This is our biggest honor, receiving not a best in category, but a best in overall! Needless to say, South America is open to the ideas of Spirit!

The Digital International Film Festival was born in 2003 due to the absence in Chile of an audiovisual forum in which filmmakers could exhibit their work in the digital format. Subsequently the contest extended its call to foreigners, thus becoming the only event of its kind in the country, indeed in Latin America, dedicated to promoting the digital format.

In its 7 years, the International Digital Film Festival has managed to encourage the Latin-American audiovisual community thanks to the specificity of its format.  During these years it has received more than 2,500 works, and has been graced with the presence of important actors, directors, producers and guests of national and international distinction.

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Another strength of the contest is its varied and innovative programming. This is an event carried out by renowned programmers in Argentina, Spain, France, United States and Chile, who are at the vanguard of the most important independent works of the globe.

With the assistance of over 10 thousand people along with great media coverage, the festival has become one of the most important appointments in the film world.  For its 8th version, and with the idea to continue growing, the contest has prepared a reengineering of its corporate image and identity as an audiovisual event.

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The event is organized by The Centro Cultural Quinta en Movimiento, and co-produced by the Universidad del Mar and Lastarria 90; and has the support from Fondo de foment audiovisual 2009, and the sponsorship of the Municipalidad de Viña del Mar and the Bicentenary commission of the Government of Chile.

If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere…so we are pleased to announce that the Quantum Activist is making its New York City debut on March 21st at the historic 92nd Street Y.

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The 92Y has an impressive and storied history of lecturers and performers. We will be at the same venue which has hosted Dylan Thomas, Elie Wiezel, Bill Clinton, Ani Difranco, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Gehry, TS Elliot and many others. Again we are pleased to be on hallowed ground. To make the evening even more exciting, the film will be introduced, and the Q and A will be hosted by Leonard Lopate from the Leonard Lopate show in NYC. This well known New York radio talk show host has recently interviewed guests such as John Updike and Francis Ford Coppola, and is known for provoking and lively conversations with noted intellectuals. His style has been called smart and unpredictable – we look forward to his interaction with Dr. Goswami.

We will be with Dr. Goswami for this event, assisting in a Q&A after the event. We hope to meet you there!

New York, New York it’s a hell of a town…and on March 21st New York City, the center of the world, will become a center for quantum activism.

Bluedot is pleased to announce that the licensing rights have been finalized and everything is set for distribution on the Italian peninsula.  It is inevitable that the Quantum Activist goes international since Dr. Goswami’s sources and references are themselves international and his message universal.

Italy has that Mediterranean passion some may call an addiction to beauty.  The Quantum Activist has aimed not only to present Dr. Goswami’s message clearly, but also to create a cinematic tapestry to do justice to the beauty of his work.  In fact, much of the artwork and churches in the film are from Italy. We are excited that our film will be seen by a people with such an aesthetic for visual beauty in a country with such a wealth of magnificent art.

The Italian soul prefers the physical, visceral effect of a Michelangelo creation to the contemplation of it.  Theirs is a visual more than a cerebral culture.  Transcendence through beauty.

We thank MacroVideo for their vision and assistance in our international distribution.

Of course Italy also has a rich history of literary and intellectual contributions.  But even at the height of cerebral investigation there seems to be a playful spirit in the Italian.  They are a touchy-feely, sensual playful people who have somehow given us the tragedy of opera.  Heavy subjects are handled with a playful spirit as evidenced by the graceful curves of statues.

There is something of this playful spirit in the film for even as he discusses his most esoteric points, Dr. Goswami belies a playful even humorous soul. We look forward to the reception of the Quantum Activist in the beautiful land of Italy.

Ciao.

G’Day mate.

BlueDot is excited about the finalization of the licensing rights for the Quantum Activist in Australia; which means the film will be distributed down under by Hopscotch Films. It seems inevitable for the Quantum Activist to go international since Dr. Goswami’s sources and references are themselves international and his message universal.

Australia should make a wonderful venue for the film because like Dr. Goswami’s message in the Quantum Activist, Australia has a frontier spirit. Its cinema conveys this spirit to me with a craving for vistas of distinctly Australian landscapes. Red and endless. Whereas the American West hits me as rugged and heroic, the Australian panorama is primeval – mythic. It opens one up rather than circumscribes. It seems to be a culture with an appetite for expanding boundaries and a land with a mythic presence.

A land with a mythic presence.
I was hitch-hiking in Australia’s outback and was stuck somewhere north of Alice Springs in a desolate place far from anywhere. There were only flies and dirt in the 110 degree sun and a series of large, strange boulders. In honor of the boulders the place was named Devils Marbles. There seemed to be no other rocks in this desert giving the boulders a distinct presence.

The aborigines believe that the rocks are the fossilized eggs of the Rainbow serpent who laid them during the dream time while resting after having fashioned the earth. Geologist say that they are granite rocks of volcanic origin which have been eroded to their unusual shapes.

That night I was alone as I waited for a vehicle to come along. With the flies gone I seemed to be the only living thing. The silence and blackness of the desert; and these large rocks had an effect on me. It wasn’t so much that I felt I was traveling backwards in time; it was more like something ancient were racing towards me. As if dreaming I heard metallic whispers from the rocks; there was a cold tingling. By the time I got a ride the next day I had more faith in the aboriginal story than that of the geologists. They were rocks by day and eggs by night.

I am reminded of the anthropologist who asks the native if he really believes that all those rocks out there have living spirits. “Of course not”, answers the native. “Not all of them.”

We are enthusiastic to see how the film which aspires to a frontier spirit and has a mystic disposition does in the magical land of Australia.

Good day.

