Win tickets to the UK premiere of Samsara
Compiled by Jack Foley
SAMSARA takes the form of a non-verbal, guided meditation that will transform viewers in countries around the world, as they are swept along a journey of the soul.
Through powerful images pristinely photographed in 70mm and a dynamic music score, the film illuminates the links between humanity and the rest of nature, showing how our life cycle mirrors the rhythm of the planet.
Samsara is directed and choreographed by Ron Fricke, a meticulous filmmaker who has mastered a wide range of skills.
He is especially well known for his groundbreaking work with time lapse photography and large format cinematography.
Ron’s versatility allows him to carefully sculpt his films during each phase of their development. In his early work as director of photography, co-editor and co-writer for Koyaanisqatsi, a renowned non-verbal art film with music by Phillip Glass, Fricke experimented with many previously obscure film techniques.
He used time-lapse, slow motion and optical phase printing to present familiar images from a new perspective. Koyaanisqatsi won a 1983 Filmex Audience Award.
More recently, over the last decade, Fricke has directed and photographed national commercials for Isuzu, Jeep, Holland America, Star Alliance and Nokia, among others.
He was director of photography on Francis Ford Coppola’s HD experimental feature film project Megalopolis and was a second unit director of photography for Lucasfilm Ltd. on Star Wars Episode III.
Ron directed, photographed, co-edited, and co-wrote Samsara. He conceived the film as a guided meditation on the cycle of birth death and rebirth.
Samsara is in cinemas from August 31, 2012.
Win tickets to the UK premiere of Samsara
To celebrate the forthcoming release of the visually stunning Samsara in UK cinemas on August 31, we’re giving one lucky IndieLondon reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to the film’s premiere in London next week (August 20, 2012). Venue to be confirmed upon notification of prize – but please don’t enter if you’re not intending to go!
To enter, simply answer the following question…
Q. Who directs Samsara?
Simply send the answer to Samsara UK Premiere competition and include your name, address, telephone number and email