Trembling Before G-D Trembling Before G-d is an unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fun Watch Now ›
Orthodox Stance A portrait of Dmitriy Salita, a Russian immigrant, professional boxer and religious Jew Watch Now ›
Beyond Belief Susan Retik and Patti Quigley were two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until the tragedy of 9/11 Watch Now ›
SnagFilms is proud to present its library of religion and spirituality documentaries. Our rapidly growing collection of true stories includes: Orthodox Stance, the story of a Russian immigrant who makes history as a top pro boxer and rigorously observant orthodox Jew; a conversation with best-selling author and biologist Richard Dawkins about atheism, in the The Atheism Tapes; and Pilgramage to Karbala, the tale of a busload of Shia muslims as they make the trip to the holy city of Karbala.
SnagFilms is committed to finding the worldâs most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them available, for free, to the wide audience these titles deserve.
Yoga has transformed from an ancient spiritual practice into a competitive, commercialized, multi-million dollar industry. And for a practice rooted in renunciation, yoga sure is making some people very rich. Can yoga survive this war between the sacred and the profane … Watch Now ›
Host and author of international best-seller Cracking The Da Vinci Code, Simon Cox, takes you on an in depth journey through the heart of the mysteries behind Dan Brown’s best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code.
Galileo and Raphael guide us through the ancient streets of Rome as we re-examine the great artwork, Popes, Emperors and Kings in our quest to find the facts behind Brown’s fiction. Was the great sculptor Bernini truly a secret adept of … Watch Now ›
Renowned counter-cultural guru Ram Dass, formerly known as Richard Alpert, has led the life of a seeker, traveler, and social activist. In addition to inspiring a generation to open its mind to many Eastern religious practices, Ram Dass created the Prison … Watch Now ›
Speaking to the themes of his recent bestseller What’s Right with Islam, Imam Feisal argues that Islamic principles support the fundamental values of a pluralistic, democratic society. Sharia, or Islamic law, is designed to “protect and further life, religion, property, family … Watch Now ›
This PBS documentary looks at the former Pope’s life in the context of his imminent beatification by the Vatican. It explores spiritual themes in his life, his openness to other religious traditions, his re-definition of sainthood in modern times and the … Watch Now ›
National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier and filmmaker Ethan Boehme team up to bring Rainier’s photographs and Boehme’s cinematography of the sacred temples and Buddhist monks of Angkor Wat poetically to film. With music by Anoushka Shankar.
Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in their quest for wealth and knowledge to an inside view of the excitement around Voyager’s expeditions to Jupiter and Saturn. The newly … Watch Now ›
A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our world about the possible consequences of the increasing greenhouse effect. Then Dr. Sagan leads us on a tour of our solar system … Watch Now ›
WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? follows Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir as they go on a cross-county mission to save the Holidays from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! The Shopocalypse is upon us...Who will be Saved?
In the 1960s and 1970s thousands of hippies journeyed East in the search for enlightenment, free drugs or a ‘pure’ life. Indian peasants assumed that a severe drought in the West was the reason for their migration. India’s holy men saw … Watch Now ›
In 1960, poet, artist, and beatnik Brion Gysin invented the Dreammachine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations. The Dreammachine enthralled mystics and freethinkers everywhere, with William Burroughs claiming that it could, “storm the citadels of enlightenment.” Nik … Watch Now ›
Is it possible to shed light on the states of grace experienced by mystics and meditators? In MYSTICAL BRAIN, the documentary filmmaker Isabelle Raynauld shows us the most recent discoveries of scientific research on this phenomenon.
Trembling Before G-d is an unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face … Watch Now ›
For the last 60 years, the term “Jewish boxer” has been an oxymoron. But Dmitriy Salita, a 25 year-old Russian immigrant is making history as a top professional boxer and a rigorously observant Jew. While providing an intimate, 3-year long look … Watch Now ›
FATHER ROY follows the fight against the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) from the gates of Fort Benning to the halls of congress. Susan Sarandon narrates this revealing account of the controversial Father Roy Bourgeois and his struggles against … Watch Now ›
National Geographic was given unprecedented access for this project, and in this film, their team provides a rare glimpse inside the secret archives and private chapels of the Vatican. Privileged accounts from Vatican officials, historians, and devoted individuals who work closely … Watch Now ›
In these off-the-record interviews, playwright, filmmaker and self-described atheist Jonathan Miller filmed conversations with six of today’s leading men of letters and science: the biologist and New York Times best-selling author Richard Dawkins, philosophers Daniel Dennett and Colin McGinn, distinguished playwright … Watch Now ›
Susan Retik and Patti Quigley were two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until the tragedy of September 11 struck. Rather than turn inward, grief compelled these women to focus on empowering widows in the country where … Watch Now ›
