The film’s director joins youth activists from the film for a raw discussion about the on-going gun crisis in the United States – just days after the four year anniversary of the Parkland school shooting. They share their experiences on coping with pain and trauma, and encourage us to unite across cultural divides to demand a safer future for our kids, our communities, and our world.

Director and producer Jamie Catto speaks candidly about his soul friendship with legendary spiritual teacher Ram Dass, what he learned about himself through his years of making this film, and the life gifts he continues to receive from his longtime teacher and friend.

How can we keep our joy alive during the ups and downs of life? What does a society committed to the happiness of its citizens look like? One of the film’s directors is joined by the author of The Book of Joy, upon which the film is based, to engage in a lively discussion with a sociologist and a scientist about choosing joy as a way of life, as exemplified by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the film.

Respected plastic pollution experts join us for a discussion about the severity and scale of the global plastic crisis. They reveal the roots of our systemic addiction to single-use plastic and excess packaging, the strategies we can take to counter industry manipulation, and offer a hopeful glimpse of our planet beyond plastic.

The film’s director joins several of the health experts featured in this revelatory documentary to discuss whole-person healing and new scientific findings connecting mind, body, and spirit. They explain how what we consume – emotionally as well as physically – can directly impact our immune system and our ability to thrive.

Who really feeds the world? The film’s legendary subject and its directing team are joined by leaders in the regenerative agriculture movement to answer this all-important question. Science, philosophy, and spirituality converge as they dig deep into what it will take to protect the seed, and how you can take action in your own backyard, kitchen, and community to restore integrity to our fractured food system.

The film’s directors and two of the key creative voices from the series share how they embarked on this remarkable project, the synchronicities that surprised them along the way, and how the cosmological “rosetta’s stone” revealed in the film impacts us both personally and collectively. We learn how we can best partner with the planets moving forward to ensure that “the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice.”
 
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Director and producer Gay Dillingham invites us into her years-long process of creating a film that chronicles the dynamic friendship between two distinct cultural icons. The conversation spans the nuts-and-bolts aspects of documentary filmmaking such as tracking down rare archival footage, to spiritual practices that help her stay attuned to her life’s mission, to the potential of psychedelics to assist in the dying process.

Emerging and established voices in the psychedelic space come together to discuss the healing potential of entheogens and their transformative applications for trauma, depression, addiction, and end-of-life care, as well as personal enrichment and expansion. With the new psychedelic therapy movement underway, the resurgence of ritual outside of traditional cultures, and a psychedelic “industry” starting to materialize, the many possible roads we can take as a society are explored.

The film’s directing duo are joined by esteemed professionals in the trauma healing space to discuss the evolutionary steps humanity can take to create a healthier, more equitable world. We take a deep dive into the documentary’s themes: What exactly is trauma? What is the relationship of addiction to deep suffering, and how can we work together to create a trauma-informed society?