Never again will a single story be told as if it were the only one.
-John Berger

The film is resonant with Paul Hawken's New York Times bestseller BLESSED UNREST How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice and Beauty to the World. Whereas the book documents the movement, the film dramatizes it by capturing in-urgent-action the revolution the book “names”, a revolution in majority and now underfoot. The film is our eyes and ears inside the movement at the “front lines” of the seismic re-shaping of our world, from businessmen to bushmen to the beat, pulse and potential of Gen-Y, letting us in on the massive changes from the inside out. It is (r)evolution in the flesh, urgent and blessed, that is real-life, real-time, life-and-death stakes stories of rebirth, resistance, refusal, retreat from violence, redress and restoration happening all over the world and at once. The film, produced and directed by Paul Lussier, is made possible by a trailblazing technology which provides the platform for the world's first participatory film studio, ushering in a new era of citizen filmmaking. The film will be released theatrically in 2009.

WHAT IS IT?
BLESSED UNREST: THE FILM is an unprecedented event that harbors the potential to launch an entirely new genre of filmmaking and create a revolutionary infrastructure and social technology for global dialogue, collaboration and cooperation in media. The film is set to inaugurate a new era in citizen filmmaking, journalism and storytelling giving everyday citizens access to media tools and venues like never before.

Essentially, BLESSED UNREST: THE FILM is created entirely on the film’s website. The site enables users to partake in collaborative editing in micro-communities devoted to certain themes set up by our directorial and editorial team. With the full resolution source tagging married to this collaborative editing interface, for the first time in history a film can jump from home page to the global stage with the click of a button.

PRESENTED WITH FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Panelists: Paul Hawken, Paul Lussier, Christiana Wyly
Moderated by Michael Hirschorn

The event began with a screening of a 12-minute short film, a preview of BLESSED UNREST: THE FILM. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion unveiling the revolutionary technology behind CITIZEN’S GLOBAL NETWORK: World’s First Open Source Film Studio.

OUR FEATURED PANELISTS INCLUDE:

Paul Hawken, Executive Producer, Author, Entrepreneur

Paul Hawken is an environmentalist and author. His books have been published in over 50 countries in 27 languages and have sold over 2 million copies. They include the The Ecology of Commerce, Natural Capitalism, and Blessed Unrest, published in May of 2007. Paul is the Executive Director of Natural Capital Institute (NCI), a research group dedicated to social change.

Paul Lussier, Executive Producer, Director, Co-Founder Citizen's Global Network

Paul Lussier, CEO and Founder of the Paul Lussier Company, is a bestselling author and Emmy-nominated executive producer, writer and director with over 25 television projects created for major networks and studios including CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, HBO, Warner Bros, A&E and the Discovery Channel. Mandated by an abiding passion for mainstreaming environmental and social justice into the fabric of our media culture, Paul Lussier Company recently has dedicated its entire infrastructure to creating media platforms which integrate the values of entertainment and empowerment into a singular engaging narrative.

Christiana Wyly, Executive Producer, Co-Founder Citizen's Global Network

An author, lecturer, producer and investor, Christiana Wyly has dedicated her work to issues and efforts that will change the world. As a Venture Partner in Satori Capital, she invests in sustainable businesses. She is working with Val Kilmer to create the first of its kind Eco-Spa Resort and Retreat in New Mexico. Previously she was a partner at Zaadz, inc., and Green Mountain Energy. Her dedication to social impact environmental work, conscious capitalism, and ecological, social and technological networks has landed her on the cover Kiplinger's, and in The New York Times, The Herald Tribune and Treehugger.com, among others.

BACKGROUND

About The Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute, founded in 1950, is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry and an appreciation for timeless values. The Institute is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River near the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Its international network includes partner Aspen Institutes in Berlin, Rome, Lyon, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Bucharest, and leadership initiatives in Africa, Central America, and India.

In a ground-breaking outgrowth of its mandate to create opportunities for deep dialogue, the Aspen Institute created the Aspen Ideas Festival to engage a broader audience in a discussion of some of the significant ideas and issues that touch all parts of our society. Alongside its partner, The Atlantic, the Festival offers a stimulating and invigorating celebration of some of the liveliest minds on today’s world stage.

Aspen Ideas Festival

In a ground-breaking outgrowth of its mandate to create opportunities for deep dialogue, the Aspen Institute created the Aspen Ideas Festival to engage a broader audience in a discussion of some of the significant ideas and issues that touch all parts of our society. Alongside its partner, The Atlantic, the Festival offers a stimulating and invigorating celebration of some of the liveliest minds on today’s world stage.

Paul Lussier Company

Paul Lussier Company has recently dedicated its entire infrastructure to creating media platforms which integrate the values of entertainment and empowerment into a singular engaging narrative. With a focus on mainstreaming environmental and social justice into the fabric of our media culture, CEO and Founder, Paul Lussier writes and lectures widely on the unique—and often overlooked—value of narrative throughout history to catalyze great cultural shifts and turning points.

In his capacity as writer and executive producer, he also develops and deploys narratives uniquely designed to bridge the current gap between scientific data, public policy jargon and popular culture for climate change awareness and action.

Website: www.paullussiercompany.com

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