Everything is Upstream

Directed by Martin Ponferrada, Everything is Upstream (2018) is a tour de force in brilliant storytelling. Ponferrada takes us on a sprawling journey into the minds of the Buddhist monks as they explain the images in their subconscious minds with utmost detail. The whole episode is fascinating to experience as we are made privy to the deepest thoughts in these unique souls without filter or censorship. Ponferrada brings the images of the dreams alive through detailed rotoscope giving the viewer a unique perspective that is both hard to describe and mesmerizing to experience. What makes the documentary stand out is the sheer narrative power that the interviews bring out. Coupled with vivid imagery, Everything is Upstream (2018) is thus unique and powerful enough to warrant a closer look. Ponferrada has created a masterpiece, one that will appeal and speak to a variety of different demographics.