By Urukrama das Iskcon communications Slovenia
A usual day of two teenagers, Nitai and Gopal, beginnis around four o’clock in the morning. At the ceremony, dedicated to Krishna, meet the whole family. After the meditation, school lessons await them – at home. Nitai and Gopal do not attend primary school. They spend their days at home in a countryside, hilly village, Kriska vas. When Gopal due to increasing burden of final exams decides to attend classes in the village primary school he finds himself in a different world.
Documentary about Hare Krisna family from Slovenia. How father Bhagavata-dharma dasa, mother Jambavati-priya dd and three children Gopal, Nitai and Kalindi deal with everyday life and new chalanges in educating their home schooled children.
Short documentary was filmed as a part of student production at Ljubljana’s Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television made by director Domen Martincic.
The filmmaker saw the essence of spiritual life: free will. He is a keen observer of the human spirit that yearns, even as a youngster, to find his own way. Parents (I speak from my own experience) would do well to heed and nuture that call for individuality throughout the maturation process. This “little student film” has many big things to say in a very understated manner. Domen Martincic is a budding talent. And Bhagavat Dharma p. and Mother Jambavati-priya dd have beautiful fruit growing on their family tree.
PS How is it that the grass is green and the trees are laden with snow? I thought that I was seeing some special effects!
A very nice film. Nicely shows the dynamic between the material inclinations in the son and his parents strict following. The film was very positive to the devotional upbringing given by the parents and one could appreciate what home schooling gave him. The part about past lives was really nice too, brought out that difference in the two children, even though one was younger, you could see the dancing at the end and how the younger one was more involved in the temple kirtan. Anyway, great work materially and spiritually.