“I told him that I had been burned by so many journalists in the past…[I] believed that he genuinely was going to do a story about the people that lived in the community – not just the few people who destroyed it.”, She does think that the docuseries accurately portrays the narrow part of the story of Rajneeshpuram that featured Sheela and the small group in charge, but says that the filmmakers didn’t adequately cover what was going on among the rank and file at the commune, “nor did they cover what was going on at the Ranch in the hearts and minds of over 5,000 residents in their day to day lives there.”, Similarly, Hira Bluestone – who moved to Rajneeshpuram with her parents in 1981 and lived there until the commune’s collapse in late 1985 – says that she was disappointed that the series simply retold what was portrayed in the news at the time rather than adding to the story by highlighting the lives that the vast majority of the sannyasins led. Footage of what appears to be an orgy in the first episode is part of a 1981 documentary called Ashram in Poona, allegedly filmed in secret in India. Given the massive scope of the topic, was it even possible to adequately and accurately portray all parties involved? According to a press release sent to Rolling Stone from Osho International Foundation – the nonprofit organization that has managed Osho’s intellectual property since his deportation from the United States in 1985 – Wild Wild Country “fails to explore the key aspects [of the story of Rajneeshpuram] and so does not give a clear account of the real story behind the story.” Primarily, the organization views the fall of Rajneeshpuram as a government conspiracy aimed at thwarting Osho’s vision of a community based on conscious living. She posted footage of her audition back in November. Today, he goes by Dr. James Andrews (or, alternatively, Swami Amrito) for reasons that are unclear, but what’s certain is that he’s still preaching the virtues of dynamic meditation as a vice-chair at Osho International Foundation and speaks in relentlessly dulcet tones. HD 1080p. Not just an enamoured love like his followers, but a deeply romantic and borderline obsessive love. Now retired as a practicing psychologist (and apparently on “sabbatical” from her life in Hawaii, per her online bio), Sunny spends her time running dual entrepreneurial ventures: her patented UnTherapy mode of wellness and the self-actualization program Women’s Leadership Institute for Conscious Coaching. Ma Prem Sunshine. Por Calidad. HD Rip. “He wanted to know why people there were so genuinely joyous,” Massad, who worked in press relations at Rajneeshpuram, tells Rolling Stone. Get more information about Ma Prem Sunshine on TMDb. As you might imagine, this unlikely activist couple keeps a fairly low public profile apart from their participation in Wild Wild Country. Cults, Documentary. Por Año. “In the end we may judge them ourselves, but we are given a chance to understand them,” she adds. Four days after she shaved her head, Ferguson refused to use it for late-night fodder. Sunshine in Wild Wild Country. Much like Sheela, Toelkes was very forthcoming about his current endeavors, namely holing up in his cabin and working on a years-in-progress biography of Bhagwan/Osho. “His main message about that was that repressing sex does not make you a more spiritual person, as is so often depicted in traditional religions.”, Chapman Way is aware of how the residents of Rajneeshpuram have been portrayed, and says that the filmmakers’ aim was to provide a nuanced portrayal of the sannyasins. HD 720p. Producer. He retired from the U.S. Attorney’s Office not long after successfully prosecuting the aforementioned, and lived in the greater Seattle area from 1993 until his death. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. © 2021 Vox Media, LLC. When Stork recalled having initiated the process of breaking the spell upon leaving Rajneeshpuram, she wasn’t simply turning a phrase. “This was remembered as this terrorist sex cult,” he says. When Natalia Singer visited Rajneeshpuram as a journalist in 1982, she expected to find a situation similar to Jim Jones’s People’s Temple group – which collapsed in the 1978 mass death in Jonestown – but instead met people who were articulate, with no signs of brainwashing. (This also gives context to the recent Australian TV appearance excerpted in Wild Wild Country.) Over six one-hour segments, the directors – brothers Chapman and Maclain Way – tell the story of how the followers of Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh relocated from an ashram in Pune to a ranch in rural Oregon, where they built their version of utopia, despite opposition from the nearby residents of Antelope (population: 40).