Naked Yoga (film)

Naked Yoga
Directed by	Paul Cordsen
Written by	Paul Cordsen
Produced by	Ronald S. Kass Mervyn Lloyd
Narrated by	Alexis Korner
Cinematography	Michael Elphick
Edited by	Richard White
Distributed by	EMI Films
Release date	1974 (1974)
Running time	24 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Naked Yoga is a 1974 British short documentary film directed by Paul Cordsen. ^[1] It illustrates the practice of yoga in a natural setting and in the nude. The film includes images of women practicing yoga in Cyprus and in a studio. These visuals are interspersed with images of Eastern art and psychedelic effects. The narrator Alexis Korner relates the practice to Buddhist philosophy. It was shown on television in the UK,^{[ citation needed ]} and has been available for several years on YouTube. ^[2]

The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1975, in the category Best Documentary Short Subject. ^{[3] [4]}

Conservation status

Naked Yoga was thought to have been be a lost film. Ed Carter, documentary curator at the Academy Film Archive, began searching for the film in 2004 and eventually located a Technicolor print of the film with the help of the film's cinematographer, Michael Elphick, in 2011. ^[5] That print served as the source for the Archive's restoration of the film in 2012, in partnership with the British Film Institute. ^[6]

See also

• Nudity portal

• Nudity in film

References

1. "Naked Yoga". British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBPbFsc748 YouTube link
3. "NY Times: Naked Yoga". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
4. "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
5. "Friday, July 26, 2013 Naked Yoga - Forgotten Oscar Nominee Saved". Docs R Us. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
6. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.

External links

• Naked Yoga at IMDb