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Aware : glimpses of consciousness / written and directed by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black ; produced by Frauke Sandig, Umbrella Films and Eric Black in co-production with Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion, and ZDF/3sat.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consciousness.
- Brain--Research.
- Brain.
- Neurology.
- Neurosciences.
- Ethnoscience.
- Meditation.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (1 hr. 43 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- What is consciousness? Is it in all living beings? What happens when we die? Why do we seem to be hardwired for mystical experience? In these times of existential crisis, there has been an explosion of research into consciousness. After four centuries of silence, scientists are confronting the "Big Questions," cutting a window into a realm previously held tight by philosophy and religion. Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness follows six brilliant researchers, approaching the greatest of all mysteries from radically different perspectives, from within and without: through high-tech brain research and Eastern meditation, by scientifically exploring inner space through psychedelic substances and by investigating the consciousness of plants. Scientists are arriving at new insights - some have been integral to Indigenous knowledge for millenia. Aware opens as a science film but emerges well beyond the explicable, ultimately leading one on a voyage upon the ocean of consciousness, a contemplative, sensual, cinematographic meditation. The networks of consciousness are reflected in 'grand' imagery revealing the vast interconnectedness of Nature - from the smallest organisms, to the world of plants and animals and on to the cosmos. It invites one to experience the awe and mystery of life as the researchers do, to dive in with them, returning to see the world anew, to review long-held beliefs and assumptions and initiate one's own oceanic journey. Ultimately, to be aware one is aware. Aware is the second film in the Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth Trilogy.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Eric Black ; editors, Franziska von Berlepsch, Rune Schweitzer ; composer, Zoë Keating.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 11, 2022).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-aware Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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