"A little hit!" -- THE WASHINGTON POST
"[Writer / Director] Richard Roll....one to keep your eye on" -- DVD TALK
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30+ film festivals and counting. 2 BEST SHORT FILM AWARDS. Essentially "Shampoo" in a yoga studio, "Down Dog" is a hilarious send up of the LA Yoga Scene". Stay tuned for the feature, 'cause its gonna rock.
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"DOWN DOG" SYNOPSIS
DOWN DOG is a spiritual satire and celebration of the explosion of Los Angeles yoga culture and the proliferation of ersatz gurus capitalizing on the zeitgeist of our times - the West's fascination with the East.
DOWN DOG transports us to the yoga world of Guru Dave, a charismatic yogi-to-the-stars at the peak of his notoriety. A legend in his own mind, Dave has a talent for espousing spiritual truths before a rapt cult following of beautiful women, but he misuses his ethereal charisma to philander his female tutelage and maximize his ego, wealth, and fame in the City of Lights. The World is his oyster.
Dave's biggest problem? He talks the talk, but can't quite walk the walk. His perfect Harem Universe of asana, women and song is rocked when Grace, a truly enlightened African American woman with the face and stature of Buddha enters his orbit. Our Bodhisattva sets out to help Dave achieve the next level in his spiritual development by confronting Dave with his duplicity and providing him with the challenge of his lifetime. Should he fail, his fiefdom will collapse.
Is our duplicitous false prophet up to the task? Only Grace's guru, Ascended Master Sri Babajiji Yogananda knows the truth. In the end, Grace carries the day in this comedic tale of female spiritual empowerment.
CAST
JEFFREY JOHNSON
CHANE'T JOHNSON
RICHIE KEEN
CATHERINE MCCORD
JEFFREY JOHNSON
DINA ROSENMEIER
SYDNEY BENNETT
BRE BLAIR
KJ MIDDLEBROOKS
MOLLY WEBER
JENNIFER HOWARD
CREW
RICHARD ROLL / WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
JULIE PIATT / CO-WRITER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BRIAN ADLER / PRODUCER
JASON WEISS / CO-PRODUCER
MATT UHRY / CINEMATOGRAPHY
JUSTINE HALLIDAY / EDITOR
AARON KING / PRODUCTION DESIGN
MICHAEL LEVINSON / ART DIRECTION
CHRIS WINSTON / COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGN & MIX
SCOTT DAVID / CASTING
WRITER / DIRECTOR RICHARD ROLL IMDB Profile
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