himalayas where you will see him cross the world's highest pass – over 18,500 feet in elevation. Jani's goal is the Chinese border where the Changpa, a small nomadic tribal community of goat herders dwell.

This is a magical story of adventure and of finding ones self. What appeared on the outside to be just another motorcycle documentary unfolds quickly into a colorful story of a man, a motorcycle and of a beautiful landscape – filled with all things wonderful. Jani's sense of self makes you comfortable from the start, the pictorial landscapes and ride adventure keeps you captivated and as Jani makes friends in the most unlikely places, you too will find salvation at the Top of The World." – Judy Mirro

This is a truly inspiring film in every sense. The adventure immediately becomes a personal experience in which one shares every moment of Gaurav's journey, both on the physical and spiritual level. The photography, production and soundtrack music all add to what becomes an unforgettable experience.