Transcendental Media

In search of wisdom found in unlikely places, The Philosopher Kings takes us on a journey through the halls of the most prestigious colleges and universities in America to learn from the staff members who see it all and have been through it all: the custodians.

This thought-provoking, feature-le...

Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash), in what The Washington Post calls an “artfully shot documentary,” La Source tells the uplifting story of Josue Lajuenesse, a Haitian Princeton janitor who returns to his country after the devastating 2010 earthquake to revive hi...

The world renown Trappist monk, activist, and artist Thomas Merton once wrote that “no writing on the solitary, meditative dimensions of life can say anything that has not already been said better by the wind in the pine trees.”

How I Pray Is Breathe is a 60-minute meditative film created in tha...

Beginning with an ode to John Cage's seminal silent composition 4'33″, the sights and sounds of this film delicately interweave with silence to create a contemplative and cinematic experience that works its way through frantic minds and into the quiet spaces of hearts. As much a work of devotion ...

Day of a Stranger is an intimate portrait of a world-renown mystic and author during his final years living in solitude from 1965 until his shocking death in 1968. As a Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton became a prolific writer and was in dialogue with some of the twentieth century's most influential ...

Part covid diary, part meditation on the new dawn as the world emerged from a year of uncertainty and tumult, The Dawn Chorus is a global film project consisting of cinematic and contemplative scenes of dawn captured on May 3, 2020 — International Dawn Chorus Day — from all over the globe, weaved...

Hailed by viewers as a “life-transformational film” and “one of the most ambitious documentaries ever made” by Australia’s 106.7, Flight from Death uncovers fear of death as a possible root cause of much of our everyday behaviors. Through stunning visuals and insightful interviews, this 7-time “B...

This experiment in the desert grew out of an awareness that my relationship with filmmaking had become strained. I got tired of accepting all the aspects of my work that were opposed to the rhythms of my life. It was no longer a badge I was proud to wear. I didn’t set out to make something “good”...