Stockholm-based multimedia artists Johan Soderberg and Erik Pauser work under the umbrella name „Lucky People Center.“ Together they wrote, directed and edited this flash-cut Swedish documentary that uses a pulsing techno beat behind an unspooling montage of images, conversations, rants, interviews (New Mexico shaman Franklin Bearchild Eriacho), performance art (Tokyo banker Toshiji Mikawa), poetry (Alexander Brener) and dance (Indian dancer Pragati Sood). Filmed over several years in different corners of the world with Russian, English, Japanese and other dialogue. Shown at the 1998 Vancouver Film Festival.
Bhob Stewart, Rovi
It is the most human and least pretentious movie iv’e seen. It has the purest aesthetics mixed with the most honest philosophy, i’ve witnessed in any art. It reveals the essence of man in the universe, in a way which is unabsorbed by trivialities. It is very relevant, very humble and very beautiful, and I think it has a potential of curing stupidity.
Jon Gudmundsson, IMDB
Es geht um verschiedene Menschen aus verschiedenen Ländern, die durch Rituale, Musik, Gebete und Zeremonien eine Verbindung zur Erde und zum Geist schaffen. Der Film ist eine gelungene Collage aus Bildern, Musik und Aussagen.
Schamanen, Voodoo Priester, Yogies, Geistbeschwörer, Aussteiger, Mönche, Indianer und Lebenskünstler werden durch intelligenten Schnitt und eigener Musik in einer lebendigen, authentischen Session miteinander verbunden. Einzelne Szenen werden als Zitate über den ganzen Film verteilt, wodurch neue experimentelle Perspektiven entstehen.
Leben ist Rhythmus.
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