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MANTRA - Sounds into Silence Documentary

A film about music, meditation and chanting

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MANTRA - Sounds into Silence Documentary

MANTRA - Sounds into Silence Documentary

MANTRA - Sounds into Silence Documentary

MANTRA - Sounds into Silence Documentary

MANTRA - Sounds into Silence Documentary

A film about music, meditation and chanting

A film about music, meditation and chanting

A film about music, meditation and chanting

A film about music, meditation and chanting

Georgia Wyss
Georgia Wyss
Georgia Wyss
Georgia Wyss
1 Campaign |
Montpelier, United States
$57,677 USD by 353 backers
$55,663 USD by 305 backers on Jul 4, 2015
Overview
MANTRA – Sounds into Silence is a film about the growing phenomenon of meditative Mantra music.

 

Film Status

Visit www.mantramovie.com for screenings and ticket information and to learn how you can bring the film to a theater near you.

PERKS: As soon as the release dates for the film are set in your respective countries, we will, of course, give you plenty of notice and arrange for those of you still due rewards to receive them shortly after that.

The film has also been on the festival circuit, most recently at the Rishikesh International Film Festiva where it won the Best of Fest award, also screening at the Santa Fe Film Festival and having already screened at Illuminate 2017 and in Maui, winning awards at both. We couldn’t have asked for a better run!

Thank you so much for your support and especially for your patience. We appreciate it so much. 

Be sure to sign-up to receive more detailed updates so we can keep you informed as to when all the releases are planned. 

For more background information to the production, read on or visit our website www.mantramovie.com.

 

ABOUT THE PROJECT
MANTRA – Sounds into Silence is a film about the growing phenomenon of Mantra music and *Kirtan. Many of us who know this practice will have made the experience of it’s deeply healing and soothing effects. As the popularity of this ancient indian tradition rises in the west, more and more people are discovering the joys and the feelings of inner peace that this music movement is bringing to them. Now we want to explore this new musical phenomenon further by making this film and sharing what we find with you and also with people who are not familiar with mantras and chanting. Through revealing interviews with the artists, who have sparked off this new musical movement, we will find out what inspired them on their paths and how this influenced their music which is reaching out to so many people. Then we will learn about the music’s transformative effects through those people whose lives have been transformed by the practice.
 

 

Since discovering the world of Mantra music eight years ago, and recognising its importance as a new means of healing which could benefit the lives of many, Georgia Wyss has been developing the ideas on how to make this film. In 2012, when Deva Premal and Miten first came to Barcelona, Georgia met with them and talked to them about her ideas and intentions to make this film. Deva Premal and Miten loved the idea and have been supportive of the project throughout the development phase. This also opened up the opportunities to contact and include many of the other established Kirtan artists such as Snatam Kaur, Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Lama Gyurme with Jean Phillipe Rykiel, MC Yogi, C.C. White, Mirabai Ceiba, Dave Stringer, Donna De Lory and more, who are now participating in the film. 

With the tremendous support of our core creative team, including co-director and camera man, Wari Om we have been filming various kirtan related events in Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, the US, India and Nepal.

 

 

 

The mantra movie core team have  been working determinedly to bring this film not only to devotees of Kirtan but also to the wider world. We think the underlying message of this music movement is something so inspiring it needs to be shared. The essence of it is more than just support in difficult times, it is really about discovering or re-discovering the joys of, and the importance of belonging, in our increasingly atomized world: that sense of community that many of us have lost, or, in some cases, never had. And it’s also about connecting or re-connecting with our selves and with our environment. In our “always-on” world, we seem to have lost that focus. The film will explore this in detail with the aim of de-mystifying the world of Kirtan and sharing the joyfulness of Mantra music. 

 
A few words from filmmaker Georgia on why she was inspired to make this film:
 

* For those of you unfamiliar with Kirtan: it is a participatory, call and response form of singing that is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world as westerners discover its' uplifting and healing effects. Kirtan is not in any way religious but many do describe it as spiritual. At a Kirtan event, the lines between musician and audience are blurred: the audience members play a vital role in the music through their singing in response to the “call“ of the artist. It is now so popular that one of lts leading artists, Krishna Das, recently won a Grammy.
 

