Posts Tagged ‘film’
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
Monday, February 28th, 2011
DMT: The Spirit Molecule is a fascinating documentary about dimethyltriptamine (DMT) a chemical endogenously produced by the human pineal gland. The DMT experience is most commonly described with one word: ‘ineffable’.
The foremost authorities on dimethyltriptamine have come forward to give interviews on it’s chemical make-up, interaction with humans, visionary effects, and implications for consciousness and reality.
The film is currently in its infancy of screening. You can buy a copy of the film now or contact the producers and get it screened in your town.
If you’re interested in filmic visions of DMT there are two incredibly excellent films to check out.
Enter the Void is the story of a young man in Tokyo whose consciousness is ejected from his body when he is suddenly killed. The film takes place entirely from a first person point of view as the disembodied consciousness floats over Tokyo entering different buildings and lives in the course of choosing whether or not to reincarnate. The first 5 minutes of the film has a pretty decent DMT sequence.
Here’s the trailer:
Here’s the DMT sequence:
Renegade (aka Blueberry in the U.S.) is another film that very accurately portrays a DMT experience. This one is by far the best visualization and sound design however the inspiration is a melange of ayahuasca and mescaline.
On a similar subject, 5-MeO-DMT, a similar chemical to N,N-DMT, has recently been scheduled by the U.S. government as an illegal substance. Here’s a little discussion on the difference between the two chemicals.
Posted in Documentary, News, Video |
The American Dream
Monday, January 10th, 2011An animated explanation of everything that’s wrong with the banking system (and other systems) in America.
Posted in Art, Documentary, News, Video |
Symbionomics: Stories of a New Economy
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010Symbionomics is an open-source collaborative film project based on re-imagining global relationships to wealth and economics.
The film includes interviews with social innovators, open-source wizards, and information evangelists.
The team is currently hustling up some funds on Kickstarter so check out their site and drop a few shekels to support this amazing project.
Posted in Art, Documentary, Video |
Anatomy of A Festival
Monday, October 18th, 2010This amazing video uses tilt shift photography and massive crane shots to depict the 2010 Coachella music festival in California. At speed and from a heightened perspective humans are a highly complex hive of productivity and relaxation.
Coachelletta from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
Typographic Synesthesia
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.
An amazing video for the Typophile Film Festival – all done by hand (no CG!). Using words placed in sensory environments the film evokes sensations via letter combinations.
For anyone familiar with “The Invisibles” this video creates a nice counterpart to the hallucinogenic substance – Key 23. Key 23 allow the taker to see an object when presented with the word for that object. For instance the word “Bear” produces a vivid hallucination of a bear.
Synaesthetes often associate words with feelings, smells, colors, and sounds. This film beautifully connects text with texture.
