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Conscious Life Film Festival - February 8 – 10, 2008
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Jan 2, 2008, 10:39 PST
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Films are taking on new directions in Hollywood. Not everything is about blowing up buildings, seeing who can out-gruesome the next director, or giggles and chuckles. There are a few filmmakers, who have decided to tackle some of the more interesting questions in life, and those filmmakers appear to be converging in Los Angeles for the Conscious Life Film Festival, which will take place at the LAX Hilton, 5711 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles from February 8-10, 2008
The films are metaphysical, socially conscious, and oriented towards health
and healing. They offer a mystical appreciation of the universe, contemplate
the latest themes in new science and physics, and communicate profound
messages from indigenous peoples and visionary thinkers.
The festival opens on Friday Feb. 8, at 3:00 PM with Walter
Cruttendom's "The Great Year," narrated by James Earl Jones. The film shows
how ancient cultures around the world believed that history moved in vast
cycles of time. This film received the Conscious Life Film Festival's Silver
Award. Films focusing on the indigenous people, who offer transcendent
visions for the future of humanity, include "Shamans of the Amazon"
and "Bushmen of the Kahlahari," about the San community whose once
thriving culture is now facing extinction.
Several films focus on our origins and place in the cosmos. "Signs Out of
Time: The Story of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas," directed by Donna Read &
Starhawk, is the dramatic story of renowned archaeologist Dr. Marija
Gimbutas. It explores her work on the Neolithic woman-honoring cultures of
Old Europe, where Goddess-worshiping and egalitarian civilizations
flourished. "In Search of the Future," produced by Andrew Cameron Bailey and
Connie Baxter Marlow is a bold synthesis of information, uniting ancient
prophecy and indigenous wisdom with cutting-edge science.
"Arlington West," a Silver award-winning socially conscious film, directed by
Peter Dudar and Sally Marr, portrays the Veterans For Peace's temporary
cemetery on the beaches of southern California and shows the human cost of
war never seen in the media. A sneak preview of Paula Fouce's Gold award-
winning documentary "Not in God's Name," portrays a world ravaged by
extreme divisions between religions. It features Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai
Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji,
Dr. Karan Singh, Ph. D., Georg Feuerstein, Ph. D., and leaders of many faiths.
The Director will be present for a Q & A after the screening.
Two new films about healing one's life include "Lost and Found in Mexico," a
quirky and compelling look inside the hearts and minds of expatriots who
abandoned the American dream for more authentic lives in San Miguel de
Allende, Mexico. Caren Cross, Director, received a Gold Award for her
film. "You Can Heal Your Life" is an entertaining and inspirational movie hosted
by best-selling author Louise L. Hay and directed by Emmy award winner
Michael Goorjian. It gives penetrating insights into Hay's fascinating life story
and also explains the connection between our personal belief system and
physical ailments.
A panel on "The Future of Conscious Filmmaking," takes place on Sunday,
Feb. 10th from 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM. This panel asks whether "conscious
films" – which explore human potential and the nature of reality, and which
inspire people to create a better world – can ever have the popularity of films
geared towards pure entertainment. Panelists will discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of this genre and will consider ways in which it can survive and
continue to grow. The panel will be moderated by Celeste Allegrea Adams,
who is the Director of the Conscious Life Film Festival. Celeste is a multi-
award winning Author, Screenwriter, Documentary Narration Writer and Story
Consultant. She wrote "Keepers of the Dream" and is currently producing a
book / film "The Alphabet of Peace" and "Startribe."
There are six panelists. Leila Conners Petersen is Director, Writer and
Producer of "The 11th Hour," the feature-length documentary with Leonardo
DiCaprio and 54 leading thinkers and scientists about the state of the world
and the state of the human condition. Drew Heriot is an Australian born
Director who made his feature film debut with "The Secret" (2006), which
became the highest selling DVD in the USA and pioneered a new trend in
cinema. Pamela Jaye Smith is a Writer, Speaker, Consultant, award-winning
Producer-Director and Founder of Mythworks. She is the author of "Inner
Drives," and "The Power of the Dark Side" which comes out in May. David
Wilcox is the Executive Producer, Creative Director and Co-Writer
of "Convergence: The Movie," due out in late 2008. David is also the subject
and co-author of the international bestseller, "The Reincarnation of Edgar
Cayce", which explores the remarkable similarities between David Wilcox and
Edgar Cayce. Mikki Willis created the Elevate Festival of Film and Music and is
the recipient of the Conscious Life Film Festival's "Film Humanitarian Award."
He is a multi award-winning director/photographer/writer. Mikki directed one
of the shorts, included in the festival screenings, from the Elevate Film
Festival, starring Scott Cervine, who received the Conscious Life Film
Festival's Indigo Award as Spiritual Humorist.
An Award Ceremony and Artist Reception immediately follows the Film Panel
on Sunday, 4:30 – 6:30 PM. A $15.00 Film Pass will allow you complete
access to all the films over the entire weekend, plus Sunday's Film Panel
on "The Future of Conscious Filmmaking," the Awards Ceremony and Artist
Reception. For further information, please visit: www.consciouslifeexpo.com
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