A Feature Length Documentary Film
Coming June 2011
Journey of the Universe tells the story of evolution from the beginning to the present. It aims to inspire a new and closer relationship with Earth in a period of growing environmental and social crisis.
The film was inspired by the New Story of Thomas Berry, a cultural historian and geologian.
This film reveals how contemporary scientific knowledge, while different from the ways of knowing in ancient spiritual traditions, is similar in that it brings us to a common human experience of awe. The film evokes a shared sense of wonder as we find ourselves in the presence of the immense, complex, and self organizing creativity of the universe and the Earth. With our host, Brian Swimme, we explore together the cosmic processes out of which we have emerged and which are still alive in us.
Film Trailer and Website:
http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/
For further information on the film, please see:
Journey of the Universe Executive Summary (PDF file) (MS Word doc)
FILM CREDITS
Executive Producer: Mary Evelyn Tucker
Written by Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Host: Brian Thomas Swimme
Produced and Directed by David Kennard and Patsy Northcutt
Editor: Patsy Northcutt
Director of Photography: Ian Salvage
Original Score: Gary Malkin and Dan Alvarez, Musaic
Creative Consultant: Neal Rogin
Lead Archival Researcher: Michelle Grenier
Additional Archival Research: Christine Funk, Rivkah Beth Medow, Caroline Webb
Location Producer: Elizabeth Kennard
Location Sound: Rhys Summers, Michael Lax
Second Unit Director: Simon Muriel
Location Coordinator: Vange Agadaki
Location Scout: Joanna Theodorakis
Script Consultants: David Kennard, John Grim, Drew Dellinger
Contributing Writer: Neal Rogin
Assistant Editor: Emma Cott
Music Supervisor: Roberta Donnay
Post Production Audio: Robin Livingston
Animations by: James Curtis, Almer Perez, Greg O'Toole, Ursa Minor Arts + Media
Additional Photography: Jim Iacona
Additional Sound: Steve Balick
Post-Production Assistant: Henry Huang
Project Assistant: Tara Trapani
Post Production Coordinator: Benjamin DePauw, Ursa Minor Arts + Media
Financial Manager: Bruce Bochte
Special Consultants to the Film: Thomas Berry, John Grim
Head of Distribution and Outreach: Catherine Lynn Butler
BOOK CREDITS
Written by: Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker
WEBSITE CREDITS
Producer: Catherine Lynn Butler
Design & Authoring: Daniel Vincent Boyles, www.LightPress.Net
Production Stills: David and Elizabeth Kennard
Website Photos: Creative Commons Photos from Flickr
Website Content Managers: Sam Mickey and Elizabeth McAnally
SPECIAL THANKS
The Department of Antiquities, Athens
Samos Museum
The Karlovassi Folkloric Dance Group
Artemis Tours
Adam Loften
The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
To support this film and to honor the legacy of Thomas Berry, donations can be made to:
The Thomas Berry Foundation
29 Spoke Drive
Woodbridge, CT 06525
For more information, contact:
Sam Mickey and Elizabeth McAnally
The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University
news@religionandecology.org
