Through the Eastern Gate Filmmakers

 

Julien L. Balmer

Born 1978 in Zug, Switzerland. Extensive travels through Central & South America, India. Landscape and portrait photography projects in Varanasi and Dharamsala India. MA in Finance and Capital Markets, University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. Freelance work and student of yoga and life since 2003, Switzerland and Thailand.
 

Mironel de Wilde

Born 1979 in Leek, The Netherlands. Informal apprenticeship with independent documentary filmmaker David Ricardo (Brazil) on his work Modern Sufism in Pakistan. Directed, filmed and narrated Entering the Lotus – a 21-minute documentary expressing the sentiments and conditions surrounding the beginning of a spiritual path. Extensive travels in over 40 countries on four continents.

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"The film juxtaposes footage ....with discussions of “soul force,” defined as the spiritually-motivated, nonviolent forms of resistance associated with Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., among others. A solid discussion starter, Fierce Light is recommended."
-Video Librarian September/October 2009

"...The Gates makes clear that a lot of folk found Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Central Park enterprise both beautiful and moving. Recommended.
-Video Librarian September/October 2009

"Narcissistic or not, the breakthroughs experienced by some of the participants seem real enough, although Morgan neglects to disclose how much individuals paid for the privilege. The Workshop is recommended for academic human sexuality studies."
-Video Librarian September/October 2009