PT449 Louie Schwartzberg "Fantastic Fungi" and "Gratitude Revealed": How Psychedelics Inspired a Cinematic Exploration of the Invisible
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In this episode, Joe interviews Louie Schwartzberg: renowned filmmaker known for the award-winning documentary, \\u201cFantastic Fungi\\u201d; and now, director of the new film, \\u201cGratitude Revealed.\\u201d
He talks about his path to photography and filmmaking and how psychedelics were a huge inspiration \\u2013 how his techniques of slowing down, speeding up, and zooming in were ways to capture the invisible aspects of reality \\u2013 that which is \\u201ctoo slow, too fast, too small, and too vast for the human eye,\\u201d but is always there. He discusses the premiere of \\u201cFantastic Fungi\\u201d and the waves it spread through the psychedelic space; The Louie Channel, his new streaming channel that will feature all his work in 4k and the work of other curated artists and friends; and the clinical trial he\\u2019s involved in to see if participants have better results in the treatment of their alcohol use disorder by watching his imagery set to music on an 80-inch screen while on psilocybin \\u2013 research that hopefully leads to the concept of being able to prescribe images and music to people based on specific criteria.\\xa0
He discusses his new film, \\u201cGratitude Revealed,\\u201d which explores the power of gratitude: making it a daily practice (and especially a post-psychedelic integration practice), how resilience is one of the best benefits from practicing gratitude, and how easy it is to stop a rumination spiral by simply finding something to be grateful for. He also talks about the blessing of being a photographer and always thinking of beauty; how psychedelics make people more environmentally conscious; tripping with parents; how a shared love of nature could be the bridge between opposing sides; and how the best way to deal with the climate crisis is to start in your own yard. \\xa0
You can watch \\u201cGratitude Revealed\\u201d now, and then, on October 25th, we\\u2019re hosting a Q+A with Louie Schwartzberg on our Navigators platform. head to psychedelicstoday.com/events for details.
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