Hippie Masala
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Hippie Masala: Für immer in Indien (titled Hippie Masala: Forever in India in English) is a 2006 Swiss
documentary directed by filmmaker Ulrich Grossenbacher and anthropologist Damaris Lüthi.
In 2007, the film was one of five nominated for "Best Documentary" in the Swiss Film Prize
, though the prize was taken by Das kurze Leben des José Antonio Gutierrez
.
The film focuses on the aftermath of the Hippie
migration to Asia, specifically documenting the lives of six Hippies who chose to remain in India
: Cesare from Italy
, Erica and Gillian from South Africa
, Hanspeter from Switzerland
, Meera from Belgium
and Robert from the Netherlands
. No longer in their 20s, they are leading the lives of a traditional yogi
and a female meditator in retreat
, a painter with a local wife and children, designers
of beach clothing in Goa
, and a farmer who hunts and cares for his cows in the Himalayas
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
documentary directed by filmmaker Ulrich Grossenbacher and anthropologist Damaris Lüthi.
In 2007, the film was one of five nominated for "Best Documentary" in the Swiss Film Prize
Swiss Film Prize
The Swiss Film Prize is the national film award of Switzerland, first given out in 1998.* 1998 to 2008 : the Prize was given in during the Solothurn Film Festival....
, though the prize was taken by Das kurze Leben des José Antonio Gutierrez
The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez
The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez is a 2006 documentary film directed by Heidi Specogna about the second US Marine to die during the 2003 invasion of Iraq . Gutierrez came from Guatemala and was a so called 'green card soldier' i.e...
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The film focuses on the aftermath of the Hippie
Hippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
migration to Asia, specifically documenting the lives of six Hippies who chose to remain in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
: Cesare from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Erica and Gillian from South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Hanspeter from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Meera from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and Robert from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. No longer in their 20s, they are leading the lives of a traditional yogi
Yogi
A Yogi is a practitioner of Yoga. The word is also used to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of South Asian Religions including Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.-Etymology:...
and a female meditator in retreat
Yogini
Yogini is the complete form source word of the masculine yogi- and neutral/plural "yogin." Far from being merely a gender tag to the all things yogi, "Yogini" represents both a female master practitioner of Yoga, and a formal term of respect for a category of modern female spiritual teachers in...
, a painter with a local wife and children, designers
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
of beach clothing in Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, and a farmer who hunts and cares for his cows in the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
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Festivals
- International Film Festival of India 2008International Film Festival of IndiaThe International Film Festival of India , founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually in the beach town of Goa, in the Western Coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of...
- Miami International Film Festival 2007Miami International Film FestivalThe Miami International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida in the late winter. The film festival is sponsored by the Miami Film Society, which has been around since 1983....
- Woodstock Film Festival 2007Woodstock Film FestivalThe Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was begun in 1999. The festival was first conceived as a part of the Woodstock '99 Music and Arts Festival, with movies being screened as part of that event.-History:...
- Munich International Documentary Film Festival 2006
- DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival 2006