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Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Awake: The Life of Yogananda

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 2014

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

67%

Original Title

Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Production Companies

Counterpoint Films

Director

Paola di Florio

Description

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.