TURNING INTO GODS is a new feature length documentary exploring mankind’s journey to ‘play jazz with the universe’… it is a story of our ultimate potential, the reach of our intelligence, the scope of our scientific and engineering abilities and the transcendent quality of our heroic and noble calling.
TURNING INTO GODS – ‘Concept Teaser’ from jason silva on Vimeo.
“2012: Time for Change” presents an optimistic alternative to apocalyptic doom and gloom. Directed by Emmy Award nominee João Amorim, the film follows journalist Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the bestselling 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, on a quest for a new paradigm that integrates the archaic wisdom of tribal cultures with the scientific method. As conscious agents of evolution, we can redesign post-industrial society on ecological principles to make a world that works for all. Rather than breakdown and barbarism, 2012 heralds the birth of a regenerative planetary culture where collaboration replaces competition, where exploration of psyche and spirit becomes the new cutting edge, replacing the sterile materialism that has pushed our world to the brink.
The trailer is brief, but the full film is galvanizing. Laced with great animation, it presents a view of the social phenomena that is 2012, highlighting the world’s current and impending traumas, and innovators who exemplify the means of transmuting global emergency into a terrific leap of (r)evolution.
The 2012: Time For Change site has lots of links, clips, galleries and even story boards. Check the ‘About’ section for an index of inspirational innovators and their contributions to society.
In this first video of a four part historical retrospective on Rome in the first century, Rome rises under Caesar Augustus‘ compassion and violence. This miniseries is part of PBS’s Empires series, a program that brings life and vivid imagining capabilities to periods of time that would otherwise seem much farther away. All four parts of this series provide a wide range of historical data in a format that keeps it interesting for the viewer.
Topics covered in the other Empires miniseries include The Kingdom of David, The Medici, Ancient Japan, and Martin Luther.
The 2007 documentary Great Expectations takes us though the world of 20th century visionary architecture.
For more visionary architecture visit this previous post.
From Adam Curtis – director of “The Century of Self”.
Cats (more abstract):
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JkQDYN8gHY
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYBhsmnaHx0
Elephants (more realistic):
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk
Though it is true that trainers have played some role in the elephant paintings, I think the facts of the situations still add up to an extraordinary insight into animal consciousness. Further information on the subject:
Book about Cat Paintings: Why Cats Paint
Snopes Report: Elephant Painting
Tonight, the National Geographic Channel will be airing a program about LSD’s use in modern psychopharmacology. The shows producers consulted with MAPS Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., among other experts, in order to create the show. The documentary features interviews with numerous colleagues in the field of psychedelic research, including pioneering psilocybin researcher Charles Grob, M.D. One segment explores the possibility that some form of LSD could help sufferers of cluster headaches, and its footage of one such sufferer in the throes of an attack leaves you wishing the poor fellow relief no matter where it might come from. In another part of the program, a woman with terminal cancer talks about how an LSD trip helped her break free of the anxiety about death that was consuming her final months.
“I Know What I Saw” is an excellent documentary about UFOs, massive UFO sightings, disclosure from retired Airforce and government agents, reverse engineering, and general WTF’erry.
9 Part Series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
(Watch it while it’s free. It is excellent.)
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites (oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others) work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.
An incredibly well researched film exploring the scientific investigation of psi phenomenon: Something Unknown Is Doing We Don’t Know What
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