Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality

Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Patrick Shen

Written By:
Greg Bennick
Patrick Shen

Actors:
Gabriel Byrne ..... Narrator
Sam Keen ..... Himself - Author and philosopher
Ron Leifer ..... Himself - Psychiatrist
Robert Jay Lifton ..... Himself
Merlyn Mowrey ..... Herself - Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Central Michigan University
Sheldon Solomon ..... Himself - Professor of Psychology, Skidmore College
Perrin Sprecace ..... Original Narratio
Irvin D. Yalom ..... Himself - Existential Psychotherapist

Synopsis:

Following the work of the late cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Denial of Death, this documentary may forever change the way we look at ourselves and the world as well as substantiating Becker's claim that death anxiety is a primary motivator of human behavior, specifically aggression and violence.

Narrated by Gabriel Byrne (Usual Suspects, Vanity Fair, Miller's Crossing), this seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film (Silver Lake Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival) is the most comprehensive and mind-blowing investigation of humankind's relationship with death ever captured on film. Hailed by many viewers as a "life-transformational film," Flight from Death uncovers death anxiety as a possible root cause of many of our behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. Following the work of the late cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Denial of Death, this documentary explores the ongoing research of a group of social psychologists that may forever change the way we look at ourselves and the world. Over the last twenty-five years, this team of researchers has conducted over 300 laboratory studies, which substantiate Becker's claim that death anxiety is a primary motivator of human behavior, specifically aggression and violence. Flight from Death features an all-star cast of scholars, authors, philosophers, and researchers including Sam Keen, Robert Jay Lifton, Irvin Yalom, and Sheldon Solomon culminating in a film that is "not only thought-provoking but also entertaining and put together with a lot of class" (Eric Campos, Film Threat). Three years in the making and beautifully photographed in eight different countries, Flight from Death is "a stimulating, ultimately life-affirming film, filled with big ideas and revelatory footage" (Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times).

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 August, 2016.