Short Cut to Nirvana - A Documentary about the Kumbh Mela Spiritual Festival

70 MILLION PEOPLE - ONE HISTORIC EVENT!

SHORT CUT TO NIRVANA is an award-winning documentary about the Kumbh Mela festival which takes place near Allahabad, India, every 12 years.

The Kumbh Mela also happens to be the biggest gathering in history, attracting 70 million pilgrims!

From this incredible event comes a powerful and uplifting message of harmony, unity and peace for all humanity.

Yet almost no-one outside India has ever heard of the Kumbh Mela or its message.

Until now...

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AUDIENCE ACCLAIM FOR SHORT CUT TO NIRVANA

Short Cut to Nirvana played in 100 theatres across the US, and has been seen around the world.

• Testimonials

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SHORT CUT TO NIRVANA

ROTTEN TOMATOES score 75% on the Top Critics Tomatometer, 74% Audience rating.
• Rotten Tomatoes

"EXTRAORDINARY! 70 MILLION PILGRIMS CAN'T BE WRONG!"
• New York Times

"EVINCES ECSTASY!"
• Village Voice

"RADIATES GOOD CHEER."
• San Francisco Chronicle

"INGENIOUS!"
• Film Journal

"REMARKABLE AND ENLIGHTENING."
• Austin Chronicle

IN THE MEDIA

Filmmakers Maurizio Benazzo and Nick Day appear on BBC World's Talking Movies (BBC page temporarily unavailable - sorry!)

Read our interview on FilmThreat.com

SHORT CUT TO NIRVANA DVD

Short Cut to Nirvana on DVD offers tremendous value, with over 75 minutes of additional material.

In addition to a crisp direct transfer from the original edit master and Dolby 5.1 soundtrack, this DVD also includes extended discourses on a wide range of spiritual subjects, an address by the Dalai Lama, and behind-the-scenes material seen here for the first time.

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SOUNDTRACK CD

Enjoy the transcendent music and sounds of Short Cut to Nirvana! The soundtrack CD features original compositions and performances by tabla master Bob Muller and exciting new remixes by FAB (Fabrice Dupont). With additional tracks by Duke Bojadziev and Badar Ali Khan. • Visit our store

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