Film Screening: Take Me To The River

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER is a documentary film shot in 2001 at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. This Hindu festival and pilgrimage was the largest gathering in the history of the world. The film documents the event by immersing you in the midst of the festival. Experience a roller coaster of emotions as obscurity and clarity flow across the crowded and dusty flood plain of Ganges and Yamuna Rivers. Through misty dawns, crowded streets, peaceful moments and chaotic sprints to the river, you'll journey into the Sangam, the physical and spiritual heart of the Mela where sins are cleansed, bathers can escape infinite karmic cycles and world peace is possible. You'll meet Swamis from the largest and most prestigious Hindu holy orders, ascetic 'naga babas, boatmen, policemen and pilgrims.

Director: Kenneth Eng

Producer: Casey Meade

Cinematographer: Colin Bressler

Music Director: Joshua Geisler

Running time: Approximately 80 minutes.

Advance Tickets: $10 / day-of: $15

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