A prismatic and probing exploration of our world, what. I am is the story of a successful hollywood director, tom shadyac, who experiences a life threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions. Start your 7day free trial director tom shadyac travels the world to speak with. In the film, shadyac conducts interviews with scientists, religious leaders, environmentalists and philosophers including desmond tutu, noam chomsky, lynne mctaggart, elisabet sahtouris, david suzuki, howard zinn, and thom hartmann. In 2015, shadyac began teaching film at the university of colorado boulder, beginning with that years spring semester, shadyac now teaches film at the university of memphis.
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Tom shadyac, the ultimate hollywood insider, gave up his possessions for enlightenment. In 2011 he was a participant in the conference on world affairs. The movie takes people on a journey into an undiscovered area that many of us dont want to ask let alone try to find the answers too. In this reflective documentary, filmmaker tom shadyac chats with philosophers and spiritual leaders about what ails the world and how to improve it. I am, a prismatic and probing exploration of our world, whats wrong with it, and what we can do to make it better, represents tom shadyac s first foray into nonfiction following. The documentary i am is the story of a man who had it all until something happened to make him realize he might have it all wrong. At first, doctors told shadyac he might never walk again. With tom shadyac, desmond tutu, noam chomsky, ray anderson. Hollywood already dubs it the documentary of the year for 2011. I am 2011 tom shadyac dvdrip xvid download c161aded worlds largest online community. It is filled with spiritual wisdom, which, despite being familiar, comes as a surprise in a scientific context. Rent i am 2011 starring marc ian barasch and coleman barks on dvd and bluray.
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