The laughing club of India /
Five years ago in Bombay, Dr. Madan Kataria decided to find out whether or not "laughter is the best medicine." He gathered together a group of patients and neighbors to meet daily to laugh. After a time, Dr. Kataria found that the participants experienced improved health and decreased lev...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
2002.
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| Series: | Filmakers Library online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Five years ago in Bombay, Dr. Madan Kataria decided to find out whether or not "laughter is the best medicine." He gathered together a group of patients and neighbors to meet daily to laugh. After a time, Dr. Kataria found that the participants experienced improved health and decreased levels of stress. Thus was born across India the phenomenon of laughing clubs. Since then, clubs have spread to Europe and to the United States. In this film, award-winning director Mira Nair has created a compassionate, sometimes ironic portrait of a number of "serious laughers" who meet daily in these clubs in pursuit of happiness. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (35 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:35:25 |
| Audience: | For College; Adult audiences. |
| Awards: | Doubletake Documentary Film Festival, 2000 Margaret Mead Film Festival, 2000 USA Film Festival, Dallas, 2001 |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Adam Bartos ; director, Mira Nair ; director of photography, Adam Bartos. |