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Thinking Existenz

Ten personalities from diverse social and geographical backgrounds reflect on the world and its future. A portrait in multiple voices of contemporary reality, revealing the deep connections that exist between our mental models and the consequences thereof in our present day—for the individual, for life, and for the planet. A series of lessons about our time and the way we live in it.

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The Thinking Existenz includes the following titles:

Thinking Existenz - Ep 01 - Eduardo Galeano - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 01 - Eduardo Galeano

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 1 stars Eduardo Galeano, the Uruguayan journalist and writer, who has lived in exile for the better part of his life.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 02 - Laurie Anderson - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 02 - Laurie Anderson

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 2 stars Laurie Anderson, American artist uniting music, video, photography, sculpture and painting.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 03 - Lucrecia Martel - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 03 - Lucrecia Martel

A highbrow 10-part serieson philosophy, politics and society. Episode 3 stars the Argentinian filmmaker, Lucrecia Martel.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 04 - Suad Amiry - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 04 - Suad Amiry

A highbrow 10-part serieson philosophy, politics and society. Episode 4 stars Suad Amiry, the Syrian author and director of the Centre for the Conversation of Palestinian Archictectural Heritage.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 05 - Karen Armstrong - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 05 - Karen Armstrong

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 5 stars Karen Armstrong, the UK author of A 'History of God'.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 06 - Esther Duflo - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 06 - Esther Duflo

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 6 stars Esther Duflo, the French professor of Economics at MIT and founder of 'Poverty Action Lab'.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 07 - Martin Jacques - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 07 - Martin Jacques

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 7 stars Martin Jacques, the UK author 'When China Rules the World'.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 08 - Vandana Shiva - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 08 - Vandana Shiva

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 8 stars Vandana Shiva, the Indian physicist combining the struggle for human rights with the protection of the enviroment.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 09 - Lula da Silva - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 09 - Lula da Silva

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 9 stars Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil between 2003 and 2011.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes
Thinking Existenz - Ep 10 - Braden Allenby - imageThinking Existenz - Ep 10 - Braden Allenby

A highbrow 10-part series on philosophy, politics and society. Episode 10 stars Braden Allenby, the writer and American professor of Law and Civil and Enviromental Engineering.

First Hand Films | 2013 | 30 minutes

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