Film: Short Cut To Nirvana
1 rating since posting on Thursday, April 14, 2005
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"Short Cut To Nirvana: Kumbh Mela" was self-produced and is being self-distributed. It has relied word of mouth and on grassroot efforts to get the word out about this wonderful film and now is opening in New York City. The film will be at the historic Sunshine Cinema in the Lower East End starting Friday April 15 for one week only It will be in the larger main theater with a beautiful 35mm print and Dolby digital surround soundtrack. The filmmakers Maurizio Benazzo and Nick Day will be at the afternoon and evening shows this weekend for a Q&A session following the screening. I found the Q&A session with the stories of the making of the film almost as entertaining as the film itself. About the Kumbh Mela and the Film... An exhilarating, insightful, uplifting and often hilarious journey of discovery to the biggest event in history ? the Kumbh Mela. Held every 12 years where the holy Ganges and Yamuna rivers met, this incredible festival brings together 70 million pilgrims and many of India?s great spiritual leaders,including HH the Dalai Lama. "Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela" is a new award winning documentary that takes us on a voyage of discovery through this vivid and vibrant world, accompanied by an irrepressible young Hindu monk, Swami Krishnan and, and several Westerners, each on their own spiritual quest. With Swamiji we encounter some of the Kumbh Mela?s wisest and most fascinating characters, including an ascetic sadhu who has held his arm in the air for over 20 years, another who sits on a throne of nails, a Japanese devotee who is buried in a pit for three days, and a guru who proposes that Americans would do well to start meditating for three hours each day. We also spend time in the company of an honored guest, the Dalai Lama, as senior leaders of Hinduism and Buddhism join together in an historic moment of unity. More than a simple account of the Kumbh Mela, this film is a sensory experience of an ancient, grand occasion, a swirl of color and motion, song and cacophony, the sacred and the surreal -- spiritual India exactly as anyone would hope to find it. And from this ancient culture comes a powerful and uplifting message of harmony, unity, and peace for all humanity. - Greg , posted 04/14/05 |
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