Short cut to Nirvana / Sundial Productions & Mela Films present a film by Maurizio Benazzo and Nick Day ; produced and directed by Maurizio Benazzo & Nick Day.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Benazzo, Maurizio, director, producer.

Day, Nick, director, producer.

Alexander Street Press.

Mela Films, production company.

Sundial Productions, production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--India--Allahabad.

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Hinduism--Customs and practices.

Hinduism.

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

Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival).

India--Allahabad.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Zeitgeist, 2004.

Language Note:

In English and Hindi with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

SHORT CUT TO NIRVANA takes a voyage of discovery through this vivid and vibrant world, accompanied by an irrepressible young Hindu monk, Swami Krishnanand, and several Westerners, each on their own spiritual quest. 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 moments 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.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 23, 2016).

Won 2004 Sedona International Film Festival, Best Digital Documentary

Won 2003 Tiburon International Film Festival, Best Documentary

OCLC:

950614143

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.