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Since the death of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in February 2008, long-time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and well-known film director David Lynch has been embraced as the movement’s chief international ambassador. Filmmaker Sebastian Lange, who himself was raised in the movement, presents an intimate look at this new phase in the movement’s evolution.

A surreal, meditative presence guides this intimate look at the lingering legacy of Transcendental Meditation. The filmmaker turns his lens on his own upbringing to capture the quiet pull of a movement losing its founding father.