Up to now, our inspired (and inspiring!) core team have been contributing their time and expertise without reward and we have been inviting select people to support and sponsor the production -- but now we also need your help. 

We have set our goal at $54’000, which when combined with those other contributions and our equity investments is enough to get us over the finish line, allowing us to make this a truly independent film, free from any limitations that might be set by the usual financiers of films. If you are donating from the U.S., remember that your contribution is tax deductible. Your contributions will help pay for:
 
  • Additional technical crew and equipment
  • Production support staff
  • Some travel and accommodation
  • Post-production services like editing facilities, colour correction and sound mixing
  • Professional fees for essential legal services and insurance cover. 

This crowdfunding drive has been realized with the assistance and support of the Call and Response Foundation, (dba. Magic House, Inc.) a registered nonprofit devoted to serving and expanding the mantra music community.

 

There are plenty of perks to choose from; signed CDs from the artists, festival and concert tickets, some of Wari Om's beautiful photography prints. Of course we are offering a number of ways to see the film including downloads and DVDs but look out especially for our Featured Perk: A Limited Edition Double DVD - An advance copy of a limited edition, double DVD of the film with extended interviews and extra concert performances. And also our World Premiere Simulcast perk - This is an “as live” stream of the film at exactly the time of the World Premiere.

You could also join us in person at the World or North American Premiere, the venue for which is yet to be announced. We have to limit the number of people we can invite, so if this is the one for you, don’t wait too long to secure your place!
Visit our PERKS page to see the perks in more detail.

 

 

 

 

You can also be an Associate Producer, but please note there is only room for eight of these production credits.

And, of course, if you just want to donate, IndieGoGo allows you to contribute any amount you like.

Whatever your preference, please do contribute whatever you can and most importantly share our campaign with your friends and followers to help spread the word.
 

The entire team are seasoned professionals and we will, assuming we reach our goal here, deliver an outstanding film. If we don’t reach this target, we will still complete what is called an “offline edit” of the film using the funds raised. We can then take this edit to film distributors and raise the rest of the finance required to complete post-production. But we would much, much rather remain truly independent.

We would like to assure you all that there is no possibility the film will not be finished. We have a lot of material already “in the can” and we will finish a version of the film using whatever resources we raise during this crowd-funding effort.
Perks: It is extremely unlikely but if, for some reason, we can’t deliver some or all of the perks, we want to assure you that we will get in touch to offer you an alternative or a refund.
 

 

GEORGIA WYSS: director, producer, writer 
In 2003 Georgia co-founded the Barcelona based production company, TengoTwo. Since then, in addition to her work as an editor, she has been producing documentaries and directing image pieces. In 2010 she co-produced and co-wrote the documentary “No Plorar Mai” (Never to Cry) For Catalan television. In a career spanning more than twenty years Georgia has been editing in Hamburg, Zurich, New York and Barcelona, often on award-winning feature documentaries like The Lightbulb Conspiracy and A Crude Awakening. During her time in New York, she specialized in music documentaries including the series “Where Are They Now” and a film on Aretha Franklin. 

WARI OM: co-director, camera operator
Wari Om is the best-known international Yoga photographer. He is exclusively dedicated to capturing the movement, the reality and grace of yogis and yoginis around the world. His insight into, and his admiration for this ancient philosophy are expressed through his visuals.

JORDI AZATEGUI: director of photography
A close collaboration with the movie director Isabel Coixet as cinematographer, cameraman and editor, gave him the opportunity to make documentaries such as White Tide and Listening to Judge Garzón, winner of a Goya 2012 as best documentary; and to shoot and edit the feature film Yesterday Never Ends which won him the Silver Biznaga for Best Photography “Deluxe” and the Silver Biznaga for Best Editing at the Málaga Film Festival 2013.

RAYMOND MCCORMACK: producer 
With more than two decades experience, he now specializes in feature documentaries, the most successful of which is A Crude Awakening which screened at more than 70 festivals around the world, winning 8 awards and numerous nominations. Amongst these were Best Feature Documentary from Palm Beach International FF and the Green Award from the European Environmental Film Festival Network. The film was distributed worldwide.

