Archive for the ‘Film/Documentary’ Category
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Tibet Oral History Project >>> From The Eyes Of Tibetan Elders
As oral histories like these increasingly leave us with the passing of elders the world over, the Tibet Oral History Project signifies both triumph and sadness. In one sense we gain a time capsule of their stories and knowledge, in another sense it is a warning sign that these cultures are endangered. Ever more reason to donate to help fund this cause and thus fund the preservation of TIbetan culture. Here’s more: The Tibet Oral History Project aims to preserve the true ...
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The Superior Human? >>> Documentary Challenging Human’s Belief That They Are Superior To Other Life Forms
“The Superior human?” is the first documentary to systematically challenge the common human belief that humans are superior to other life forms. The documentary reveals the absurdity of this belief while exploding human bias. Featuring Dr Bernard Rollin, Gary Yourofsky Dr Richard Ryder, Dr Steven Best. Narrated by Dr Nick Gylaw. “The Superior human?” is dedicated to 2012 Earth April (EA) which includes Earth Day and World Lab Animal Day. EA official website : http://EarthApril.GoodEasy.info
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In the Name of Curiosity >>> Jason Schwartzmen’s Surrealist Film Pick ‘Fantastic Planet’
Brianna Pearce the unlikely duo : 1970′s surrealist film Fantastic Planet, and Jason Schwartzmen shopping for records. Have you ever watched the video series “What’s in my Bag?”. It’s incredible. Watching creatives shop for records while maintaining a running dialogue is really quite entertaining. And who better to source music and film from than people who are extremely passionate about it? Enter Jason Schwartzman. Super entertaining as an actor, and luckily just as entertaining in real life. One of ...
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Animated Transportation and Communication Networks Show Humanity’s Effect On Earth >>> Video
Co.Exist provides a glimpse at humankind’s impact on the earth in a powerful animated globe video and some scientific research to explain what you see: This tour of our glowing transportation and communication networks shows the majesty–and horror–of how mankind has altered the planet. According to scientists, we’re currently in the geological epoch known as theHolocene, which has lasted for the last 12,000 years. The Holocene encompasses the rise of humanity since the last ice age. But some scientists think we ...
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The Search For The Cremaster Cycle Film
I first encountered The Cremaster Cycle a few years ago in a christmas gift from my sister. We have a pact to not spend money on presents for each other, and so she usually gives me some interesting pages printed from her internet-rabbit-hole discoveries. The images, even printed in black and white, were strikingly beautiful, but hard to figure out. And so I did what many people do in the face of avant-garde anything and ignored them. I had zero ...
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The Age of the Unthinkable >>> Video
Joshua Cooper Ramo’s widely praised and bestselling book THE AGE OF THE UNTHINKABLE — Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It. Now available in paperback. For more information visit: http://hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316118118.htm
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‘Death Camp’ >>> Experimental Art Film From SHOWstudio Creates Vision Of Humankind’s Failures
On a darker note, SHOWstudio and director Joseph Lally recently made a sullen yet beautiful, violent yet elegant, abstract yet grossly realistic short film that is almost a scrapbook of footage, new and old, of some of humankinds lesser moments. Nevertheless, mistakes to learn from and visoionary filmmaking to admire: About ‘Death Camp’ The history of our planet is one of a death camp. The planet history is one of violence, corruption and conspiracy.’ Photographer and filmmaker Joseph Lally’s film Death Camptakes ...
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How Does One Live Simply? >>> Film & Podcast Exploring Connectedness and Simplicity In Urban Settings
Brianna Pearce Why did Ken Lum stand on a highway for 5 days and not cross the road? This is not a knock-knock joke. Living simply. This is such an attractive notion. But the ideals of the simple life seem not so simple to achieve. In this age of technology and urbanization, how does one live simply? Do we move out of the hustle and bustle of the city? Perhaps. The suburbs are a popular answer to this question. “Radiant City” is a ...
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Holi Festival Of Colors >>> World’s Biggest Color Party Captured In Brilliant Image and Video
If I was told I was going to die in a year, I would say the one thing I wanted to do was go to the Holi Festival of Colors. A religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus where people hurl brightly coloured, scented powder and perfume at each other. Come to think of it, once I died, this is exactly how I would want my funeral to be as well. Thankfully, due to the increasing quality of high definition cameras we can experience the ...
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Free The Network >>> Motherboard’s Documentary on Occupy Wall Street, Hacktivism, and the Hackers Trying to Build a Corporate and Government Free Internet
A new feature documentary from Motherboard TV was recently released called Free the Network, which focuses on just that, how young hacktivists from the Free Network Foundation stationed at the Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park work to replace the corporate-controlled internet with a new, uncensorable, user-controlled network. Watch the full 30-minute documentary and read Motherboard’s full article on the film below. >>> You’re on the Internet. What does that mean? Most likely, it means one of a handful of telecommunications providers is middlemanning your ...
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William Gibson Talks to Motherboard About Internet and Technology
Brianna Pearce A self-proclaimed (now-ex?) luddite, I have just re-introduced internet access into my home after a 2 year hiatus. As I sit here (with no fewer than 7 internet windows open) contemplating this amazing interview with William Gibson, I am suddenly more at peace with my newfound connection than I have been in recent months. He has successfully eased my anxiety about the internet and technology-run-amok. In this video, Gibson calls the internet: “a species long project which we’re probably unable to ...
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Man Free >>> Documentary On The Spirit of Jamaica’s People
“How many countries in the world really, really believe in freedom?” is the opening line to Man Free setting the tone for the whole film on the spirit of the Jamaican people. Having been brought to Jamaica every year for the first ten years of my life, I’ll never forget the joyous mentality of the people and the way time stopped when I was there as a child. As said in the film, Jamaica is where all the most difficult ...