Breath of Fire
World Premiere

Breath of Fire

Tribeca TV
| United States | 102 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
Women, Drama, Journalism

When an LA-based millennial known as Guru Jagat becomes the face of Kundalini yoga, her meteoric rise to fame and stunning fall from grace expose a multi-billion-dollar spiritual empire fraught with abuse. This docuseries paints a portrait of a seeker turned guru and examines the complicated intersection of spirituality, cultural appropriation, and capitalism. 

After the Screening: A conversation with co-directors and executive producers Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens, and co-executive producer Hayley Phelan—who wrote the original Vanity Fair story, “The Second Coming of Guru Jagat.”


Cast & Credits
Network
HBO
Directors
Hayley Pappas, Smiley Stevens
Executive Producer
Hayley Pappas, Smiley Stevens, Matt Ippolito, Agnes Chu, Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos, Lexy Altman, Sonia Slutsky, Jennifer O’Connell, Lizzie Fox
Executive Producer (Main Credit)
Hayley Pappas, Smiley Stevens, Matt Ippolito, Agnes Chu, Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos, Lexy Altman, Sonia Slutsky, Jennifer O’Connell, Lizzie Fox
Producer
Sonia Slutsky
Editors
Eric F. Martin, Adam Ridley
Director of Photography
Cole Ellett, Adam Stone
Original Music by
Sarah Lipstate
Co-Executive Producer
Hayley Phelan

Contacts
Press Contact
Veronica Van Pelt
HBO Documentary Films
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 3233266931
veronica.vanpelt@wbd.com
Showrunner/Executive Producer
Hayley Pappas
SecondNature
hayley@sena.la
Main Contact
Matt Ippolito
SecondNature
matt@sena.la
Technical Contact
Brian McCauley
Champion Turf
Burbank, 91505
Phone: 4257367954
brian@champion-turf.com
Showrunner/Executive Producer
Sonia Slutsky
Hippolyta Films & Entertainment
Sonia.Slutsky@gmail.com
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