A film about Weed? Not Quite. Filmmakers Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake take an unflinching look at the underground world of herbal medicine, where patients become experts on their own conditions and spend thousands of dollars on federally illegal medicines that are concocted in suburban…
Can music move you to take action on climate change? Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson has a unique way of helping people hear the changes they are seeing in a warming world. Learn more about the Climate Reality Project HERE
Each sound seems to have a unique fingerprint, just like every snowflake has a unique shape. Apart from music the CymaScope has been used in a wide range of applications for scientific research. One of the most recent achievements was the contribution to a study…
WeVu is building a new microcinema network using alternative venues to exhibit transformational films in your community. The WeVu platform allows you to organize or attend community screenings in public venues or private homes near you. WeVu looks to use film to build meaningful social…
This is a beautiful video of what happens to astronauts when they return to Earth. It was done by Planetary Collective, a group of filmmakers, visual media creatives and thinkers who work with cosmologists, ecologists and philosophers to explore some of the big questions facing…
Elevate is very excited to be capturing the essence of Myth Maaque Ball. It’s going to be quite the experience, and we would love to see our friends there! Music, Artistry and Performance forge an elegant dreamscape of enchanted revelry where Legend and Inspiration come…
The subject of race can be very touchy. As finance executive Mellody Hobson says, it’s a “conversational third rail.” But, she says, that’s exactly why we need to start talking about it. In this engaging, persuasive talk, Hobson makes the case that speaking openly about…
In the struggle against cancer, alopecia, and plain-old aging, hair loss can be a stressful side effect that weighs on a person’s self-confidence and can affect how he or she is treated by others. One company is aiming to alleviate some of that stress with…
This new simulation of the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang is the most accurate yet. Like previous visualizations, Illustris can recreate the cosmic web of galaxies but this computer simulation also includes mixed populations of spiral and elliptical galaxies; it includes large-scale…