There’s a new breed of theater owners out there, who are taking the leap and restoring and operating these old theaters that we have in Everywhere, USA. Often neglected or abandoned, or superceded by the mega plex at the shopping mall, these icons of americana often represent some of the coolest art deco and hollywood egyptian design ever done. Truly beautiful theaters that should be preserved, as well as have cool movies shown in them.

So we’re very excited to be visiting San Leandro on February 13th for our opening night at the historic Bal Theatre. We’ll be offering up some quantum discussion after the screening to keep these ideas flowing into not only heads, but our hearts and thus society as well. We hope to see you there!

Many joined the filmmakers Renee Slade and Ri Stewart, along with the pivotal Betsy Chasse, co-creator of  ”What the Bleep do we know?” for a lively conversation after the film about quantum physics, the nature of reality, and our responsibility to it.

Many moviegoers talked about how the film touched them to apply the power of quantum physics into their own lives.  We talked about dualism a bit, but most importantly… what can we do to create a beautiful reality within the co-creation that we are entangled with?   Thanks for coming!

The first screening was held at the New Vision Spiritual Center on Hayden.

Our friends at New Vision have been the perfect hosts for our premiere, as they know personally the power of quantum physics, and the message that can be shared via film.

We would like to personally thank David Bell for putting on such a wonderful event, and look forward to another one in Spring of 2010! Check out these fun graphics he did for the screening:

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Yes. Us too.

After two sellout premieres in Seattle and Portland, the buzz is continuing to grow! The Los Angeles Premiere took place on November 11th in West Hollywood at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theater and it was a tremendous success. We hope you were there.

An amazing theater, filled with wonderful staff and friends. And most of all… it was in Hollywood!

We were blessed to have our event hosted by Annie Burks, and supported by the editor, Felicia at LA Yoga, and Whole Life Times Magazine, both local publications to the greater Los Angeles area. Dr. Goswami joined us for the question and answers after the event, along with Betsy Chasse and Melissa Henderson of Intention Media, distributors for the Quantum Activist.

Khashyar Darvich, the filmmaker responsible for the Dalai Lama Renaissance was able to join us for the premiere, as well as an incredible organic lunch the day before on the rooftops of Hollywood. James Kerwin was able to join us for the screening as well, taking some time out from his successful film noir “Yesterday Was a Lie”

The day before the film while Dr. Goswami was being interviewed by Dr. Nita Vallens at KPFK Radio, Renee and I took a walk down Santa Monica Blvd. into Beverly Hills. Now realize, we are yogis from the coast of Oregon.. so we had quite an introduction to what wealth can be there on Rodeo Drive. We had some great conversations with the shop keepers, oogled the gazillion dollar things, and was stupified by a custom Rolls Royce in front of one the shops. Luckily we were saved by our good friend Jangchub Chophel of Thubten Dargye Ling Tibetan Buddhist center. He then proceeded to show us the “Real LA”, and we went for miles of walking and wonderful satsang amongst the historical section of Los Angeles.

We had a great turnout, with close to 200 people showing up for the event. The film was introduced by a hilarious yogini by the name of  Vanda Mikoloski, that I proceeded to fall in love with through the course of the evening! There was such excitement after the film, everyone stayed on for the Q&A. Dr. Goswami helped answer addtional questions on the nature of reality, while we fielded the questions on filmmaking.

We were all happy to be drinking H2Ohm water, as the tap water in Los Angeles is akin to umm, municipal water? Blech. Amazing stuff this H2Ohm water is, as we are a bit of “water snobs”, as we have our own spring water at our home in the rain forest. But after the event… after flying back to Oregon, an open water bottle was still fresh upon our return. Wild!

It was difficult to get everyone herded into the lobby, but we did our best as another screening was scheduled after us. We proceeded to close the theater! The energy was amazing as we all talked about the implications of quantum physics, and their application in our lives. Yes!

I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Thanks again for everyone who helped make this LA Premiere an exciting evening, and one that will be etched in our minds forever!

Next is our SouthWest Premiere in Phoenix Arizona in December 12. More information to come!

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This whole event has some real magic behind it. Grassroots, old school magic. First, our friends in Oakland set the whole thing up with the Mills College so it could be offered for free to their students. That means that it was also free to the public as well!

Then, we have to talk about how amazing this venue is. One of california’s most notable Spanish Colonial architects created an incredible space, and it was newly renovated in 2008. Full new acoustics, soundboards, media projection… it looked & sounded incredible! We projected through one of the nicest projectors I have ever experienced from a Hi-Def version. The low frequencies within the theater were amazing.

We would like to thank all of you that came out for this screening! We would also like to thank our super cool friends Jaia & Josh, and our new friend Terrylynn who greeted all the movie goers. A special YAY! goes to Mills College for this wonderful opportunity in community activism.

Event Information

• Date: Sunday, October 25th 2009 - Time: 7:00pm
• Venue: Mills College Littlefield Hall
• Address: 5000 MacArthur Blvd- Click for Google Map
• Admission: FREE!
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An amazing group of people showed up for this event, with amazing takes and study on the nondual nature of consciousness.

We assisted Dr. Goswami in his preconference workshop on October 21, hosted a screening of The Quantum Activist on the 22nd, and enjoyed Dr. Goswami’s plenary presentation to the conference on August 23rd. Another screening of the film will be held on August 25th as well.

We really enjoyed meeting everyone, and thank you all for an incredible event!

Event Information

• Date: Wednesday, October 21st 2009 - Sunday, October 25th 2009 - Time: 7:00pm
• Venue: Science of Nonduality Conference
• Address: Marin Convention Center- Click for Google Map
• Venue phone: (520) 621 9317
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