Self - Poetry Reading
In 1987, Bill Cody and Tony Gayton filmed the seminal music doc Athens, GA - Inside/Out featuring R.E.M., the B-52's and Pylon, among many other bands. Thirty years later, Bill returns on a new journey that uncovers a Southern city that is leading the way in progressive politics and the beginnings of true racial equity. Once again featuring members of R.E.M., the B-52's and Pylon, only now bolstered by a new generation of artists and activists including Mariah Parker aka Linqua Franqa, Kishi Bashi, Patterson Hood and the Drive-By Truckers. Follow along the journey through the social changes that have come to the forefront of our American dialogue.
Himself
A Thousand Years of Joy charts poet/activist Robert Bly's journey from Midwestern farm boy to global troubadour, bestselling author of Iron John and leader of the men's movement.
Himself
「ライアーライアー」「ナッティ・プロフェッサー」「ブルース・オールマイティ」「エース・ベンチュラ」などの娯楽ヒット作を手がけた監督によるドキュメンタリー。 ハリウッドの第一線で活躍する映画監督トム・シャドヤックは、遭遇した事故による頭部への損傷で、生命の危機にさらされる。その後のリハビリ生活の中で彼は、“現代社会の何がおかしいのか？” “それを解決するのに、私たちができることは何か？” という、２つの素朴な疑問への答えを探る。わずか４人の撮影スタッフを率い、シャドヤック監督は、作家、詩人、教師、宗教指導者、科学者）など、現代の偉大な人々を訪ねる。現代社会のあらゆる問題の根底にある特定の問題を掘り下げ、そして彼自身の人生における贅沢や欲と、それらからの解放を振り返る。世界が抱える問題を解決する答えが、私たちの目の前にずっとあったとしたら？
(Self)
In 1244, Jelaluddin Rumi, a Sufi scholar in Konya, Turkey, met an itinerant dervish, Shams of Tabriz. A powerful friendship ensued. When Shams died, the grieving Rumi gripped a pole in his garden, and turning round it, began reciting imagistic poetry about inner life and love of God. After Rumi's death, his son founded the Mevlevi Sufi order, the whirling dervishes. Lovers of Rumi's poems comment on their power and meaning, including religious historian Huston Smith, writer Simone Fattal, poet Robery Bly, and Coleman Barks, who reworks literal translations of Rumi into poetic English. Musicians accompany Barks and Bly as they recite their versions of several of Rumi's ecstatic poems.
