American Yogi
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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1h 19m
Directed by Steven Newmark • Documentary • 2018 • U.S. • English
Featuring Ram Dass, Neem Karoli Baba aka Maharaj-ji
"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.
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