Alan Watts Movies

  • 2016
    Zen Dog

    Zen Dog

    Zen Dog

    62016HD

    Trapped by daily routine, a man experiences complete freedom by dreaming himself across the country in a psychedelic Volkswagen with the guiding...

    Zen Dog
  • 1973
    Work as Play

    Work as Play

    Work as Play

    01973HD

    Alan Watts discusses the Western dichotomy of work and play, and explains that when you take the play out of work life becomes joyless drudgery.

    Work as Play
  • 2024
    The Monkey Conflict

    The Monkey Conflict

    The Monkey Conflict

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    The Monkey Conflict
  • 2024
    The Great Stream

    The Great Stream

    The Great Stream

    02024HD

    This short film takes place in a world that is moving way too fast, a world riddled with overwhelming anxiety and doubt regarding our meaning and...

    The Great Stream
  • 1994
    Zen: The Best of Alan Watts

    Zen: The Best of Alan Watts

    Zen: The Best of Alan Watts

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    A memorial anthology of Alan Watt's work. Watts (1915-1973), who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best known...

    Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
  • 2017
    Everything

    Everything

    Everything

    12017HD

    It's a simulation of reality where you can see the world from everything's point of view - it's kind of a philosophy project in the form of a game....

    Everything
  • 1972
    Conversation with Myself

    Conversation with Myself

    Conversation with Myself

    01972HD

    Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public...

    Conversation with Myself
  • 1969
    Flow of Zen

    Flow of Zen

    Flow of Zen

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    Alan Watts illustrates in this elegant meditation on Buddhism the nature of reality using the paradigm of flowing water. It is one of his best. "The...

    Flow of Zen
  • 2020
    Until There Was Nothing

    Until There Was Nothing

    Until There Was Nothing

    02020HD

    A philosophical video and art exploration of the Earth's passage through a black hole.

    Until There Was Nothing
  • 1969
    Zen and Now

    Zen and Now

    Zen and Now

    01969HD

    Gently experimental film introducing Zen concepts, narrated by Alan Watts.

    Zen and Now
  • 1968
    Buddhism, Man and Nature

    Buddhism, Man and Nature

    Buddhism, Man and Nature

    01968HD

    Visualizes the mood of Buddhism as the oneness of man and nature. Includes commentary by Alan Watts.

    Buddhism, Man and Nature
  • 1972
    Time and the More It Changes

    Time and the More It Changes

    Time and the More It Changes

    01972HD

    Taped by his son shortly before Watts' death, this program captures the noted philosopher/mystic's ideas on the meaning of time and change, if they...

    Time and the More It Changes