Alive Mind releases specialty documentary programming in the areas of enlightened consciousness, secular spirituality and culture.
Hello Alive Mind Friends,
With its recent win of Best Revival of a Musical at the Tony Awards, why not check out the definitive and entertaining documentary HAIR: Let the Sun Shine In, a perfect DVD for any HAIR musical enthusiast? The DVD includes one hour of bonus material featuring interviews with original stage and [...]
In 2007, the dollars spent on breast augmentation surgery in the United States was $1.5 billion. By 2012, the numbers are projected to top 2 billion per year. Statistics from The American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that breast augmentation headed the list of surgical procedures in 2008. For those women who have had mastectomies, [...]
When Australian jazz musician Simon Barker discovers the music of Korean musician and shaman Kim Seok-Chul during his search for inspiration, Barker is instantly awakened by the music in indescribable ways. He recognizes the genius behind the strange beats and melodies, and is equally puzzled and fascinated by the otherworldly quality of the music. To [...]
Meditate and Destroy is an 81-minute documentary about punk rock, spirituality, and inner rebellion. The film focuses on the bestselling author of Dharma Punx and Against the Stream, Noah Levine. Tattoos, motorcycles, and Buddha are featured in this hard-hitting look at how Buddhism has a place in the world of punks. This inspiring film opens [...]
Come check out these Alive Mind titles screening at a theater near you in June:
Fierce Light at Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, MI
June 11-14
Fierce Light at Santa Fe Film Center
June 12-14, 19-21
Intangible Asset #82 at Santa Fe Film Center
June 12-24, 19-21
FLicKeR at Anthology in NYC
June 13-14
Fierce Light at Noetic conference in Tucson
June 17-21
Fierce Light at [...]
FLicKeR will be making its New York City premiere on Saturday June 13 at 8pm. The film will be showing at the Anthology Film Archives, located at 32 Second Avenue, with another showing on Sunday June 14 at 8pm.
Director Nik Sheehan will be in attendance along with special guests. DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid [...]
Hello Alive Mind Friends,
We are happy to announce that after premiering at SXSW and Hot Docs, Intangible Asset #82 is on its way to the Silver Docs! This insightful documentary chronicles the journey of Simon Barker, a highly respected Australian musician internationally renowned for his jazz drumming and improvisation. After hearing a recording of one [...]
Gandhi called it “Soul Force,” Dr. King called it “Love in Action,” and now, acclaimed filmmaker Velcrow Ripper is calling it “Fierce Light.” It is a universal power that radiates from every human heart, undeniably hopeful, and full of possibility. It holds us to be uncompromisingly nonviolent and drives us to the pentacle [...]
In his last film, Scared Sacred, director Velcrow Ripper journeyed to the ground zeros of the world in search of hope and spiritual strength. His new documentary, Fierce Light, runs in the same vein, but focuses on the remarkable activists that Ripper encounters, men and women who advocate the compassionate, spiritual activism that he [...]
