PLANETARY is a feature length documentary that expands on the mind-blowing perspective shared by astronauts and indigenous elders alike — that each and every one of us is inseparable from each other, the planet and the universe as a whole, a realisation that is both humbling and comforting. If more of us start to experience the simple truth of our interdependence and connection, we believe there is hope for the next stage in our human journey. PLANETARY is meant to inspire awe and wonder by seeing things as they are, placing our individual stories in the context of the larger planetary / cosmic story.
CAST Peter Russell – physicist and author of ‘The Global Brain’ Mae Jemison – astronaut, doctor & science educator David Loy – Buddhist scholar and author of ‘The World is Made of Stories’ Joanna Macy – environmental activist and author Wade Davis – anthropologist and author of ‘The Serpent and the Rainbow’ HH 17th Karmapa – spiritual leader of the Tibetan people Lawrence Ellis – complexity-science consultant and spiritual activist Paul Hawken – environmentalist and author of ‘Blessed Unrest’ Ron Garan – NASA astronaut and founder of Fragile Oasis Janine Benyus – natural sciences writer and expert on biomimicry Sobonfu Some – Dagara spiritual teacher from Burkina Faso Sam Mickey – professor in Integral Ecology at the University of San Francisco Cynthia Brown – teacher and writer of Big History Barry Lopez – environmental writer, artist and journalist Anam Thubten – Buddhist teacher in the Nyingma tradition Bill McKibben – environmentalist, author and founder of 350.org Grandmother Mona – one of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers Alan Senauke – Zen priest and author Bernie Glassman – Zen Buddhist roshi and co-founder of the Zen Peacemakers Angel Kyodo Williams – author and Zen priest Brian Swimme – cosmologist and author Charles Eisenstein – economist and author Sean Kelly – philosopher, author of ‘Coming Home’ Drew Dellinger – poet and social activist Elizabeth Lindsey – Polynesian explorer and expert on cultural intelligence Ethan Nichtern – meditation teacher and author Joan Halifax – American Zen Buddhist roshi and anthropologist Luntana – Arhuaco medicine man Wes Nisker – performer and comedian Mary Evelyn Tucker – scholar on the intersection of religion and ecology Tiokasin Ghosthorse – a spiritual agitator, natural rights activist Jon Grimm – professor of religion & ecology at Yale’s School of Forestry CREW Directed by: Guy Reid Produced by: Steve Kennedy Director of Photography: Christoph Ferstad Edited by: Steve Kennedy Executive Producers: Christoph Ferstad, Paul Hawken Co-producers: Peter Glatzer, Adrien Grenier Consulting Producers: Lawrence Ellis, Elizabeth Lindsey Associate Producers: Jeff Gitterman, Andrew Appel, Gary Lin, Pati Sands Production Manager: Blaire Embrey Original Soundtrack: The Human Suits (humansuits,com) Come sign up for updates on the film here: weareplanetary.com Watch our short film OVERVIEW: vimeo.com/planetarycollective/overview Read more about Planetary Collective here: weareplanetary.com
