
After Richard Alpert was fired from Harvard in 1963 for conducting psychedelic drug research, he journeyed to India, found a guru and was renamed Ram Dass ("Servant of God"). Soon, Ram Dass became a spiritual inspiration to people across the globe. Interspersing archival footage with intimate glimpses of Ram Dass today, RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE is a poignant meditation on hippiedom and spirituality.... (Full plot summary below)
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After Richard Alpert was fired from Harvard in 1963 for conducting psychedelic drug research, he journeyed to India, found a guru and was renamed Ram Dass ("Servant of God"). Soon, Ram Dass became a spiritual inspiration to people across the globe. Interspersing archival footage with intimate glimpses of Ram Dass today, RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE is a poignant meditation on hippiedom and spirituality.
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| New York Magazine/VultureJohn LeonardAt least Ram Dass seems to have signed his own version of the Hippocratic Oath... |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldAimed at a New Age audience, but its subject's sincerity and gentle, self-deprecating nature translate well to a general audience. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottRarely, a movie is more than a movie. Go. |
| Village VoiceMark HolcombA sober and affecting chronicle of the leveling effect of loss. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussWhether or not Ram Dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness, Fierce Grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped launch the New Age. |
| Apollo GuideJon LapRam Dass Fierce Grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians, of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour. |
| New TimesAndy KleinIt will probably prove interesting to Ram Dass fans, but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow, peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture. |
| Filmcritic.comRachel GordonHas a fairly fascinating history that is explored without sounding like a boring story narrated on the A&E. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonFor anyone who remembers the '60s or is interested in one man's response to stroke, Ram Dass: Fierce Grace is worth seeking out. |