~ Integrity of Beauty ~

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,
the whole aim and end of human existence.
~ Aristotle ~

~ Dignity of Man ~

Four things support the world:
the learning of the wise, the justice of the great,
the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave.
~ Muhammad ~

Ambra: Fascination of Sound and Nature (2002-2007)

Director: Giorgio and Martin Koppehele
Producer: Avenue Music
Genre: Meditation / Music / New Age
Country: Germany
Language: English / None

Fascination of sound and nature.

A unique combination of music, visuals and brilliant imagination of language and poetry. Excellent for relaxing moments, the visuals  are created under the meditative music of semi-classical compositions and magical ethnic vocals on the basis of Fascinating Nature trilogy by Gogol Lobmayr. All coming together to make a dreamlike atmosphere – one great big piece of art.

The Welcoming (2010)

Director: Gary Malkiin
Producer: Wisdom of the World
Genre: Short / Meditation / Music
Country: United States
Language: English

The Beauty of Being with music, words, and images.

WisdomFilms, founded and created by Gary Malkiin, is a new genre in contemplative, life-enhancing media that offer a refreshing way to reduce stress and restore balance to our mind, heart, and soul. The short films can help to create sacred space within and without, providing personal sanctuaries of profound beauty and peace through state-of-the-art nature photography.

Michael Stillwater is a songwriter and healing music artist. His pioneering work providing intuitive songs facing end-of-life issues directly led to the co-creation of the ground-breaking resource Graceful Passages: A Companion for Living and Dying, that invites us to listen to the depths of our being, in sickness or health. This is a true liturgy of soul, a blessing for the caregivers, companions and family of those in transition. The beauty of music, word and spirit brings us to the world of Grace.

~ Magnum Opus ~

Oh man!
There is no planet sun or star could hold you,
if you but knew what you are.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

Rivers and Tides (2001)

Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Producer: Annedore von Donop, Trevor Davies, Leslie Hills
Genre: Documentary
Country: Germany / Finland / United Kingdom / Canada
Language: English

Life in the Arts.

Landscape sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is renowned throughout the world for his work in ice, stone, leaves, wood. His own remarkable still photographs are Goldsworthy’s way of talking about his often ephemeral works made from elements of nature, of fixing them in time. The music was composed and performed by Fred Frith.

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~ Order of Beauty ~

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
~ Michelangelo ~

~ Inertia of Opposite ~

To love beauty is to see light.
~ Victor Hugo ~

Life in a Day (2011)

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Producer: Liza Marshall, Ridley Scott
Genre: Documentary / Independent Film / Feature Length
Country: United States / United Kingdom
Language: English / Italian / Japanese / German / Spanish / Indonesian / Balinese / Portuguese / Ukrainian / Vietnamese / Creole / Catalan / Dutch / Bengali / Masai / Hindi / Arabic / Quechua / Russian /
AR / CN / DE / EN / ES / FR / IT / PT / RU subtitles

Filmed by You.

A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.

Enlisted to capture a moment of the day on camera, the global community responded by submitting more than 80,000 videos to YouTube. The videos contained over 4,500 hours of deeply personal, powerful moments shot by contributors from Australia to Zambia, and from the heart of bustling major cities to some of the most remote places on Earth. The film offers a unique experience that shows – with beauty, humor, and joyful honesty – what it’s like to be alive on Earth today.

Worldspirit (2004)

Director: Alex Grey, Kenji Williams
Producer: Alex Grey, Kenji Williams
Genre: Documentary / Art / Live Performance
Country: United States
Language: English / None

A brief history of everything through sacred art and music.

Worldspirit is a landmark audio visual theater experience featuring poetry and storytelling by visionary artist Alex Grey, music by electronic composer and violinist Kenji Williams, and multi-screen projections of Alex Grey’s world-famous paintings.

Worldspirit is a prayer for the realization of our integration with the web of creation and for the transformation of our species from one gripped in fear and self annihilation to a species that stands for love, wildly creative peace, and liberation.