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Years active
  
1995– present

Movies
  
Dead Broke


Occupation
  
Writer, yoga teacher, film director

Books
  
Yoga in Bed, Downward Dog: A Novel, Yoga for Suits: 30 No‑Sweat, Acting Now: Conversa, Yoga im Bett: Asana im Pyjama

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Edward Vilga (born Manchester, Connecticut) is an American author of books, plays, and films. His work is often themed around transformation and forgiveness and stem from his experiences as an American yoga teacher. Edward Vilga graduated from Yale University after majoring in English Literature.

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Career

After graduating from Yale, Vilga held many jobs in film projection, beginning by work for documentary filmmaker Helen C. Whitney. He was also the associate producer of "Tilt 23 1/2," an international television news magazine produced by Fujisanskei Communications that aired in 72 countries.

Vilga wrote and directed the feature film "Dead Broke" (Warner Brothers DVD, 2006). It won several best direct-to-DVD awards and on May 3, 1999 in a joint venture with the TriBeCa Film Center, Microsoft and ifilm.com, became the first film to debut simultaneously on the Internet and the big screen.

Vilga is the author of Yoga in Bed (Running Press; 2005) which has been translated into more than a dozen languages.

He also wrote Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career (Rutgers University Press; 1997), a collection of interviews.

"Miracle in Rwanda," a play Edward Vilga directed and co-created with performer Leslie Lewis Sword, has toured the world with more than 150 performances over 6 continents. The Village Voice said that "Sword's one-woman performance makes riveting theater" and The British Theatre Guide called it " A truly compelling story and a reminder of the power and purpose of theatre”.

Edward Vilga’s most recent book is the novel Downward Dog, released in paperback by Diversion Books in June 2014.

Books

  • Downward Dog (2014) Diversion Books. ISBN 978-1-6268-1323-6
  • Yoga for Suits (2006) Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-2621-8
  • Yoga in Bed (2005) Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-2341-5
  • Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career (1997) Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-2403-0
  • Theater

  • Miracle in Rwanda
  • Film

  • Dead Broke (Warner Brothers DVD, 2006)
  • References

    Edward Vilga Wikipedia


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