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Zen for Nothing
1h 44m
Directed by Werner Penzel • Documentary • 2017 • Germany, Japan • English, German, Japanese with English subtitles
Featuring Sabine Timoteo, The Sangha Community of the Antaiji Zen Monastery of Japan
A masterly immersion into life at a Japanese Zen monastery that is both simple and beautifully filmed, director Werner Penzel's documentary follows a young woman as she encounters the philosophy of the Japanese Zen master Kodo Sawaki and the surprises brought forth by everyday monastic life.