Future Primitive Podcasts » film http://www.futureprimitive.org Intimate conversations with authors, visionaries and innovators speaking about our connection and partnership with the living Earth. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Future Primitive is a podcasting website that presents intimate conversations with authors, visionaries and innovators from around the world. Listen to this community of voices who speak about our connection and partnership with the living Earth. Joanna Harcourt-Smith no Joanna Harcourt-Smith nina@futureprimitive.org nina@futureprimitive.org (Joanna Harcourt-Smith) 2006-2010 Interviews with lively minds on a variety of topics Future Primitive Podcasts » film http://www.futureprimitive.org/fp-badge-144x144.jpg http://www.futureprimitive.org Gentle Revolution http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/05/david-peat-gentle-revolution/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/05/david-peat-gentle-revolution/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 11:00:11 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=1827 F. David Peat is a holistic physicist and author who has carried out research in solid state physics and the foundation of quantum theory. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Liverpool. For many years he was associated with physicist and philosopher David Bohm. While living in Canada Peat organized discussion circles between Western scientists and Native American elders, and while living in London organized a conference between artists and scientists. He has authored or co-authored many books including “Synchronicity: The Bridge between Matter and Mind” “Seven Life lessons of Chaos“, “Turbulent Mirror” and “Gentle Action“. His most recent book is “A Flickering Reality: Cinema and the Nature of Reality“. He has written on the subjects of science, art, and spirituality. He is also director of the Pari Center for New Learning, which is located in the village of Pari near Siena in Tuscany, Italy. He is adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and a Distinguished Fellow at the University of South Africa.

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David speaks with Joanna about beauty, synchronicity, “Bohmian dialogue” as an experiment in holistic communication, change and complexity, his views about the sacred, the crucial role of the merry trickster…

Music: “Mirage”  (from Vaghissimo Ritratto) by Gianluigi Trovesi

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/05/david-peat-gentle-revolution/feed/ 0 complexity,David Bohm,film,sinchronicity,soulwork,spirituality,storytelling F. David Peat is a holistic physicist and author who has carried out research in solid state physics and the foundation of quantum theory. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Liverpool. For many years he was associated with physicist a... F. David Peat is a holistic physicist and author who has carried out research in solid state physics and the foundation of quantum theory. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Liverpool. For many years he was associated with physicist and philosopher David Bohm. While living in Canada Peat organized discussion circles between Western scientists and Native American elders, and while living in London organized a conference between artists and scientists. He has authored or co-authored many books including "Synchronicity: The Bridge between Matter and Mind" "Seven Life lessons of Chaos", "Turbulent Mirror" and "Gentle Action". His most recent book is "A Flickering Reality: Cinema and the Nature of Reality". He has written on the subjects of science, art, and spirituality. He is also director of the Pari Center for New Learning, which is located in the village of Pari near Siena in Tuscany, Italy. He is adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and a Distinguished Fellow at the University of South Africa. www.fdavidpeat.com David speaks with Joanna about beauty, synchronicity, "Bohmian dialogue" as an experiment in holistic communication, change and complexity, his views about the sacred, the crucial role of the merry trickster... Music: "Mirage"  (from Vaghissimo Ritratto) by Gianluigi Trovesi Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 45:03 “String Theory” the Movie http://www.futureprimitive.org/2010/10/jacob-freydont-attie-string-theory-movie/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2010/10/jacob-freydont-attie-string-theory-movie/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:34:15 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=1049 Jacob Freydont-Attie is a writer, independent filmmaker, and freethinker based in rural northern California.  A second generation flower-child, he was raised in the woods without electricity, television, telephone, indoor plumbing, or Hostess products.  At fifteen he moved to Los Angeles to attend Beverly Hills High School where he began a tumultuous relationship with theater arts that would one day lead to his film “String Theory”.  With a little inspiration from the spirit molecule, Jake and Joshua Milrad – co-directors – set out to turn the script of “String Theory” into a movie.  ”String Theory” was filmed on MiniDV over a month in the winter of 2000 with a micro-budget well under a hundred thousand dollars.  Most of the cast and crew were unpaid or underpaid professionals thankful to be working on a movie with, “meaning.”    In June of 2010, Vanguard Cinema released String Theory nationally on DVD.The focus of Jake’s work remains the intersection of art, science, and spirituality.  He believes the true nature of art is always both political and transgressive.  He hopes to muster the energy to make another film soon.

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Jacob speaks with Joanna about the making of his film “String Theory”, Carlos Castaneda, psychedelics, a life-changing experience with DMT, physics & ethics…

