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WE ARE AS GODS is now on digital!
Buy/rent on Amazon, AppleTV(iTunes), and via your local cable provider.

 
 
 
 
 
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“We are as gods and might as well get good at it,” Stewart Brand wrote in ‘68. The legendary pioneer of LSD, cyberspace, futurism, and modern environmentalism now urges people to use our god-like powers to fight extinction by reviving lost species.

94 min 4k cinema Dolby 5.1 

 
 
“is a deep dive into the history and life of a truly fascinating man who sees the ‘whole Earth’ in a way that you probably don’t.”
— ROGEREBERT.COM
“Infinitely fascinating”
— COLLATERAL CINEMA
“This documentary is guaranteed to spark many late night discussions...”
— SCREEN ZEALOTS
 
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WE ARE AS GODS offers a deep dive into the many sides of Stewart Brand—creator of The Whole Earth Catalog, an influential member of Ken Kesey’s “The Merry Pranksters,” and founder of the modern environmental movement. Brand’s approach to his work and life influenced many, including Steve Jobs, who have gone on to shape our modern world. Now in his 80’s, he looks to leave a legacy for the long-term future with his efforts to resurrect ecosystems through de-extinction. 

The man who coined the phrase “we are as gods and might as well get good at it” is now under fire from former allies who believe he’s gone too far, but Brand won’t be easily deterred from a mission he feels is necessary to save the future of the planet.

 
 

An Audible Original eight-episode audio documentary series.

Using never before heard archival material, original music, and interviews with some of the most interesting thought-leaders of our era, we take a deep dive into Stewart’s life and ideas, and how they have shaped our century.

 
 
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Stewart Brand has been at the center of some of the most influential movements of the last century: he was a Merry Prankster organizing acid tests with Ken Kesey; his LSD trip inspired the photograph that helped catalyze the modern environmental movement; he organized the first Hackers Conference; and he created the revolutionary do-it-yourself publication The Whole EarthCatalog, which Steve Jobs famously called “Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google existed.” He has a showman’s uncanny ability to be at the center of cultural and technological shifts. Today, he is channeling his considerable energy into one of his most ambitious projects yet: a new form of wildlife conservation using biotechnology called de-extinction.

 

Listen to a sample of Brian Eno’s compositions

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Musician and visual artist Brian Eno contributed a timeless and indelible score to WE ARE AS GODS. Brian and Stewart are friends and founding board members of the Long Now Foundation, whose mission is to foster long-term thinking and responsibility. The filmmakers interviewed Brian on Stewart’s contribution to the counterculture, cyberculture, and the Clock of the Long Now. Brian Eno contributed 24 original tracks to the soundtrack, in addition to some classics.

 
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David Alvarado

Director & Cinematographer

David is a director/cinematographer focusing exclusively on science, health, technology and nature. Structure Films is a New York/ San Francisco production company founded with Jason Sussberg. Together, they directed The Immortalists, Bill Nye: Science Guy, and We Are As Gods.

Jason Sussberg

Director & Sound

Jason is a San Francisco-based filmmaker focusing on the art and humanity in the sciences. He started his career working in sports TV. After receiving his M.F.A. at Stanford University, he and filmmaking partner David Alvarado founded Structure Films.

 
 

Peter Albrechtsen - Sound Designer

Peter is an award winning Danish sound designer, mixer and music supervisor working on both feature films and documentaries. We Are As Gods is Peter’s third feature length collaboration with David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg.

Kate McLean - Producer

Kate is a San Francisco filmmaker who produced True Conviction (2017), which won the special jury prize at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be broadcast on the PBS series Independent Lens this year. She is also the producer of Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado’s films Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017, SXSW premiere, POV broadcast), and The Immortalists (2014, SXSW premiere).

Annukka Lilja - Editor

Annukka is a Finnish born, New York based film editor. Lilja’s recent work as editor includes Melissa Haizlip and Sam Pollard’s Mr. SOUL! (2018, Tribeca premiere), and David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg’s documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017, SXSW premiere).

Ben Sozanski - Editor

Ben won an Emmy and an American Cinema Editor’s Award for his work on the Oscar-winning film O.J. Made in America. He edited Before the Flood, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge, which premiered on HBO in 2017. More recent work includes The Family for Netflix, and The Last Dance, a Disney/Netflix coproduction.

Jamie Meltzer - Producer

Jamie’s feature documentary films have been broadcast nationally on PBS and have screened at numerous film festivals worldwide. His documentary (as director/producer) True Conviction (2018), broadcast on Independent Lens, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was awarded a Special Jury Mention in the Best Documentary Category. Jamie has served as Executive Producer or Consulting Producer on Midnight Family (2019, Sundance Film Festival), Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017, POV), The Providers (2019, Independent Lens), Attla (2019, Independent Lens), among others.

Shannon breen - Assistant Editor

Shannon is a San Francisco based editor focused on sharing authentic, human-driven stories centered around natural and social sciences, with the intersection between human rights and nature. After graduating from the Art Institute of Portland, she first assisted edited, SEED: The Untold Story (2016, Emmy nominated).

 
 

Everett Katigbak - Executive Producer

Everett is a creative director and filmmaker in San Francisco, who's helped several emerging technology companies develop their voice. He is currently helping Stripe extend its Stripe Press publishing efforts, into the world of documentary film and new media. He was an early stage employee at Pinterest and Facebook, where he’s similarly helped shape their brand narratives through video and creative projects.

Brian Newman - Consultant

Brian is the founder of Sub-Genre, consulting on content development, distribution and marketing to help connect brands with filmmakers with audiences. Clients include: Patagonia, REI, IBM, Yeti Coolers, New York Times, Shopify Studios, Stripe, Unilever, and Zero Point Zero. Brian is the producer of The Outside Story (Tribeca Film Festival, 2020), and Love & Taxes, and executive producer of Shored Up. Brian has served as CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute.

Gerry Ohrstrom - Executive Producer

Gerry is a private investor in New York City and worked for many years in manufacturing and private equity. More recently he’s spent much of his time in the nonprofit sector, principally in the fields of science and public policy.

Henry S. Rosenthal - Executive Producer

Henry is Northern California’s most prolific producer of visionary independent films. Rosenthal works from behind a desk that once belonged to James Brown, and curates the world’s largest collections of two-headed calves.

William Eigen - Executive Producer

William has produced films on rare iconic personalities such as Harry Belafonte and Pete Seeger.  He also spent time in San Francisco in the 60's moving around in the same ether as Stewart Brand and the Pranksters. And also recommends to "Stay Foolish."

John Driscoll- Executive Producer

John is the CEO of CareCentrix, a post-acute care and home health company that manages the care continuum to the home for health plans. He chairs Board of the Waystar Corporation, and is an Industrial Advisor at EQT. John co-chairs the United States of Care Entrepreneurs Council, and chairs the Truman National Security Project.

 
 
 
 
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