No Way To Heaven
„No Way To Heaven“ (2008) begins on a remote island in Southeast Asia. There, Fritz Joss, a young man from the Swiss mountains has decided to stop eating - once and for all. He plans to find sustenance in pure (sun-)light by applying what is known as the „21 day process“. In a manner at once relaxed and almost child-like in its naďvety, Fritz sets off on his endeavour, but the planned conversion to „breatharianism“ is much more difficult than anticipated.
„No Way To Heaven“ is a film about a spiritual quest. With its hallucinatory images, the film raises questions that transcend those merely concerning a nutrition-less life. For all of its philosophical implications, however, the film never loses sight of life`s quirkier and more comical aspects.
The film features encounters with the following characters:
Fritz Joss, a young Swiss yogi who stops eating and drinking by applying the „21-day process“.
Prahlad Jani, a 82-year ascetic hindu, who for 74 years has survived allegedly without food and liquid.
A team of doctors, headed by Prof. Dr. Sudhir Shah, a neurologist and respected scientist at Sterling Hospital Ahmedabad, India, who have conducted several case studies on breatharianism, most notably with Prahlad Jani in 2004 and 2010.
Niranjan Bhagat, who gazes at the sun (sungazing) every day for 45 minutes and hence does not need to eat.
Sanjay Padhiyar, a 110-year old Indian saint, who tells the story of how she forgot to eat during several years of meditation, living as a recluse in a cave in northern India.