The central theme in all documentaries is 'transition'; a process or period in which someone or something undergoes change from one state to another. Marcel Baaijens is particularly interested in transitions people aspire to, seek or achieve through deliberate actions and rituals.
Bardo (Tibetan) refers to state between death and (re-) birth. In the west it refers to times when a usual way of life is suspended, when challenges as well as transcendental insight may arise offering opportunities for spiritual progress.