Imagine you’ve left the old story behind. You know, the one that takes for granted that earth belongs to humans to exploit at will. You’ve started a hike into the unknown. There’s no map and for all you know you could be going in circles. When you turn around and see the smog hanging over the world you left behind, you realize that even if you’re lost and without a map, you’re still on the right track.
Campfire Stories is a platform for film that aims to bring the root cause of our global issues to the collective attention.
Library
What is the Transition Movement?
An interview with Rob Hopkins of the Transition Movement. Why it matters and what projects they’re doing in Totnes – the birthplace of it all.
On Death and Dying
An excercise into the adult mystery of deep living. A Campfire Stories podcast episode with Stephen Jenkinson.
An Unlearning (25 min)
My meeting with Charles Eisenstein, whose book “The Ascent of Humanity” helped me figure out what was “off” in this world, and how it could be instead.
Morphic Resonance (24 min)
A film about communication with nature, featuring amazing talents like Charu Hariharan and Andris Bird Whisperer.
The story of Dorel & Ricardo (24 mins)
Two men from completely different cultures meet and start playing together on the subway platforms of New York. A documentary about friendship, migration and the unifying power of music.
On Biodynamic Farming (19 min)
I tell a friend I’ve moved to Järna, Sweden – a place of alternative ideas. “Oh, really? Aren’t those the nutjobs who bury cow skulls in the fields?”.
On Ancestry (58 mins)
What does ancestry mean? For someone who’s adopted this is an acute question. A film about Emilio searching for his roots in Colombia.
On Freedom (18 mins)
A conversation with musician Randy K on his boat in New York. About being knocked out, having less but giving more, and forgiving your enemy.
The Charles Eisenstein series
Nine questions with Charles Eisenstein.
In a Tree (58 min)
We follow Tania as she attempts to help her friend Tomas out of depression and addiction. She convinces him to come along to a San Pedro ceremony.
On Separation (12 min)
Could there be a common root to all of the crises facing the web of life on planet earth?
Vaccine: a conversation (23 min)
What I learned during the making of this film it is this: The danger lies not in the risk of being misled into trusting the wrong camp. The risk lies in believing that such a complex matter should have an answer as simple as yes or no.
Birdhouse man (15 mins)
Passion. Obsession. And the best birdhouse in the world. My father may be over 80 but there’s no stopping him when inspiration strikes!
Sheriff by the road (15 mins)
For 50 years he stood by the road waving to the traffic. But who was he? And why was he waving?
On Fear (11 mins)
A bird falls dead at my feet and sends my thoughts spinning. An image of me on my own death bed. What will I be thinking about in my waning moments?
Randy evaluates Sweden (55 mins)
A trip into probability. And an opportunity to get to know the Swedes a bit better.
Seven o’clock (5 mins)
Most of us seem to believe there actually is such a thing as time, such a thing as tomorrow. But, of course, when we get to tomorrow it’s turned into the now.
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