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Lost Treasures of Afghanistan

Posted on August 10, 2012May 26, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a 2004 National Geographic Special showing how Afgahnis have been working to save their country’s heritage collections, which were seemingly either in shreds or were lost.

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Buried Treasure, Mohenjo daro

Posted on October 27, 2014March 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A short film from 1957 in which Sir Mortimer Wheeler takes a tour of the Indus Valley civilsation, which he helped excavate.

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Art of Faith, Buddhism

Posted on May 20, 2016April 14, 2017 by Dharma Documentaries

A journey of discovery through Buddhism via its art works.

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Wangari Maathai: Environment, Democracy and Peace

Posted on March 8, 2011October 20, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

Today is International Women’s Day, and Wangari Maathai is one of the most articulate women alive at present, for nearly 40 years her voice has been heard in support of women and women’s rights, the environment and sustainable development, and peace and reconciliation around the world.

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Devour the Earth

Posted on November 14, 2010August 14, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Here is a hard hitting documentary from the Vegetarian Society in England, it was written by Tony Wardle and is narrated by Paul McCartney (the ex-Beatle).

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The Battle for Chernobyl

Posted on April 26, 2011March 4, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This documentary traces the unfolding of the tragic events at Chernobyl following the accident during an experimental shut down that went wrong in March 1986 and up and till the mid-2000s when the film was made.

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Windscale, Britains Biggest Nuclear Disaster

Posted on February 7, 2014April 28, 2026 by Dharma Documentaries

A remarkable film tracing the people and events that led up to the first real nuclear accident in history.

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Dogen, the Zen Master

Posted on November 25, 2011January 25, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a dramatic reconstruction of the Life of the great Japanese monk Dogen who flourished in Japan in the 13th century.

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Naoto Kan: Experiences as Prime Minister during the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Posted on January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

A short but powerful anti-nuclear statement by the Prime Minister of Japan during the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima (Japanese with English subtitles).

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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter . . . and Spring

Posted on November 8, 2013July 9, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries

This sensitive 2003 film by Kim Ki-duk from South Korea is set around the changing seasons, both of nature and of man, as they play out in a hermitage in a remote and beautiful part of the country (Korean, with English subtitles).

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