O Mother Gaia: The World of Gary Snyder [1426058] Released: 2025-03-09 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 102 mins Popularity: 0.2711 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: The first feature-length film documenting the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet/activist Gary Snyder. A participant in the famed 1955 Six Gallery poetry reading in San Francisco that launched the Beat era (and the careers of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac), Snyder later lived and studied in Japan, becoming a Zen teacher. He is the model for the character of Japhy Ryder in Jack Kerouac’s bestselling novel, The Dharma Bums. Cast [5] Colin StillSelf Gary SnyderSelf Peter CoyoteSelf Jane HirshfieldSelf Jack ShoemakerSelf Trailers