Videos
These videos are not short. They take a long time to get going.
They'd be quicker if I put them on a site like YouTube or Veoh.
But the quality would suffer. So, if you're patient, enjoy them!
Trance Plants
The camera eye slowly meanders, contemplating botanical phenomena.
.mov file - 169 MB
Slow Kirtan
Krishna devotees sing a mellow prayer at the Alachua, Florida temple.
.mp4 file - 76 MB
Beltashazam at Devotional Droning Service
My Second Life "avatar" takes you on a tour of my parcel
(the way it once looked, now different).
.avi file - 122 MB
Vaishnavas
I made this, my first film with the Hare Krishnas, in the winter
and spring of 1967. Most of it's in New York, some in Montreal. We are
introduced to Shrila Prabhupad, his disciples and admirers. For this
and the next four films, I used an 8mm camera.
.mov file - 116 MB, 11 minutes
Swamiji
In June of 1967, Prabhupad was about to return to India for his health.
We were very troubled - we didn't know if he'd ever come back to us.
The devotees asked me to make a movie of him in his room at 26 Second
Avenue. The film shows him on his last day before the plane flight.
During his months of absence, it was an object of meditation for us.
.mov file - 120 MB, 12 minutes
Paramhansa
"Paramhansa" (Swan Messenger) is a title of respect for a great
devotee. Here we see Prabhupad doing what great devotees do - in
Boston and Montreal, 1968.
.mov file - 107 MB, 10 minutes
The Full Nectarine
Set in the Brooklyn Botanical gardens, this film-within-a-film shows
Prabhupad telling the story of Lord Chaitanya's taking sannyas. A magic
touch: Radha and Krishna are there to great Prabhupad as he arrives.
After this film was made, the devotees called the gardens "Brooklyn
Brindaban." Nayana Bhiram and I co-directed the movie in 1968.
.mov file - 120 MB, 11 minutes
Gurudev
Prabhupad arrives at Kennedy Airport in 1969, leads kirtans and
initiations in the New York temple at 61 Second Avenue, and talks
with disciples in his rooms at 26 Second Avenue. As he entered his
apartment, he said, "This is my old home."
.mov file - 143 MB, 14 minutes