Varanasi - Beyond Life

A BEAUTIFUL, HAUNTING FILM ABOUT INDIA’S MOST AUSPICIOUS PLACE TO DIE.

A film by Aeyaz

Direction, Cinematography, Edit & Grade : Aeyaz

Sound Design : Rahul Prabhakaran
Music : Ryan Taubert (Anamog We wish it was never light)
Narration : Alan Watts
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Varanasi, The spiritual capital of India - a place where people come from all over the country to breathe their last, and immerse the ashes in the holy Ganges for the beginning of a new life. A visit to Varanasi has always been in my bucket list, and being able to film there was like an icing on the cake.

Honestly, words fail to describe what I have seen while on this epic trip with Photowalk Dubai. No wonder Varanasi is called the "City of Life". Simply love this place. And this is my attempt to give you a sense of what it was like to experience the amazing "Varanasi" and the mysterious vicious cycle of life and death...

"Varanasi - Beyond Life" - A personal project shot, edited and directed by me.
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Transcript:

There really isn’t anything radically wrong with being sick or with dying. We can’t say that it’s a good thing for everything to go on living. In a very simple demonstration that if we enable everybody to go on living, we overcrowd ourselves. So therefore, one person who dies in a way is honourable because he’s making room for others…
It’s a far more amusing arrangement for nature to continue the process of life through different individuals then it is always with the same individual, because as each new individual approaches life is renewed. And one remembers how fascinating the most ordinary everyday things are to a child, because they see them all as marvellous.
It is not, therefore, natural for us to wish to prolong life indefinitely. But we live in a culture where it has been rubbed into us in every conceivable way that to die is a terrible thing.
Alan Watts
©Aeyaz

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[MultiVisel]

A muslim create the glorious clip on this mysterious city, surrounded by sanatanis vedic culture people, This is true 🇮🇳, and after seeing this, i m feeling blessed to be an Indian..

[drindrajeetasija]

Right now I am in Varanasi, as I saw this video. There is an ethereal feeling in the air here which begins to envelop you after a while.
Sitting on the Manikarnika Ghat here in Varanasi and watching pyres burn, the fear of death begins to leave you.. and telling you that the Substratum of your being is were never born and therefore you can never die.

[ScaredCrows]

Best piece of cinematography I've seen in a long time.

[NikkiThredd]

I've watched this video so many times in the past few months! I finally uploaded my India video last night after spending the last 2 weeks traveling there. This video is part of the reason why I had to see Varanasi for myself. Though I was only there for 3 days, I'm so glad I got the chance to explore it even for such a short period of time =)

[antruong]

Stunning short film. Unbelievable talent you have here. This deserves millions more views! Criminally underrated.

[kikiproduction]

Varanasi changed my views of life for ever. So grateful that I had the chance to visit such a spiritual place.

[shreysingh]

Lots of love from Varanasi ❤️..Amazing work

[arastuz]

Mesmerizing Aeyaz! Even though I've never travelled to Varanasi, I feel like I have now because you captured the spirit of the place so beautifully and in such a short film! The place is the story and the technical brilliance is the cherry on the cake! All the best for everything you make Aeyaz :-).

[hobosexplore.]

What a masterpiece, blown my mind, each and every little detail perfectly matching up with up with music wow man woww.

[AnshumanMajumdar]

The music score especially in the end of the full film is phenomenal. Goose bumps. The message in the end is absolutely amazing and true.

[christiantessari]

Compliments !!!! Really a great Video !!!! We went in Varanasi few days ago 😄👍🏻🇮🇳

[Sidart_]

Best short documentary I have ever seen...what a magic you have

[aditizzzz]

Such brilliance. This brought me a lot of peace when I needed it the most. More power to you!

[subodhshetty]

Never gets old - forever living - just like Banaras ❤️

[kovidprizner]

when a room is dark you switch on the lights and when your soul is in the dark go to Varanasi to get enlightened!!!! life is just a passage of time.

[jeamohamad]

Great video !

I'm going to India (including Varanasi) soon, thank for this video. Its help me a lot in what to expect to see when I'm there. Thanks again!

[bankingaspirant]

Seriously sir 🙏 i got goosebumps and it gives me inspiration to do well for our motherland . The way he the almighty protects us I'll protect my motherland

[CosmicHikerBD]

Incredible solo work! Kanchan Da shared this with me. Love from Dhaka

[lovelovelove]

It's simply beautiful. It's amazing how you started with the cremation and then showed life at it's most basic form. Trying to include all it's colours all the while delivering camera work that did justice to the beauty of the city and the people. Amazing picturework. Amazing audio. 👍

[janetownley]

“Burning is learning” … “Cremation is education” !