HBO Max is teaming with Vanity Fair Studios and SecondNature for Breath of Fire, a four-part docuseries on the late wellness celebrity Guru Jagat, a star of the Kundalini yoga practice and controversial founder of the Ra Ma Institute.
The project is based on a recent Vanity Fair profile of Jagat, whose death in August at 41 brought a sudden end to her expanding wellness empire that had many celebrity followers and loyal disciples. Breath of Fire explores the culture of modern spirituality through the rise of Kundalini yoga in the West — from its origins with Yogi Bhajan in the 1960s to its presence in millennial wellness circles today.
The series is directed by Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens. Their fellow SecondNature co-founder Matt Ippolito executive produces along with Helen Estabrook of Vanity Fair Studios, Sarah Amos and Lexy Altman at Condé Nast Entertainment. Vanity Fair journalist Hayley Phelan is a co-ep.
The project is based on a recent Vanity Fair profile of Jagat, whose death in August at 41 brought a sudden end to her expanding wellness empire that had many celebrity followers and loyal disciples. Breath of Fire explores the culture of modern spirituality through the rise of Kundalini yoga in the West — from its origins with Yogi Bhajan in the 1960s to its presence in millennial wellness circles today.
The series is directed by Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens. Their fellow SecondNature co-founder Matt Ippolito executive produces along with Helen Estabrook of Vanity Fair Studios, Sarah Amos and Lexy Altman at Condé Nast Entertainment. Vanity Fair journalist Hayley Phelan is a co-ep.
- 12/1/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Ahr Nov 8, 2019
There are superheroes among us, and Marvel’s Hero Project on Disney+ celebrates the amazing accomplishments of young people everywhere.
The best superheroes in comics lore have inspired readers for decades, so it should come as no surprise that when Disney+ launches its streaming service with plenty of new and existing Marvel content, it will seek to lift our hearts with stories of real life heroes in Marvel’s Hero Project. This non-fiction series will tell the stories of kids who have overcome adversity to make a difference in their communities and become their own kind of superhero to those around them. We spoke with executive producers Sarah Amos and Stephen Wacker on The Fourth Wall podcast about the new feel-good docuseries.
The parallels between the kids’ accomplishments and the feats of superheroes seemed obvious. “We were really excited about this project as it came together and...
There are superheroes among us, and Marvel’s Hero Project on Disney+ celebrates the amazing accomplishments of young people everywhere.
The best superheroes in comics lore have inspired readers for decades, so it should come as no surprise that when Disney+ launches its streaming service with plenty of new and existing Marvel content, it will seek to lift our hearts with stories of real life heroes in Marvel’s Hero Project. This non-fiction series will tell the stories of kids who have overcome adversity to make a difference in their communities and become their own kind of superhero to those around them. We spoke with executive producers Sarah Amos and Stephen Wacker on The Fourth Wall podcast about the new feel-good docuseries.
The parallels between the kids’ accomplishments and the feats of superheroes seemed obvious. “We were really excited about this project as it came together and...
- 11/8/2019
- Den of Geek
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