The 50th Anniversary in June 2008 was a seven-day celebration with a wonderful list of guest speakers, guest performers and home-grown talent. Videotaped and edited by Michael Le Page.
The DVD is in PAL format.
The 2005 October Sahavas at Avatar’s Abode was a re-union of people who met Meher Baba in 1958 at Avatar’s Abode. Their memories of Meher Baba and their time spent with Him were recorded for posterity.
Videotaped by Michael Ney. Audio recording by Glenn Hall, Matthew Ives, and Sam Saunders. Edited and produced by Michael Le Page.
The DVD is in NTSC format.
Anyone who has met Dr Moorty from India will know that he is the consummate storyteller. Let your mind be inspired, your heart touched by these personal accounts of Dr Moorty's life with our Beloved Meher Baba.
Dr Moorty was a devout Brahmin, a Sanskrit scholar, a Ph.D. in Philosophy and an associate of Mahatma Gandhi before meeting Baba in 1955. His life story of growing closer in love to Baba is both entertaining and insightful.
Produced and directed by Michael Le Page, filmed by Matt Ives and Michael on location at Avatar's Abode.
The DVD is in NTSC format.
"I have watched Dr Moorty at AA three times in the past few days and love it to death."
Francis Brabazon, Meher Baba’s poet, is shown in this film quarrying sandstone blocks at the Beacon Hill house site, shaping the blocks and forming walls. Captured on 8mm colour film by Stan and Noel Adams in the 1950’s, the 9 minutes and 15 seconds footage is now available on DVD.
Joyce Bird, at 97 years of age, tells of her divine romance with Avatar Meher Baba, whom she met first in England in 1952. Filmed at Avatar's Abode in January 2007. Guitar music by Sam Saunders. Produced by Michael Le Page.
The DVD is in NTSC format.
Love Comes West is a 33-minute documentary about Meher Baba's trips to England and the United States. It celebrates Meher Baba's work in the West and His impact on the Lovers and followers who waited lifetimes to be with the Lord. Meher Baba said His mission was to bring together all the World's Religions like ‘Beads on a String’. And the West had a part to play in this. Love Comes West gives an excellent overview of the various aspects of Meher Baba's work in the West from 1931 in London, to 1958 in America. It covers his contact with early Lovers, with public figures in the film world, his travels to New York and his work in Hollywood. The documentary takes the viewer through the excitement of Baba's first arrival in the West, to the despair his Lovers felt when he and his women mandali had an auto accident near Prague, Oklahoma where Meher Baba spilt the blood He had to spill on American soil.
Love Comes West was lovingly produced by Michael Le Page from a project developed by Chris Ott, Cheryl La Rosa Longo and himself for the "Love Comes West", a day-long event held at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Meher Baba's first visit to America.
Samadhi … The House of the Lord is a 35-minute presentation on the history of Avatar Meher Baba's Tomb-Shrine, known as the Samadhi. It is a wonderful and poetic story of our Beloved's Samadhi, which was built and decorated under the Lord's supervision. It opens and closes with Jeff Mylett's wonderful song "The House of the Lord". The narration is beautifully underscored by the superb guitar playing of Tuck Andress. Included is a brief history of Helen Dahm, the Swiss artist who painted the murals inside the Tomb, and a commentary (in audio) by the Australian poet Francis Brabazon on the purpose of pilgrimage. There are several video clips, along with many still images of Meher Baba and His Tomb-Shrine. On seeing the presentation at Meherazad, India, Arnavaz Dadachanji commented “It was so very beautiful it broke my heart” and later said “The film made me miss Baba so much. And the song throughout the film was perfect”.
This is an excellent introduction for those who plan to visit the Samadhi, and even for old-timers who may be surprised by what they learn.
The Ancient One was originally conceived as an audiovisual presentation with live performers for Baba’s 90th birthday celebrations held at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, in 1984, and after a long gestation (and several minor incarnations) a DVD has been born!
This DVD combines still images and video clips to tell the story of Baba’s life. Narrators include John Krchniack as Baba’s “voice”, Peggy Rock, Doug Ross, Jamie Dillon, Sebastien Baker, Patti Cathcart, Sue Jamison, David Miotke and Billy Ward. The soundtrack is underscored by the as-always exquisite guitar-playing of Tuck Andress.
Murshida Connor, head of Sufism Reoriented, commented on viewing The Ancient One:
“I was impressed with the straightforward, clear and comprehensive way in which the significant events of Beloved Baba’s advent were described. Not only was I impressed with these most helpful qualities of the narration, I also thought the illustrative pictures were sensitively chosen. It seems an especially ideal film to show those just coming to learn of Meher Baba, who want a simple way to understand the scope of His work. For those already with Baba, it is a wonderful review.”
Originally created by Cheryl La Rosa Longo and Michael Le Page, it has been produced as a DVD by Michael Le Page.
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