Abu Dhabi Style shows us some glimpses of the city, and introduces us to the students' lives at the college and during their spare time. But we also learn about traditions and the importance of religion in the lives of these modern young men.

To perform Giripradakshina (going around the Hill in a clockwise direction with mind fixed on the Mountain) is perhaps the most spiritually beneficial act that anyone can perform in their lifetime. The captivating power of Arunachala, even to complete strangers who know nothing about it, is legendary. Just to be there brings silence to the rampant mind; to meditate on it gives Liberation. This video is dedicated to those who seek true freedom.

Five Palestinian, Israeli and international activists paint themselves blue and don pointy ears and tails that make them look like the characters in the film Avatar. Although their colonisers are from different origins, the Avatars, like the Palestinians, fight imperialism. 'The Avatars' presence in Bil'in today symbolizes united resistance to imperialism of all kinds.

A portrait of Ahmed Al Mazourei, a student of Applied Media at Dubai Men's College. The filmmaker focuses on Ahmed's leisure time, which he spends with his friends in shopping malls or sometimes in the desert...

A city built out of fragments found on the net. Mirages hinting at a world of ephemeral beauty and a forgotten people.

Neti Neti Films embarks on a quest to India to capture the essence of Nisargadatta Maharaj at the place where he first transmitted his teachings to the world. The narrator, Dr Stephen Wolinsky, compares Nisargadatta's teachings with those of some of the world's most extraordinary gurus and masters. For the first time, Nisargadatta's most profound teachings are discussed in depth, including his idea that who we are is prior to the I Am and even prior to and beyond Consciousness itself. This extraordinary statement has the power to propel a seeker into the Eternal Absolute, the Primordial Advaita that can only be realized when when Consciousness itself is grasped as neither this nor that.

In Death and Eternity, Papaji speaks about the blessings that derive from sitting with a realized being. He says that, among other things, close association with an awakened teacher will remove the fear of death. He advises students to nourish the desire to be free and to “come with empty hands” and minds to the teacher. He goes on to explain that any concept, including the concept of birth and death, stands as an obstacle to awakening. He encourages devotees to always aspire for that which lies beyond birth and death, what he calls “the Changeless,” which abides in the cave of the heart.

The clash between the State and the social movements in Spain in 2011 laid bare the true nature of power. The police crackdown was a response to the largest protest to date. Three hundred thousand demonstrators were faced with the most violent side of democracy. Using images of these events taken from various sources, this film reflects on democracy, power and its symbols, the role of the media and violence, as well as questioning the language of film and the scope of its possibilities.

Conversations about different aspects of dis_reality, with Pablo Beneito, Hakim Bey, Santiago Lopez Petit, John Zerzan. Recorded by Lewanne Jones, Fred Barney Taylor, Joel Pomeroy and Abu Ali.

The Observatory Archives invites Hakim Bey to reflect on this subject as a contribution to OVNI dis_Reality. Hakim Bey is the pseudonym of Peter Lamborn Wilson (EE. UU. October 1945 - May 2022), an American writer, essay writer and poet who describes himself as an “ontological anarchist” and a Sufi. His 1990 work TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone made him famous. As well as writing a series of essays on the traditions of Chinese secret societies (Tong), Bey introduced the concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone based on his research into pirate utopias. Bey has also written about figures like Charles Fourier and Friedrich Nietzsche, and on the links between Sufism and ancient Celtic culture. Along with these authors and theories, Situationism has also been an important influence in Bey's texts, which could be considered as an updating of its ideas for the present.