Earth Unbalanced | Dance With Destiny Documentary

This film will show that modernity’s problems are rooted in a host of unchecked “isms,” corporatism, statism, militarism, egoism, etc. Solutions will come not from rulers of vested systems, such as politicians or corporate directors. Only radical, heartfelt, internal revolutions of the spirit – which many of the interviewees in this film focus on -- can mend our souls and the web of life.
By combining deft reporting on a range of issues that contextualize the various interviews, Dance With Destiny shows how Mother Nature is paying humanity back for its hubris, excesses and neglects. In the tradition of Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of balance, the classic documentary by Godfrey Reggio, Dance With Destiny will probe the conceptual ties between manmade and natural phenomenon (koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi word meaning "life of moral corruption and turmoil" or "life out of balance"). It will show, for example, how in unprecedented numbers and with unprecedented fervor, the scientific community is warning that the planet’s resources are being stretched to the point of collapse. It will explore how media focuses on the political and diplomatic aspects of global warming while ignoring its impact on agriculture, water supplies, plant and animal life, public health, and weather. It will show how the coal and oil industry spend millions of dollars to plant public doubts about global warming’s role in recent natural disasters from tsunamis, hurricanes, abnormally massive rainfall, unprecedented wind storms and severe draughts.
Not just earth, but entire societies are out of balance. After two world wars left 100 million people dead, a new imperial war machine marches unchecked across the globe. Currently eight nations are declared nuclear weapons states, four are suspected nuclear states and experts say virtually any willing industrialized nation holds the technical capability to develop nuclear weapons within several years.
   As war marches on, new pandemics threaten vast populations. Medical technology births miracles but millions of children in the developing world die annually from disease such as diarrhea related dehydration. Globalization has lowered barriers to goods and ideas but conspicuous gaps separate the world’s rich and poor. Information is the currency of the age yet wisdom and spiritual intelligence run scare. Millions awake daily to spiritual isolation as ubiquitous technology dulls human curiosity and powers of observation.
   Dance With Destiny plants questions as much as it offers answers. Are there supernatural signs of impending collapse? Where does this path lead? Why are so many humans today plagued by nightmares, contemplation of suicide, unwavering emptiness? Can extended perception and alternative states of consciousness uncover ancient patterns buried deep in human consciousness? How can we get to the ancient knowledge we all hold in ourselves? (It is telling that the Latin root for “education” is “educare,” which means “to bring out, or draw forth”)
   As we destroy the earth, we are forcing social crisis. Hurricane Katrina proved the true vulnerability of the world’s most powerful nation while reminding how humanity rapidly descends to animal states during crisis. In the telling words of a blogger in New Orleans, writing on Thursday, Sept 1 at 2:15 am: “It is a zoo out there though, make no mistake. It's the wild kingdom. It's Lord of the Flies.”

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