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The Guru

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The Guru

Filmed with Branch Warren, Kai Greene, Dexter Jackson and Dennis James.

Feature documentary · 2024

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The story

The coach behind the champions.

Child soldier. Immigrant. Shot three times. Cancer survivor. Bodybuilding icon.

From child soldier to US immigrant, shot three times and then a cancer survivor: the story of world-renowned bodybuilding coach George Farah, filmed with the most decorated bodybuilders in the world, including Branch Warren, Kai Greene, Dexter Jackson and Dennis James.

The most decorated title in the catalog.

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On stageThe Guru

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The story of
George Farah
With
Branch Warren, Kai Greene, Dexter Jackson, Dennis James
Format
Feature documentary
Year
2024
Filmed at
The 2021 Mr. Olympia, Las Vegas

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The Guru

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Awards & Achievements

Nineteen awards.

World premiere run at AMC Sundial 12, St. Petersburg, April 2024. Also screened in India, Orlando, Tokyo and Amsterdam.

19Awards won
36Festival placements
  • Magic Silver ScreenWinner, 2024
  • Rome International Movie AwardsWinner, 2024
  • Vesuvio International Movie AwardsWinner, 2024
  • Hollywood Gold AwardsWinner, 2024
  • Florence Film AwardsWinner, 2024
  • International Gold AwardsWinner, 2024
  • 8 & Halfilm AwardsWinner, 2024
  • Athvikvaruni International Film FestivalWinner, 2024
  • Kaia International Film FestivalWinner, 2024
  • Santa Barbara Indie Film FestWinner, 2024
  • Sundarban International Film FestivalWinner, 2024
  • Vancouver Independent MovieMaker AwardsWinner, 2024
  • Cinema of the World International Film FestivalWinner, 2024
  • Cuckoo International Film AwardsWinner, 2024
  • Bettiah International Film Festival (6th Season)Winner, 2024
  • Santa Cruz Independent Film FestWinner, 2024
  • Chauri Chaura International Film FestivalWinner, 2024
  • RTF Realtime International Film FestivalWinner, 2024
  • Nawada International Film Festival (7th Season)Winner, 2024

The full festival recordPremieres and screenings

The world’s top bodybuilders

The most decorated names in bodybuilding, past, present and future, on camera for The Guru. Many were filmed at the Mr. Olympia.

George Farah
George Farah
Kai Greene
Kai Greene
Dexter Jackson
Dexter Jackson
Dennis James
Dennis James
Branch Warren
Branch Warren
Flex Wheeler
Flex Wheeler
Shawn Ray
Shawn Ray
Jim Manion
Jim Manion
Dana Linn Bailey
Dana Linn Bailey
Brandon Curry
Brandon Curry
Roelly Winklaar
Roelly Winklaar
NDO Champ
NDO Champ
Fouad Abiad
Fouad Abiad
Dr. Sunny Andrews
Dr. Sunny Andrews
Mark Anthony
Mark Anthony
Blessing Awodibu
Blessing Awodibu
Rob Bailey
Rob Bailey
Steve Blechman
Steve Blechman
Bob Cicherillo
Bob Cicherillo
Ahmed Fawzi
Ahmed Fawzi
Lorie Forman
Lorie Forman
Jason Guck
Jason Guck
Andrew Jacked
Andrew Jacked
Gale Jackson
Gale Jackson
Mehdi Kabbadj
Mehdi Kabbadj
Stacy Kaufman
Stacy Kaufman
Abbas Khatami
Abbas Khatami
Brandy Leaver
Brandy Leaver
Ali Makki
Ali Makki
Tyler Manion
Tyler Manion
Aaron Singerman
Aaron Singerman
Bikramjit Singh
Bikramjit Singh
Isabelle Turell
Isabelle Turell
Steve Weinberger
Steve Weinberger
Dani Younan
Dani Younan
Christelle Zarovska
Christelle Zarovska

The visionaries behind The Guru

In numbers

36On camera
2024World premiere, AMC Sundial 12

In the film

George Farah with his daughter
FamilyGeorge Farah, The Guru
An interview from The Guru
The interviewsThe Guru
An interview on the expo floor
On the expo floorThe Guru

Kai Greene, TereZa Hakobyan-Lolli and Anthony Lolli, and the lakes from the air, in The Guru

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