Here Now: The Revolution of Ram Dass

Director and Producer Mark Landsman, Producer Peter Kline

An immersive cinematic journey into the mind, body, and soul of Dr. Richard Alpert, who undergoes a profound search for meaning that transforms him into Ram Dass, author of “Be Here Now,” the best-selling “bible of the counter-culture” that introduced Eastern ideas of the soul, ego, and being in the present moment to the West, launching a spiritual revolution that endures to this day.

Mark Landsman

Director, Producer

Mark Landsman is an Emmy-nominated director and producer of documentary and scripted film and television projects. He is the director of Scandalous, the CNN Films/Magnolia Pictures feature on The National Enquirer and its impact on American culture, media, and politics. The film premiered on CNN, streamed on HBO MAX, and received a 2021 Emmy nomination for Best Feature Documentary. Mark is director of the multiple award-winning feature documentary, Thunder Soul, on the historic reunion of Houston’s legendary Kashmere High School Stage Band–executive produced by Jamie Foxx, distributed by Roadside Attractions, aired on Showtime. The film won eight Audience Awards, including SXSW, Hot Docs, and Los Angeles Film Festival; and received Best Feature Documentary nominations for the Independent Spirit Award and an NAACP Image Award. Current projects include: HERE NOW: The Revolution of Ram Dass, and Tropicana, a scripted dramatic series on the legendary 1950s’ Cuban casino and nightclub, with Seven Bucks Productions.

Peter Kline

Producer

Peter Kline is the producer of documentary and scripted film and television projects. He produced the hybrid feature documentary, Pavements, by director Alex Ross Perry, which premiered at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, with Utopia and MUBI. He is the producer of the upcoming film, Randy Newman: 12 Song, with Sony Pictures Classics; and the forthcoming documentary feature, The Man in Black, directed by Oscar-nominated Dana Adam Shapiro. Peter is an Executive Producer on The Color of Cola, directed by Emmy-winner Stanley Nelson, co-executive produced and narrated by Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis.