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DAVID WANTS TO FLY

by David Sieveking

synopsis

The unparalleled success story of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi began in the Himalayas. With the aim of spreading his meditation practice and, in a bid to attain world peace, this Indian guru travelled to Hollywood at the end of the fifties where he secured a great many prominent followers including, later on, the Beatles, Mia Farrow and Clint Eastwood. Today, almost six million people all over the world practice transcendental meditation (TM). David, a young filmmaker in search of inspiration, also decides to try this method of meditation – after all, his idol, director David Lynch, has assured him personally that TM is a source of creativity and the key to success.

international title: David Wants to Fly
original title: David Wants to Fly
country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
year: 2010
genre: fiction
directed by: David Sieveking
film run: 96'
screenplay: David Sieveking
cinematography by: Adrian Stähli
film editing: Martin Kayser-Landwehr
music: Karl Stirner
producer: Martin Heisler, Carl-Ludwig Rettinger, Johannes Rosenberger, Werner Schweizer
production: Lichtblick Film & TV Produktion, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG

main awards/selection

Berlinale 2010Panorama Dokumente
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