Monkey on a Stick

Oct 18, 2024

1h 45m

★ 7.7

Overview

The story of the Hare Krishna movement in the West, contrasting the spiritual exploration of its devotees with the leadership's systemic, long-term cover-up of criminality, moral decay and abuse of power.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Production Companies

Téléfilm Canada

Sphère Média

Monkey on a Stick Trailers

Cast

Self

Nori J. Muster

Self

John Hubner

Hansadutta

Kody Poisson

Chuck St. Denis

Blake Murray

Nandini

Cassie Davidson

Thomas Drescher

Nick Bright

Dan Reid

David Fournier

Maya Devi

Anne-Elizabeth Robin

Jayatirtha

Spencer Jones

Elijah Jamal Balbed grew up in Washington DC in the midst of one of its most difficult eras, as its identity was being tested. As the city changed around him, his budding career as a musician exposed him to the people and music providing a voice and an outlet to the people of DC. Now tasked with preserving and sharing that tradition, Balbed reflects on balancing that responsibility with creating a musical identity of his own.

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