Kumaré is an enlightened guru from the East who builds a following of disciples in the West. But Kumaré is not real. He is an American filmmaker named Vikram Gandhi, who has transformed himself into Kumaré as the centerpiece of a social experiment designed to explore and test one of the world's most sacred taboos. Concealing his true identity from all he meets, Kumaré forges profound, spiritual connections with real people from all walks of life. At the same time, in the absurdity of living as an entirely different person, Vikram the filmmaker is forced to confront difficult questions about his own identity. At the height of his popularity he reveals his greatest teaching: his true self. A playful yet genuine and insightful look at belief and spirituality, the film crosses a line few have dared to cross, all to discover: from illusion comes truth.

Kumaré has won:Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival.Best Documentary Feature, 2011, from the Napa Valley Film Festival.Best Documentary Feature, 2011, Dallas Video Fest.Directed byVikram GandhiProduced byBryan CarmelandBrendan ColthurstExecutive ProducersStephen FederCristian GilNadia MunaEli NhaissiCo-ProducerAdam BartonAssociate ProducerLeslie YoonAssociate Producer and Tour ManagerPurva BediYoga TeacherKristen CalgaroEditorsAdam BartonandNathan RussellAssistant EditorShane ReidDirector of PhotographyKahlil HudsonAdditional CameraBrendan ColthurstAdam BartonProduction Sound MixerTyrone ChuIndia Unit - Director of PhotographyDaniel LeebIndia Unit - Field CoordinatorNicole JacquisCostume Designer for KumaréMaytinee ReddingProduction LegalZac Locke, Esq.Music SupervisorAli SachedinaOriginal ScoreAlex KlimentHisham BharoochaSanjay KhannaChefTheresa MorelliProduction AssistantsJune EngRebecca KerzerLayla KoshnoudiKim Eden NeugartenDaniel RollingherMeghan MalloyPropsJeffrey LopezKam MetalSound EditorLidia TamplenizzaSound Re-Recording MixerAlexa ZimmermanOpening TitlesStephen EllisColor GradingPrime Focus, New YorkColoristAlex BermanOnline EditorEugene LehnertSales RepresentationDana O'Keefe / Cinetic MediaSXSW PublicityChris Libby & Clay Dollarhide,Ginsberg / LibbyFestival MarketingMeera DeepakInternsSimone EgipciacoJulianne PintoMelissa Witkin