This highly provocative documentary explores the relationship between spirituality, religion, and plant medicine. Featuring top thought leaders including Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Marianne Williamson, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and hosted by Mike “Zappy” Zapolin, the film explores how to access the true reality through plant medicine, Ayahuasca and meditation. It includes first of its kind interviews with top spiritual gurus, celebrities, and people of all faiths, about this intriguing connection and their personal experiences with spirituality and transcendence.
Throughout history human beings have searched for gateways to spirituality that have included meditation, prayer and plant medicine. The Judeo Christian religions, Vedic traditions, and Shamanistic rituals all incorporate techniques focused on transcending the physical reality. These ancient techniques have been uncovered and are now available to society, enabling our ability to tap into our true reality and awakening.
Interviews with leading scientists validate the merging of spirituality and science.
The worldwide awareness of the film is meant to break through the “illusion of reality,” and allow viewers to move forward toward a more meaningful and peaceful future. The filmmakers are conducting interviews with today’s thought leaders from around the globe, while capturing the culture and energy of some of the most spiritual places on earth, including Peru, Rome, Maui, Costa Rica and the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa.
Deepak Chopra is an Indian American author and speaker, 20 times New York Times Best Selling Author, endocrinologist and alternative medicine advocate.
Michelle Rodriguez is an Award Winning American Actress, Screenwriter & DJ, best known for her roles in “Avatar” and “Fast and Furious”.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation created in 1981, which aims to relieve individual stress, societal problems, and violence. He is the 7th most powerful spiritual leader in India with over 150 million followers worldwide.
Aubrey Marcus is a multisport athlete and founder of ONNIT, a nutritional supplements brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization.
Marianne Williamson is an American spiritual teacher and four times New York Times Bestseller Author. Founder of Project Angel Food. Guest on television programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose and Real Time.
Foster Gamble is the creator of the highly successful documentary film “Thrive” which has been viewed by more than 30 million people online. Foster and his wife Kimberly have created a large global community of “like minded” people who interact online and offline in pursuit of helping society to thrive.
Michael Bernard Beckwith is an American New Thought minister, author, and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles. Beckwith was one of the featured teachers in The Secret movie and the bestselling book by Rhonda Byrne.
Ram Dass is an American spiritual teacher and author of the seminal 1971 book Be Here Now.
John Hagelin is an American particle physicist, three-time candidate of the Natural Law Party for President of the United States (1992, 1996, and 2000), and director of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement for the United States and President of the David Lynch Foundation. Hagelin was featured in the movies “What the Bleep Do We Know?” and “The Secret”.
Bruce Lipton is an American developmental biologist best known for promoting the idea that genes and DNA can be manipulated by a person’s beliefs. He is a visiting fellow lecturer at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic.
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa is a teacher of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and a pioneer in the field of pre-natal yoga. She is the co-founder and director of the Golden Bridge Yoga Center in Los Angeles.
Peter Coyote is a Zen Priest, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and Emmy award-winning narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks.
Fabian uses ancient healing modalities and sacred plant medicine in a modern and integrated approach to provide life changing experiences, healing and transformation.
Tim Booth is an English singer, dancer and actor best known as the lead singer from the band “James”.
Dr. Travis is the director of the “Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition”, which mission is to delineate brain changes associated with growth of higher states of consciousness.
Dr. Drew is an American board-certified internist, addiction medicine specialist, and media personality. He has hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline since the show’s inception in 1984.
Shiva Rea is global prana vinyasa teacher, activist, and innovator in the evolution of vinyasa yoga around the world.
The creator of “The Psychenauts” concept. Along with Deepak Chopra he co-authored “Ask The Kabala”.
Gerard Armond Powell is a conscious entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, thought leader and public speaker. He is the founder of Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica.
Brandee Alessandra is an entrepreneur, author, thought leader and public speaker. She is the founder of wedreamgiant.com, an incubator for conscious entrepreneurs.
Laurent Levy is an award-winning director, cinematographer and a fashion and advertising photographer best known for his work in commercial, music videos, short films and documentaries.
Dr. Jeff McNairy, Psy.D., M.P.H. has been working in the health care field for 25 years. He has worked in a variety of medical environments and seen the struggle individuals have when actually trying to heal.
Michael “Zappy” Zapolin
Creator / Writer / Director / Executive Producer
Michelle Rodriguez
Associate Producer
Laurent Levy
Co-creator/Director/Cinematographer/Executive Producer
Adam Singer
Producer
Peter Janssen
Executive Producer
Luis Robledo
Editor
Kurt Engfehr
Supervising editor
