O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder
The first feature-length film documenting the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet/activist Gary Snyder. A participant in the famed 1955 Six Gallery poetry reading in San Francisco that launched the Beat era (and the careers of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac), Snyder later lived and studied in Japan, becoming a Zen teacher. He is the model for the character of Japhy Ryder in Jack Kerouac’s bestselling novel, The Dharma Bums.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 9, 2025
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder
Production Companies
Optic Nerve Productions
Director
Colin Still
Description
The first feature-length film documenting the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet/activist Gary Snyder. A participant in the famed 1955 Six Gallery poetry reading in San Francisco that launched the Beat era (and the careers of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac), Snyder later lived and studied in Japan, becoming a Zen teacher. He is the model for the character of Japhy Ryder in Jack Kerouac’s bestselling novel, The Dharma Bums.
