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Ashtanga, NY [videorecording] / a film by Caroline Laskow and Mary Wigmore ; directed by Caroline Laskow and Mary Wigmore.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: FRF911184D | First Run FeaturesPublication details: New York : First Run Features, [2004], c2003.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • B132.Y6 A748 2004
Production credits:
  • Producers, Obie Benz, Caroline Lasko, Mary Wigmore ; editors, Aaron Lubarsky, David Klagsbrun ; cinematography, Ku-Ling ; music, Jason Crigler.
Cast: Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Rangaswamy, Willem Dafoe, Gwyneth Paltrow.Summary: Follows the aging yoga guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois as he gives his final North American workshop in New York City in September 2001. Devotees were arriving from all over the world when the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place in the midst of the celebration. In the difficult weeks that followed, Jois used the Ashtanga practice to help heal and fortify his diverse followers. This is not an instructional video, and these are not your garden-variety contortionists. This is a real look into the intersection of ancient practice and modern-life, New York-style.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Media/Non-print collection Media/Non-print collection Albright College Library CCM--Ask at Reference Desk DVD DVD 294.5436 A828 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002365862
Total holds: 0

Originally released as a documentary in 2003.

Special features: a Hindu ritual; outtakes; a visit with the filmmakers; trailers.

Producers, Obie Benz, Caroline Lasko, Mary Wigmore ; editors, Aaron Lubarsky, David Klagsbrun ; cinematography, Ku-Ling ; music, Jason Crigler.

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Rangaswamy, Willem Dafoe, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Follows the aging yoga guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois as he gives his final North American workshop in New York City in September 2001. Devotees were arriving from all over the world when the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place in the midst of the celebration. In the difficult weeks that followed, Jois used the Ashtanga practice to help heal and fortify his diverse followers. This is not an instructional video, and these are not your garden-variety contortionists. This is a real look into the intersection of ancient practice and modern-life, New York-style.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

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