Retreat - Production & Contact Info

Retreat (IV) (2013)
Documentary

Retreat (IV) (2013)

Documentary

RETREAT follows thirty-five Westerners as they attempt an intense, eight-week, silent, meditation retreat in Thailand led by the American Buddhist teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Some are experienced meditators, some are beginners. They're ...See moreRETREAT follows thirty-five Westerners as they attempt an intense, eight-week, silent, meditation retreat in Thailand led by the American Buddhist teacher, B. Alan Wallace. Some are experienced meditators, some are beginners. They're learning shamatha, or calm abiding...stilling the mind with sustained, one-pointed, concentration...simple enough sounding, but extremely difficult to do for more than a minute or so, and especially difficult to master...maintaining the object of concentration for up to four hours. Alan Wallace, formerly a Tibetan Buddhist monk and academic, teaches it through a Buddhist understanding of consciousness - in contrast to the prevailing materialist paradigm of modern neuroscience. The film follows the retreat from start to finish. Problems arise when one retreatant has a sustained psychotic episode and the emotional fallout threatens to unravel the retreat. In the end it comes together in touching new ways. Written by David Cherniack See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Retreat.

Cast	+ Add Cast
1 cast member

Name	Known for
Alan Wallace Self Self See fewer	Journey of the Heart: A Film on Heart Sutra (2013)

There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

Something went wrong. Try entering your rating again

+ Add external reviews

Contacts

Cast

MOVIEmeter

Ratings Breakdown

MAIN MENU

YOUR TOOLS

YOUR ACCOUNT

IMDbPro

Get rich industry data and stay informed

Contacts

Cast

MOVIEmeter

Ratings Breakdown

MAIN MENU

YOUR TOOLS

YOUR ACCOUNT

IMDbPro