“PATHS OF THE SOUL” chronicles the journey of a group of Tibetan villagers who embark on a “bowing pilgrimage,” where they prostrate themselves on the ground after every few steps, along a 2,000-kilometer route to Lhasa. Each pilgrim is equally committed to the journey but driven by unique motivations: one seeks to purify negative family karma, another, a butcher, aims to cleanse his soul of the blood of animals, and a third, feeling his life nearing its end, hopes that his prayers and prostrations will break the cycle of cause and effect shaped by his past actions. Throughout their months-long trek, a child is born, they encounter other travelers, and they face challenges such as severe snowstorms and physical exhaustion. Yet, no adversity, not even the looming threat of death in the high-altitude environment where a simple cold can be fatal, can deter them from reaching their sacred destination.