Ram Dass
Dubbed the “counterculture bible” by New York Times book critic Dwight Garner, ‘Be Here Now’ sold over two million copies sold and continues to serve as a beacon for spiritual seekers.
To reach a new audience, while keeping true to the book's teachings, we re-contextualized the story to reflect a modern day story through an animated film.
Chris Mauch was both the perfect visual and spiritual partner for this project, lending his animation expertise as well as a dedicated student of Buddhism. He’s written and co-Directed of A Force For Good, a film for New York Times science editor Daniel Goleman and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He’s also worked on acclaimed films, as a storyboard artist for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan and The Fountain, well as Zach Braff’s Garden State.