Documentary
The Black Rider Documentary Part 1 – Tom Waits, Robert Wilson, William S Burroughs
Part 1 of 3. Documentary following the production of The Black Rider/Der Schwarze Reiter stage musical. Part 1 features, an interview with Waits, clips from the live performance, a production meeting and waits recording vocal for Gospel Train. In German mainly but no subtitles. Apologies for the quality, seems to be a VHS rip.
American Drug War – the Last White Hope
The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Inspired by the death of four family members from “legal drugs” Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to discover why the Drug War has become such a big failure. Three and a half years in the making the film follows gang members, former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, prisoners and celebrities. Most notably the film befriends Freeway Ricky Ross; the man many accuse for starting the Crack epidemic, who after being arrested discovered that his cocaine source had been working for the CIA. AMERICAN DRUG WAR shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just dope fiends but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it. This is not some ‘pro-drug’ stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.
Amen Break Documentary
This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. Nate Harrison’s 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.
Robert Anton Wilson – Maybe Logic
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1422743250837892881
Full length documentary containing multiple clips complied to give us insight into the life and theories of Robert Anton Wilson.
Shamans of the Amazon
If anyone has not yet seen this documentary i highly reccomend you hunt it down (it is also available to purchase through the site). Very informative account of a man travelling to the amazon to experiance an ayahuasca ritual. Also features input from Terrence McKenna.
Shamans of the Amazon is a personal account of Film-maker Dean Jefferys returning to the Amazon with his partner and one year old daughter. They journey deep into the heart of the Ecuadorian rainforest to meet two Amazon Shamans, to learn about and experience the ancient ayahuasca ritual. The film will also show how this hallucinogenic ritual is being adapted and used in western cultures.
