Ram Dass

From his home on Maui, pioneering researcher, author and spiritual teacher Ram Dass reflects on love, life and death as his own days draw to a close.

Becoming Nobody is the quintessential portal to Ram Dass' life and teachings. Ram Dass delivers an engaging narrative, touching the joy, the foibles, and the honesty for the very essence of his work and relevance.

'Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary' is an intimate portrait celebrating two very complex, controversial characters in an epic friendship that shaped a generation. Two conventional Harvard professors began probing the edges of consciousness in the '60s. Timothy Leary ended up in jail, while Richard Alpert became Ram Dass, a spiritual teacher.

"American Yogi" is a delightful autobiographical documentary about a nice Jewish boy from Miami who travels to San Francisco for the “Summer of Love” and returns a hippie. Later, as a successful but dissatisfied businessman, he discovers Ram Dass’s iconic book "Be Here Now" about the Indian Saint Maharajji and decides to travel to India in search of a more meaningful life.

The proposed metaphysical highs of psychedelic drugs versus the harsh actualities of concrete metropolitan life: these two opposing realities form the backdrop of an adolescent encounter told through still images and written narration.

A fresh look at Chogyam Trungpa, known for making Buddhist concepts accessible to Westerners and facing adversity from the Tibetan establishment.

THE WAVY GRAVY MOVIE: SAINT MISBEHAVIN' takes us on an unforgettable trip through the extraordinary life of poet, clown, activist and FUNdraiser Wavy Gravy. Through candid interviews with Wavy's family and friends, including Jackson Browne, Odetta and Bonnie Raitt, and close encounters with Wavy himself, SAINT MISBEHAVIN' paints a moving and surprising portrait of his lifelong passion for peace, justice and understanding. This riveting film shows how one individual can make a difference - and have fun doing it! Exploring the man behind the countercultural icon, SAINT MISBEHAVIN' showcases the enormous humanity and intelligence of this Holy Fool and his commitment to basic human needs. From poetry readings in Greenwich Village to an epic bus trip from England to Nepal by wayof Afghanistan - from keeping the peace at Woodstock to his present-day mission raising funds for sight-saving operations in developing countries and co-directing a circus and performing arts camp... this entertaining and captivating film shines a fresh light on many of the seminal events of our time and reveals the deep determination of a truly one-of-a-kind individual. A testament to the sheer joy of living a life of service to humankind and our planet, THE WAVY GRAVY MOVIE: SAINT MISBEHAVIN' will entertain, enrich and inspire.

This film explores the marriage of writers Aldous and Laura Huxley, and their role in Hollywood's artistic and intellectual avant-garde in the 1950s.