Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was a 15th-century teacher, poet, and activist whose universal message of justice and equality for all, women’s empowerment, service to others, and devotion to nature and the environment was ahead of his time. However, his story is virtually unknown to much of the Western world. Filmed on location in India, Pakistan, and throughout the U.S., this documentary interweaves the story of Guru Nanak’s life with a look at how his spiritual legacy continues to influence prominent American Sikh men and women, including Mayor Ravi Bhalla of Hoboken, N.J., Grammy Award nominee Snatam Kaur, and others.
Cinematography
Stunning location shoots across India and Pakistan that feel like spiritual travel porn.
Production
Modern American Sikhs grounding 500-year-old philosophy in contemporary activism.
Director
Adam Krell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guru Nanak's 28,000-kilometer foot journeys—four major Udasis across Asia and Middle East—remain among history's most ambitious undocumented spiritual pilgrimages, reconstructed here through oral tradition and sparse historical records.
Director Gerald Krell spent decades on interfaith documentaries; this was his final project before passing in 2022, making the film's closing meditation on legacy unintentionally self-referential.
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