MICK WALSH: co-producer; art director, digital media
As well as co-producing tasks, Mick uses his extensive experience in all things design and digital to drive and enhance the graphics and online elements of the project.
 
It would be really great if you could spread the word about the film and especially this crowd-funding effort, tell your family, friends and colleagues and share all our teaser trailer and social media pages on your social media pages: for example: like, follow and share on Facebook, shout out www.mantramovie.com on Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest, every little step helps. :)
 
Finally we would like to acknowledge the many beautiful people who have helped us get this far with the project and whose continued support is playing a huge role in making this film a reality, from the crew who have not yet said no to me in the challenges I have asked of them, to all our new friends (and old) whom we have met along the way, to the many artists we have met and worked with (so far) who have offered us their time and often more than that, namely Deva Premal & Miten with Manose, Krishna Das, Nina Rao, Snatam Kur, Jai Uttal, Sharon GannonMC Yogi, Lama Gyurme, Stephan Rechtschaffen, C.C. White, MuOMDave Stringer, Donna DeLory, Mirabai Ceiba, Bittu Mallick, Anand Semalty, Gaura Vani, The Mayapuris, Yogi Amritram and many more.

We also wish to acknowledge the many organizations who have also helped to push the project forward and we look forward to continuing our relationships throughout the project.

 

 

Soundcheck Moments - #1

We are also excited about this a little preview series we have put together with some of our footage! These moments which we shot during the concert sound checks are special their own right and we can start to share them with you now. This first one features Deva Premal and Miten with Manose in Madrid 2013. Enjoy - and come back to this page as there are more to come.

Soundcheck Moments - #2 with Snatam Kaur

Soundcheck Moments - #3 with Mirabai Ceiba

Soundcheck Moments - #4 with Krishna Das

 

Peace, love and KIRTAN – your Mantra movie crew.
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Choose your Perk

Film Download

$20 USD
Receive a download of the film after it is released in your country. (At the latest within 6 months of U.S. release)
15 out of 4000 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Yoga App & Film Download

$25 USD
Receive Yoga Flow Creator from .B-APPs (for iPhone & iPad only) - the programmable yoga App that adapts to your needs, allows you to create your own practice guide by using customizable slide shows and can be programed with random sequences. Includes all future updates. More information on our Perks page. AND also receive a download of the film after it is released in your country.
20 out of 100 of claimed

Film on DVD and Download

$38 USD
An advance copy of the DVD and a download of the film on its general release in your country.
54 out of 2160 of claimed

New Gaura Vani Signed CD

$48 USD
"Leaps and Bounds” with The Hanumen. Newly released CD from Gaura Vani, signed for you. Due to be released in June. AND receive a download of the film after it is released in your country.
Estimated Shipping
July 2015
4 out of 10 of claimed

Jai Uttal Signed CD

$48 USD
Signed CD from Jai Uttal! "Return to Shiva Station" OR "Lifeline" (We have 5 of each - choice subject to availability when we get in contact with you). AND receive a download of the film after it is released in your country.
Estimated Shipping
July 2015
8 out of 10 of claimed

Limited Edition Double DVD

$75 USD
An advance copy of a limited edition, double DVD of the film with extended interviews and extra concert performances.
56 out of 1080 of claimed

World Premiere Simulcast

$108 USD
We'd like you to “Join” us for the World Premiere. Well, not quite, but you can have the film streamed to your home as we show it for the first time anywhere. AND also receive a download of the film when available in your country. See perks page for full details.
6 out of 540 of claimed

VIP Invite to the Premiere

$1,080 USD
Join us in person for the World or North American Premiere: a ticket and one nights 4* hotel accommodation; plus an invitation to our after-party. Plus an advance copy of the limited edition double DVD and download. Travel excluded. See details on the perks page.
4 out of 54 of claimed

Associate Producer

$5,400 USD
Become a credited Associate Producer on the film. You will be credited as such in all materials and versions of the film. You will receive an invitation to the World or North American Premiere of the film and the after-party, including two nights four-star accommodation. You will receive an advance copy of the special edition double DVD and a download.
2 out of 8 of claimed
sold out

Snatam Kaur signed cd.

$54 USD
10 out of 10 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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