Music: ”Abacus“, Ross Daly & Chemirani Trio

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2010/10/jacob-freydont-attie-string-theory-movie/feed/ 2 film,psychedelics,shamanism Jacob Freydont-Attie is a writer, independent filmmaker, and freethinker based in rural northern California.  A second generation flower-child, he was raised in the woods without electricity, television, telephone, indoor plumbing, or Hostess products. Jacob Freydont-Attie is a writer, independent filmmaker, and freethinker based in rural northern California.  A second generation flower-child, he was raised in the woods without electricity, television, telephone, indoor plumbing, or Hostess products.  At fifteen he moved to Los Angeles to attend Beverly Hills High School where he began a tumultuous relationship with theater arts that would one day lead to his film "String Theory".  With a little inspiration from the spirit molecule, Jake and Joshua Milrad - co-directors - set out to turn the script of "String Theory" into a movie.  "String Theory" was filmed on MiniDV over a month in the winter of 2000 with a micro-budget well under a hundred thousand dollars.  Most of the cast and crew were unpaid or underpaid professionals thankful to be working on a movie with, “meaning.”    In June of 2010, Vanguard Cinema released String Theory nationally on DVD.The focus of Jake’s work remains the intersection of art, science, and spirituality.  He believes the true nature of art is always both political and transgressive.  He hopes to muster the energy to make another film soon. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298563/ Jacob speaks with Joanna about the making of his film "String Theory", Carlos Castaneda, psychedelics, a life-changing experience with DMT, physics & ethics... Music: "Abacus", Ross Daly & Chemirani Trio Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 50:09 Electro Sensitivity and the Use of Wireless Devices http://www.futureprimitive.org/2009/12/electro-sensitivity-talal-jabari/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2009/12/electro-sensitivity-talal-jabari/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:56:45 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=420 Talal Jabari is a Palestinian/American who upon completing his Masters degree studies in 2000 and returning to Jerusalem, found himself thrust into the world of journalism by the onset of the Second Intifada. First as a fixer, then as a reporter, he covered the escalating violence for such prominent news sources as BBC World Service, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and Al Ahram Weekly. In 2002, Talal started his TV career as an associate producer for CBS News as well as a field producer for the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes. His next career jump was as line producer and production coordinator of a 5-documentary film series entitled “The Shape of the Future,” which has won several awards. He also produced 4 episodes and did a portion of the filming, for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel’s flagship 8-part series: “Israel from Within”. Since then, Talal has continued to specialize in factual programming traveling to Lagos, Nigeria, Antigua, Guatemala and Belgrade, Serbia among other places, to work on various documentaries and doco-reality TV shows. Despite working on numerous award-winning documentary films as a producer or as a sound designer, this is Talal’s first film as the director.

Talal speaks with Joanna about his film : health effects related to cellular technology / possible solutions/ the contradiction between health and finance / Electro-hypersensitivity, among other topics.

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]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2009/12/electro-sensitivity-talal-jabari/feed/ 0 film,health,technology Talal Jabari is a Palestinian/American who upon completing his Masters degree studies in 2000 and returning to Jerusalem, found himself thrust into the world of journalism by the onset of the Second Intifada. First as a fixer, then as a reporter, Talal Jabari is a Palestinian/American who upon completing his Masters degree studies in 2000 and returning to Jerusalem, found himself thrust into the world of journalism by the onset of the Second Intifada. First as a fixer, then as a reporter, he covered the escalating violence for such prominent news sources as BBC World Service, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and Al Ahram Weekly. In 2002, Talal started his TV career as an associate producer for CBS News as well as a field producer for the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes. His next career jump was as line producer and production coordinator of a 5-documentary film series entitled “The Shape of the Future,” which has won several awards. He also produced 4 episodes and did a portion of the filming, for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel's flagship 8-part series: "Israel from Within". Since then, Talal has continued to specialize in factual programming traveling to Lagos, Nigeria, Antigua, Guatemala and Belgrade, Serbia among other places, to work on various documentaries and doco-reality TV shows. Despite working on numerous award-winning documentary films as a producer or as a sound designer, this is Talal’s first film as the director. Talal speaks with Joanna about his film : health effects related to cellular technology / possible solutions/ the contradiction between health and finance / Electro-hypersensitivity, among other topics. fullsignalmovie.com Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 24:18 Poetic Images of Extraordinary Emotional Impact http://www.futureprimitive.org/2009/03/poetic-images-godfrey-reggio/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2009/03/poetic-images-godfrey-reggio/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:42:15 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=140 Godfrey Reggio is an inventor of a film style which creates poetic images of extraordinary emotional impact for audiences worldwide. Reggio is prominent in the film world for his QATSI trilogy, essays of visual images and sound which chronicle the destructive impact of the modern world on the environment.

Reggio has been a community activitist since the sixties and co-founded a number of organizations dedicated to assisting communities in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. In 1974 and 1975, with funding from the American Civil Liberties Union, Reggio co-organized a multi- media public interest campaign on the invasion of privacy and the use of technology to control behavior. His first film, Koyaanisqatsi, was released in 1983.

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2009/03/poetic-images-godfrey-reggio/feed/ 0 activism,ecology,film Godfrey Reggio is an inventor of a film style which creates poetic images of extraordinary emotional impact for audiences worldwide. Reggio is prominent in the film world for his QATSI trilogy, essays of visual images and sound which chronicle the dest... Godfrey Reggio is an inventor of a film style which creates poetic images of extraordinary emotional impact for audiences worldwide. Reggio is prominent in the film world for his QATSI trilogy, essays of visual images and sound which chronicle the destructive impact of the modern world on the environment. Reggio has been a community activitist since the sixties and co-founded a number of organizations dedicated to assisting communities in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. In 1974 and 1975, with funding from the American Civil Liberties Union, Reggio co-organized a multi- media public interest campaign on the invasion of privacy and the use of technology to control behavior. His first film, Koyaanisqatsi, was released in 1983. Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 53:56