Short cut to Nirvana : Kumbha Melā / Sundial Productions & Mela Films ; produced and directed by Maurizio Benazzo & Nick Day.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Benazzo, Maurizio, director, producer.

Day, Nick, director, producer.

Krishnanand, Sri Swami, associated name.

Davis, Justin, associated name.

Johal, Jasper, associated name.

Muller, Bob, composer.

Mela Films, producer.

Sundial Productions, producer.

Zeitgeist Films, distributor.

Language:

English

Hindi

Subjects (All):

Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival)--India--Allahabad.

Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival).

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--India--Allahabad.

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.

India--Allahabad.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Religious films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[New York, NY] : Zeitgeist Films, [2005]

Language Note:

In English and Hindi with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD - NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1; Region 1.

digital

optical

Dolby digital 5.1

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

Documents the Kumbha Melā festival, attended by 70 million people, in Allahabad, India, during January, 2001.

Participant:

Sri Swami Krishnanand, Justin Davis, Jasper Johal, Vanessa Ramos, Dyan Summers.

Credits:

Cinematographer, Maurizio Benazzo ; editor, Nick Day ; music, Bob Muller.

Notes:

Aspect ratio 1.66:1.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.

Special features: additional converstions with five spiriyual teachers; short documentary "Pilgrims from the West: four years on"; 16 min. interview with the filmmakers; theatrical trailer; Mela slide show gallery; Ramanand Puri on yoga and breathing; Purna Praghnamataji on dharma, satsang and gurus; Pilot Baba on inner peace and samadhi; Sadhevi Ritabharaji on unity and conscious awareness; Sudarshanacharya Maharaj on devotion to a goal and celebration; the Dalai Lama on religious harmony and inner peace.

OCLC:

61772505

Publisher Number:

795975107334

Z1073 Zeitgeist Films