ZERO the inside story

On a journey to find the origins of the number zero, a woman discovers more than she was expecting. The journey begins as a quest for the cultural roots of zero and how this concept touches human consciousness in unexpected ways. The search leads her to India, said to be the birthplace of the mysterious number, and the ancient city of Varanasi. There she maps her inner world onto the powerful mix of Hindu ritual and spirituality she encounters, finally confronting a traumatic event in her past. More than a film about the number that is not, “ZERO the inside story” is a commentary on the ways in which humans have come to perceive and fear voids. The film reveals how by facing our own sense of emptiness – and its hidden secrets – we can experience insight, hope and ultimately transcendence.