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'The Gods Must Be Crazy' is a 1980 film, written and directed by Jamie Uys. The film is the first in 'The Gods Must Be Crazy' series of films. Set in Botswana and South Africa, it tells the story of Xi, a Sho of the Kalahari Desert (played by Namibian San farmer Nǃxau) whose band has no knowledge of the world beyond. The film is followed by four sequels, the final three of which were made in Hong Kong.

The film is a collision of three separate stories—the journey of a Ju/'hoansi bushman to the end of the earth to get rid of a Coca-Cola bottle, the romance between a bumbling scientist and a schoolteacher, and a band of guerrillas on the run.


Xi and his band of San/Bushmen relatives are living well off the land in the Kalahari Desert. They are happy because the gods have provided plenty of everything, and no one in the tribe has unfulfilled wants. One day, a glass Coke bottle is thrown out of an aeroplane and falls to earth unbroken. Initially, this strange artifact seems to be another boon from the gods—-Xi's people find many uses for it. But unlike anything that they have had before, there is only one bottle to go around. This exposes the tribe to a hitherto unknown phenomenon, property, and they soon find themselves experiencing things they never had before: jealousy, envy, anger, hatred, even violence.

Since it has caused the band unhappiness on two occasions, Xi decides that the bottle is an evil thing and must be thrown off of the edge of the world. He sets out alone on his quest and encounters Western civilization for the first time. The film presents an interesting interpretation of civilization as viewed through Xi's eyes.



Reference : The Gods Must Be Crazy ~ Wikipedia


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In 2002 Concepta Film finished a film called "Hofmann's Potion: The Early Years of LSD". Written and directed by Connie Littlefield and Produced by Kent Martin for the National Film Board of Canada. The documentary delves into the little known early history of the world's most notorious psychedelic.

Long before Timothy Leary urged a generation to "turn on, tune in and drop out," lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, was being used by researchers trying to understand the human mind. This documentary is a fascinating look at the story of "acid" before it hit the streets.

Featuring interviews with many LSD pioneers, Hofmann's Potion is much more than a simple chronicle of the drug's early days. With thoughtful interviews, beautiful music and stunning cinematography, it is an invitation to look at LSD, and our world, with a more open, compassionate mind.


The film features interviews with the following people :
  • Albert Hofmann
  • Myron Stolaroff
  • Stanislav Grof
  • Humphrey Osmond
  • Abram Hoffer
  • Duncan Blewett
  • Ralph Metzner
  • Ram Dass
  • Laura Archera Huxley

Reference : Conceptafilm ~ Hofmann's Potion


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The 1995 novel by Dr. Gene Brewer becomes this ONEderful movie called K-Pax from director Iain Softley.

After a mugging incident at New York's Grand Central Station, Prot (Kevin Spacey), a man who claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX, is turned over to a public mental hospital and the care of Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges).

When medication fails to alter Prot's insistence that he is visiting from another world on a fact-finding mission, Powell gets more involved with his patient, who seems to have a calming effect on the other residents of his ward.



At first convinced that Prot is a delusional who can be treated, Powell begins to wonder if his bizarre patient's story is true, particularly after the hospital's doctors find that Prot possesses the baffling ability to see ultraviolet light. As the date grows nearer when Prot claims he must leave Earth (a "class BA-III planet"), Powell becomes increasingly concerned that a psychiatric breakthrough must occur by then. K-PAX (2001) co-stars Alfre Woodard and Mary McCormack.


Reference : All Movie Guide

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Sci Fi Channel's "UFOs : The Secret" presents the story of how "leaked" government documents prove that the United States has been recovering crashed unidentified flying objects, often known as flying saucers, since 1941, and has been successful in keeping this information from the public. These documents have been examined using forensic techniques and are declared genuine by those who examine the subtleties of paper, ink age, watermark, type fonts, classification stamps and markings. The central basis of the documentary is the content of the documents and the amazing story they tell - a different approach.

Not only does this documentary have some distinguished advocates taking compelling supportive positions, such as Astronaut Ed Mitchell, and researchers Stanton Friedman, Timothy Good, and Michael Lindemann, but some dissenting views are also included from skeptical corners. The program was broadcast on the Science Fiction channel.




The question most people ask about UFOs is "Why would the Government want to cover this up"? The answer may be found in The Secret. As gleaned from both the experts and the documents, the reasons for secrecy include :
  • To protect UFO science and technology from our enemies.
  • To conceal our ignorance of where they are from and why they are here.
  • To cover up past unconstitutional acts ranging from death threats to greater crimes.
  • To gain monopolies over the technical applications, such as fiber optics, integrated circuits, night vision scopes, Kevlar material and new revolutionary energy sources.
  • To avoid public panic, a possibility very much on the minds of 1940s authorities following the 1938 Orson Welles "War of the Worlds" broadcast, as well as to prevent any possible impact on religions.

There are many UFO documentaries out there presenting the truth the best way possible and as known to them ... This doesn't have to become your truth if it doesn't resonate as truth at the deepest level of being ... There is undoubtedly a lot of disinformation regarding ETs and UFOs doing the rounds which makes the whole process of learning more richer as the illusions are gradually transcended making way for the eternal light of truth to shine, here now !

~ Namaste ~



Reference : The UFO Secret


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