A number of films about Vipassana are now available. Below you will find a selection with links to the respective platforms.
10-Day Courses – Introduction
Introductory documentary – 10-Day Course Overview, 1998 – Dhamma Mahāvana – USA – 1998 (2 min.)
Available in English at: dhamma.org
Practising Vipassana: Meditator Experiences
Introductory documentary – Practicing Vipassana: Experiences of Meditators, 2010 – German – Dhamma Aṭala – Italy – 2010 (16 min.)
Available in English with German subtitles at: dhamma.org
7 Minutes about Vipassana
In this documentary, participants are interviewed at the end of a Vipassana course in Belgium, having just completed a course for the first time. They speak about their experiences. Others, who had attended a course previously, describe the influence the meditation has had on their daily life so far. (7 min.)
Available in English at: Dhamma Pajjota
Time to Breathe
The film is about meditation courses for children in the United Kingdom, particularly in relation to school activities. It follows a primary school class visiting Dhamma Dipa, the Vipassana center in the UK, to learn Anapana meditation. (14 min.)
Available in German at: Youtube
Available in English at: Youtube
Seeds of Awareness
Through impressions and personal accounts, the film documents children’s modern experiences with Anapana meditation courses and the benefits they gain from learning the technique. (13 min.)
Available in German at: Pariyatti
Available in English at: Youtube
War ich in einer Sekte? – 10 Tage Vipassana
Ein junger Mensch erzählt von seiner Erfahrung während seines ersten 10-Tages Kurs. (23 Min.)
Available in German at: Youtube