In 1965, a 69 year-old spiritual teacher from India arrives in the West and settles among the hippies of New York’s Lower East Side. From a tiny storefront, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami starts a revolution of consciousness influencing tens of thousands in the US and worldwide. But what happens to his spiritual movement , the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), after their charismatic leader’s passing? Will it survive? Will it change? Can an ancient Eastern religious tradition be relevant in the modern 21st century?

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A documentary by Karuna Productions. (www.karunaproductions.com)
Executive producers: Anuttama Dasa, Bhakti Charu Swami, Pancaratna Das
Producer/writer/director: Krisztina Danka, Ph.D.
Principal photography: Filip Cargonja, Maxim Varfolomeyev, Krishna Sanchez, Hladini Zakheim, Zac Lowett
Sound: Olga Avramenko, Stike Kristic, Kuva Zakheim, Brendan Van Don
Editing: Szabolcs Guth