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Ron Fricke has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Baraka.
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A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
Dir. Ron Fricke · With Patrick Disanto

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Dir. Ron Fricke · With Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Dir. Godfrey Reggio · With Ed Asner, Pat Benatar, Johnny Carson