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It's not you chronological age but your biological age that counts. Gary Null Ph.D. presents a comprehensive view of the latest information about aging which will teach you how to remain healthy, vital and active throughout our potential life span of 130 years plus.
January 01, 2002
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directed by: Oliver Hockenhull
A feature film essay on Aldous Huxley's cultural criticism and
social prophecy in light of the new millennium.
Narration: Dr. Jean Houston.
A contemporary reading of Huxley's oeuvre, a rendition and interpretation, inspired by an immersion into his life and thought. Complex, iconoclastic, psychedelic, and historical.
Aldous Huxley: The Gravity Of Light incorporates rare archival footage, computer rendered 3D animation, speculative fictions, and selections from his essays.
Personal in tone, the film also recalls the impact of Huxley's LSD-25 and mescaline experimentations and writings for a whole generation of youth and examines the utopianistic impulses associated with the recent Rave scene. The work reflects the aesthetics and poesis of the psychedelic state without collapsing into the tie-dye cliches that have trivialized the '60's era.
Doctor Jean Houston, a senior advisor to the United Nations on matters of Human Development, eloquently speaks on the immense contribution Huxley has made concerning the possible human.
Special thanks to Laura Huxley and Jean Houston.
"Hockenhull's simultaneously thoughtful and carefully conceived approach to the subject has made for a kind of documentary I would not hesitate to compare with the works of Trinh T. Minh-ha in form and self-reflexivity and Derek Jarman in style and composition. Hockenhull's approach to this "hybrid" form of cinema manages to aggressively question our presumptions and preconceptions around the current Zeitgeist while simultaneously exploring the knowledge and impact of one of the twentieth century's greatest minds." Alex Mackenzie, Curator/Programmer
Originally produced in 1997 this work is a re-edited/revised edition for DVD (2003) by the director.
Inclusive of additional interview material with Alexander Sasha Shulgin
writer/psychopharmacologist/biochemist
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December 12, 2005
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DVD now available!
For Hawaiians, the hula is not just a dance, but a way of life. Yet while most Americans know only the stereotypes of 'grass skirt girls' from old Hollywood movies and tourist kitsch, the revival of the ancient art of hula tells of the rich history and spirituality of Hawai'i.
American Aloha discovers a renaissance of Hawaiian culture through music, language and dance as it continues to grow in California. Following three kumu hula, or master hula teachers, the film celebrates the perpetuation of a culture -from the very traditional to the contemporary- as it evolves of distant shores.
With more Native Hawaiians living on the US mainland that on the islands, the hula is a living tradition that connects generations far from home to their heritage. Revealing the challenges of cultural survival through the struggles of Hawai'i's past, American Aloha is a proud reminder of the power of reclaiming tradition for communities creating a home away from home.
Featuring Kumu Hula Sissy Kaio and Hula Halau 'O Lilinoe Na Pua Me Kealoha, Kumu Hula Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and Na Mele Hula 'Ohana, and Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane and Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu.
National Broadcast on PBS on the P.O.V. series on August 5, 2003
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July 07, 2006
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starring: Andre Braugher, Pat Antici, Oudie Brown, Harry Caise, Magnolia Cooksey-Mathious
directed by: Stanley Nelson
Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/04/2009 Run time: 60 minutes
February 02, 2004
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directed by: Keith A. Beauchamp
In August 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley of Chicago sent her only child, 14 year-old Emmett Louis Till, to visit relatives in the Mississippi Delta. Little did she know that only 8 days later, Emmett would be abducted from his Great-Uncle’s home, brutally beaten and murdered by one of the oldest Southern taboos: whistling at a white woman in public. The murderers were soon arrested but later acquitted of murder by an all-white, all-male jury.
Keith Beauchamp's groundbreaking film is the result of a 10-year journey to uncover the truth behind the nightmarish murder of an innocent African-American teenager. Emmett’s brutal murder - and his family’s brave actions in the horrifying aftermath- served as a major impetus for America's civil rights movement and led to Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to make decisions that changed the course of history.
Discover for yourself why the Chicago Tribune wrote, "If you don’t believe film can change the world, you haven’t seen The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till."
February 02, 2006
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An award-winning PBS documentary, the Amish keep surprising their technology-programmed neighbors by keeping alive ways and beliefs that many modern Americans wish they could recapture. In this colorful, updated documentary, Mennonite historian John Ruth takes us sympathetically into the Amish mindset. Dr. John A. Hostetler, author of Amish society, comments on the survival of an alternative to the kind of world we have made. As the Amish increase in numbers, some of them migrate from homesteads in Pennsylvania toward more open farmland. Those staying where the land is too crowded to farm have developed an amazing variety of cottage industries. But all such changes are made very carefully, in order not to sacrifice spiritual covenant and community for the sake of convenience.
DVD Features:
Languages: English
Subtitles: None
Viewing Format: Fullscreen
Bonus Material:
Chapter Selections
November 11, 1991
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starring: Alex Grey
directed by: Jay Weidner
During the course of this exquisite mind expanding DVD, renowned teacher and visionary artist Alex Grey discusses his artistic vision, life experiences, metaphysical journeys, sacred teachings, and painters that have influenced his work . While exploring the sacred art of spiritual traditions from around the world, he offers insight into the power of sacred art to assist us in revitalizing our health and sense of well-being so that we may open the doors of our perception into the luminous nature of reality, and discover our divine potential.
Included are scores of his paintings and sculptures going back over twenty years of creation.
Is it possible that art has the power to heal? Could it be that the sacred paintings, sculptures and monuments from ancient civilizations around the work were created to evoke more than just beauty alone? Do they also have the power to heal and enlighten us, expand our visionary capacity and bring us face to face with divine reality? Join Alex Grey as he takes us on an amazing transformative journey into his unique artistic and spiritual vision.
This DVD also includes the Alex Grey Gallery Special Feature!
June 06, 2004
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starring: Willem Dafoe, Regina French, Donna Karan, Ruth Lauer, Gwyneth Paltrow
directed by: Caroline Laskow, Mary Wigmore
Ashtanga, NY was originally intended as a concert film celebrating the Ashtanga style of yoga, now wildly popular in the United States and around the world. It follows the aging yoga guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois as he gives his final North American workshop in New York City in September 2001. Devotees were arriving from all over the world to partake in a rare opportunity to practice with the 86 year-old Jois. The 9/11 terrorist attacks took place in the midst of this celebration, and dramatically changed the meaning and purpose of this yoga gathering. In the difficult weeks that followed, Jois used the Ashtanga practice to help heal and fortify his diverse followers. This is no intructional video, and these are not your garden-variety contortionists. Ashtanga, NY is a real look into the intersection of ancient practice and modern life, New York-style.
September 09, 2004
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starring: Diane Komp M.D., Rabbi Earl Grollman
AT DEATH's DOOR will help acknowledge your emotions about the terminal illness of someone you love, and will guide you in living fully with your loved one through the last months, weeks, or days of your time together.
June 06, 2004
