A feature documentary commissioned by the Theosophical Society Adyar to mark the 150th anniversary of the Society's founding in New York in 1875. Written and directed by Terhi Ahava, it follows founders Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott and traces Theosophy's influence across the arts, music, science, politics and education, filmed on location in New York, London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Chennai. It premiered at the Society's own World Congress in Vancouver in July 2025.
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Production
Release Year Country of OriginNew York, London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Chennai 1 Subject Matter
Religious Subject MatterTheosophy and its founders Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott: the commissioning Society's own page names Theosophy outright as the film's subject. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Amsterdam directly: "on location in New York, London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Chennai."
This source names Helena Blavatsky directly: "Written and directed by Terhi Ahava, it follows founders Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott and traces Theosophy's influence across the arts, music, science, politics and education, filmed on..."
This source names Henry Steel Olcott directly: "follows founders Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott and traces Theosophy's influence across the arts, music, science, politics and education, filmed on location in New York, London, Amsterdam..."
This source names Theosophical Society Adyar directly: "documentary commissioned by the Theosophical Society Adyar to mark the 150th anniversary of the Society's founding in New York in 1875."
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The Theosophical Society Adyar commissioned this film for its own 150th anniversary and its own page names Theosophy outright as its subject, making this the first screen work the atlas holds for the tradition.
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