FILMS OF THE SPIRIT

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Hindu Nectar: Spiritual Wanderings in India (India)
(49 min; 2014; English, Hindi)
Director: Akanksha Joshi

A PSBT film for the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

Recipient of the Best Documentary Film Award, Fiji International Film Festival 2014

The film follows a daughter’s journey, distilling the nectar of stories and songs she heard as a child, weaving ancient texts in the fabric of modern life, rediscovering the land of her childhood. The film creates an experiential rendering of one of the earth’s oldest spiritual traditions. Based on a reading of The Hindu View of Life by S. Radhakrishnan

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama)