Awake: The Life of Yogananda (documentary)

Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Directed by Paola di Florio
Lisa Leeman
Produced by CounterPoint Films - Peter Rader
Music by Vivek Maddala, Michael Mollura
Release date
 Cinema 10/10/2014, DVD 2/2016
Running time
 87 min
Country United States
Language English

Awake: The Life of Yogananda is a documentary about the Indian yogi and guru Paramahansa Yogananda who came to the West in the 1920s to teach yoga and meditation. The movie is in English with subtitles in seventeen languages (May 2017).[1][2][3]

The film includes interviews with disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, as well as with Ravi Shankar, George Harrison, Krishna Das, and others.[4] It was filmed over three years with the participation of thirty countries, including on pilgrimages in India, at Harvard Divinity School and its physics labs, the Center for Science and Spirituality at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California.[4]

Awards

  • Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film at the Illuminate Film Festival[5]
  • Winner Maui Film Festival, Spirit in Cinema Award [4]
  • Winner Conscious Life Award, Conscious Life Expo Film Festival [4]
  • Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival [4]
  • Official Selection Tel Aviv Spirit Film Festival [4]
  • Herat International Women's Film Festival, Afghanistan [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gates, Anita. "When Being a Yogi Had an Exotic Air - 'Awake,' About the Life of Paramahansa Yogananda". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  2. ↑ Merry, Stephanie (2014-10-30). "'Awake: The Life of Yogananda' Movie Review". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  3. ↑ Vijayan, Naveena (2016-10-18). "Finding Yourself". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hall, Sandra (2015-06-27). "Awake: the life of a Yoga pioneer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  5. ↑ "2014 Award Winners". Illuminate Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
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