Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

  • NR
  • 10/10/2014 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 27m

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Overview

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.

Paola di Florio

Director

Lisa Leeman

Director

Cast

Anupam Kher's headshot

Anupam Kher

Narrator (voice)
Russell Simmons's headshot

Russell Simmons

Self
George Harrison's headshot

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)
Ravi Shankar's headshot

Ravi Shankar

Self
Krishna Das's headshot

Krishna Das

Self
Hitendra Wadhwa's headshot

Hitendra Wadhwa

Self
Mas Vidal's headshot

Mas Vidal

Self
Li Miao Tseng's headshot

Li Miao Tseng

Self

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