August 3, 2006
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Mahant Sri Shiv Raj Giri,
Raman Giri,
santosh giri,
Nomi Giri,
Dhuna Giri
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In this intimate documentary about the lives of India's Yogis, filmmaker Paula Fouce explores the hearts and minds of these modern day holy men, who carry on a little seen spiritual tradition with lit... read more
DVD Release Date: April 14, 2009
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January 20, 2006
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Does so much of what we want from documentary -- it teaches us new ways that lives can be lived. And religion or no, that always expands the spirit. Full Review
January 13, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Naked in Ashes could easily provide answers but doesn't, and so it invites only unexamined faith or skepticism. Full Review
January 5, 2006
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
As an intimate glimpse into an otherwise hidden world, it's admittedly absorbing, but the subjects merit a more rigorous portrait. Full Review
December 2, 2005
John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle
An inspirational and cautionary film that documents the hermetic lives of a handful of Indian yogis. Full Review
November 30, 2005
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Naked in Ashes is a respectful, illuminating appreciation of a few of the estimated 13 million yogis in India. Full Review
November 18, 2005
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
[Director Paula Fouce] has a passion for the holy ways of the East, and it shines through in Naked in Ashes.
November 17, 2005
Dana Stevens, New York Times
This documentary provides an intimate yet ultimately unsatisfying glimpse into the everyday lives of several Indian yogis.
November 15, 2005
Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice
Christopher Tufty's camera captures intimate detail and broad panorama, a television in a hut and 100,000 naked guys bathing in the Ganges at Ujjain, a festival that happens every 12 years. Full Review
October 20, 2005
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
The world Fouce takes the viewer into is intoxicatingly rich and varied, at once immediate and contemporary and timeless with its images of ancient temples, elephants and the yogis. Full Review
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