I AM - the shift is about to hit the fan
Event Details
Time: February 25, 2011 from 5pm to 9:30pm
Location: Seattle Theatre
Website or Map: http://iamthedoc.com/
Event Type: documentary, premiere
Organized By: Tom Shadyac
Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2011
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Event Description
I AM, a probing exploration of our world, what’s wrong with it, and what we can do to make it better, represents Tom Shadyac’s first foray into non-fiction following a career as one of Hollywood’s leading comedy practitioners, with such successful titles as “Ace Ventura,” “Liar Liar,” and “Bruce Almighty” to his credit. I AM recounts what happened to the filmmaker after a cycling accident left him incapacitated, possibly for good. Though he ultimately recovered, he emerged a changed man. Disillusioned with life on the A-list, he sold his house, moved to a mobile home community, and decided to start life anew.
Armed with nothing but his innate curiosity and a camera crew, Shadyac embarks upon a journey to discover how he as an individual, and we as a race, can improve the way we live. Appearing on-screen as character, commentator, guide, and even, at times, guinea pig, Shadyac meets with a variety of thinkers and doers–remarkable men and women from the worlds of science, philosophy, and faith–including such luminaries as David Suzuki, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lynne McTaggart, Ray Anderson, John Francis, Coleman Barks, and Marc Ian Barasch. An irrepressible Everyman who asks many questions but offers no easy answers, he takes the audience to places it has never been before, and presents even familiar phenomena in completely new and different ways.
All proceeds derived from the release of I AM, in all media, will go to THE FOUNDATION FOR I AM, a not-for-profit established by Shadyac to fund various worthy causes and to educate the next generation about the very issues and problems explored in the film.
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Comment by Karolyn McKinley on February 25, 2011 at 1:17pm -
Yes I HIGHLY recommend that people go to a screening where Tom is present to do Q & A after the show. It really deepens the experience to hear him expand upon the themes in the movie - he is such a passionate, witty and intelligent man. This movie will definitely make you ask yourself some questions about how you're living your life and what actions to take to achieve a greater sense of purpose and connection.
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Comment by Marcia Thomas on February 25, 2011 at 1:04pm -
I was at the premier in Portland last week with Tom Shadyac and the crew. The Q and A afterwards was such an amazing part of it because it seemed that the audience together had been through an experience together, as if we were a new community looking at the world slightly differently. A lot of energy was generated, so... I suggest that it would be lovely to gather up afterwards to share (the joy).
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Comment by Karolyn McKinley on February 22, 2011 at 1:06am
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Hi Tova - Yes there will be 3 shows that evening - 5:00, 7:10 and 9:30. I recommend you get your tickets in advance as it will likely sell out opening night. The Portland premiere did last week!
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Comment by Kristina Tova Ramer on February 21, 2011 at 8:02am -
Waiting to see if there is a showing after 7:30. would love to see it.
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Comment by Karolyn McKinley on January 17, 2011 at 11:10am
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This is a GREAT movie! Prepare to be inspired!
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