Films & TV
“Black Panther” is not just about poverty and it’s not just about race: it’s about colonialism. The film asks us to think about the impact of 500 years of European colonialism on Africa and the African diaspora, and to imagine both what could have been, without colonialism, and what could be, if colonialism is overturned.
“Stink” exposes manufacturers, with the aggressive backing of the chemical industry, who routinely conceal thousands of potentially toxic ingredients in the baby care, household and personal care products you and your family use every day.
Sedition is doing what no film has ever done before: it is the first feature film to structure its business as a for-profit social enterprise model in order to contribute 50% of profits to a nature conservancy fund to preserve forest lands & 20% of profits to a rural education fund to builds schools and increase literacy rates in rural communities.
Documentaries hold a power unique to any other type of film.
They have the remarkable capacity to shift our understanding of the vast and complex world in which we live, most of the time presenting us with powerfully relevant information, a previously unknown perspective, and hopefully, a new choice to make a difference. The following list of documentaries showcases films that may inspire a new outlook on the world we live in.
With new Star Wars movie “The Last Jedi” approaching release next week, fan theories abound about the possibility of Luke Skywalker becoming a so-called “Grey Jedi,” a knight who rejects dogmatic views about good and evil and strives to balance the Light and Dark sides of the Force.
Thrive is a documentary that might conflict with some of your belief systems, but it’s the mark of an educated person to be able to “entertain an idea without accepting it,” as Aristotle once said.
Former child star Corey Feldman is crowdsourcing $10 million for a film that promises to out a network of Hollywood pedophiles, a sick ring that the 46-year-old insists “thousands” of industry insiders are well aware of. In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, there’s been a push to bring what The Daily Beast’s Ira Madison called “Hollywood’s other ‘open secret’” to light, and Feldman is leading the charge.
“Automatic Brain: The Magic of the Unconscious Mind” is a fascinating first segment of a two-part documentary about the brain. The 52-minute film is based on the belief that your subconscious mind manages about 90 percent of everything you do whether you are asleep or awake. Through a series of interviews and entertaining demonstrations, neuroscientists and magicians team up to explain — and vividly demonstrate — the relationship between your conscious and unconscious brain.
This entertaining and inspirational movie based on the best-selling book is hosted by author and teacher Louise L. Hay. This film gives penetrating insights into Louise’s fascinating personal story; and shows how her views on self-esteem, abundance, and the metaphysical causes behind physical ailments were developed. It also reveals how she applied these concepts to her own emotional, spiritual, and professional life.
The illusion is: the players are part of the college or university. They’re not. They’re budding professionals who, because of the rules, aren’t paid salaries or bonuses. But the fans think of them as “their own.” “The players on my team are mine. They’re my school.” No. Not really. But no one cares. Through a combination of idol worship and “school spirit,” the illusion holds.
Following in the footsteps of flicks like Independence Day and Armageddon, a new apocalypse-themed, big-budget movie introduces the concept of weaponized weather to the general public. Geostorm, a Warner Brothers and Skydance production coming to the theaters in October of 2017, pitches the classic hero-father against the technology of geoengineering and weather modification.
“This is not an American phenomenon. This is not a Western phenomenon. This is a GLOBAL phenomenon.” – David Jacobs, Ph.D – Professor of History, Temple University ET Contact. These days, it’s nearly inescapable. Despite the media (MSM) determined to veer us away from the most important, positive paradigm changing events that are happening everyday, […]
Danette Wolpert, executive director of the festival said of ‘Rumble’, “this star-studded tribute, both captivating and defiant, brings much needed attention to the value of indigenous wisdom and heritage in American culture.” Second place went to ‘Hare Krishna! The Mantra, The Movement and the Swami Who Started It All’, directed by John Griesser and co-directed by Jean Griesser and Lauren Ross.
The film sets out to examine what MRAs really stand for, what they believe they’re fighting for, and what their attitudes really are towards women. In spite of the movie’s huge commercial success, Netflix has refused to air it. In theaters in Canada, Australia and the U.S., feminists have come out en masse to protest viewings, and independent theaters have been under huge pressure not to show it.
Love conscious cinema? Come to the Illuminate Film Festival in Sedona! Read this to discover all the amazing films, speakers, events and other offerings.
