Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

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Released:
2014-10-10

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.

Directors:
Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Anupam Kher
    as
    Narrator (voice)
  • Russell Simmons
    as
    Self
  • George Harrison
    as
    Self (archive footage)
  • Ravi Shankar
    as
    Self
  • Krishna Das
    as
    Self