Monthly Archives: August 2011

Finding Joe is an exploration of famed Mythologist Joseph Campbell’s studies and their continuing impact on our culture. Through interviews with visionaries from a variety of fields interwoven with enactments of classic tales by a sweet and motley group of kids, the film navigates the stages of what Campbell dubbed The Hero’s Journey: the challenges, the fears, the dragons, the battles, and the return home as a changed person. Rooted in deeply personal accounts and timeless stories, Finding Joe shows how Campbell’s work is relevant and essential in today’s world and how it provides a narrative for how to live a fully realized life – or as Campbell would simply state, how to “follow your bliss”.

Featuring: Deepak Chopra, Mick Fleetwood, Rashida Jones, Tony Hawk, Catherine Hardwicke, Laird Hamilton, Robert Walter, Akiva Goldsman, Sir Ken Robinson, Robin Sharma, Lynne Kaufman, Alan Cohen, Brian Johnson, Joseph Marshall III, Rebecca Armstrong, Chungliang Al Huang, David L. Miller, Gay Hendricks, David Loy and Norman Ollestad.

Robert Walter
President, Joseph Campbell Foundation
A longtime friend and colleague of Joseph Campbell, Robert was the editorial director of the Historical Atlas of World Mythology. He is a committed, inspiring educator and the president of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.

Chungliang Al Huang
Founder and President of the Living Tao Foundation; Tai Chi Master
Chungliang is a longtime friend and colleague of Campbell’s. He is a highly regarded authority on Tai Ji, Taoism and related disciplines. He is a best selling author of books on mind/body/spirit integration and a highly regarded performer and artist.

Rashida Jones
Actress and Screenwriter
Rashida graduated from Harvard in 1997 where she studied religion and philosophy. Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, she decided to pursue a career in acting. She is currently enjoying a successful career as an actress/writer/producer.

Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Best Selling Author and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Well Being
The author of more than 50 books, many of them best sellers, Deepak is the world’s foremost authority on wellness and spirituality. TIME magazine calls him one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.

Akiva Goldsman
Producer and Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter
Akiva is the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind. Among many other writing credits, he also adapted Dan Brown’s novels The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.

Brian Johnson
Philosopher and Entreprenuer
A successful entrepenuer, Brian is the chief philosopher and creator of Philosophers Notes, a website that distills the wisdom of over 100 personal growth books into easy-to-digest notes.

Mick Fleetwood
Musician and founder of Fleetwood Mac
Mick is the drummer and founder of the legendary band Fleetwood Mac. Mick still performs to sold-out audiences.

Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D.
Best Selling Author and Educator
Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D., is an internationally-recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. He is the author of the best selling book The Element: how finding your passion changes everything.

Catherine Hardwicke
Director of “Twilight”
Catherine Hardwicke is an acclaimed Hollywood director. Her credits include Twilight, Lords of Dogtown and the movie Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed in 6 days. Continue reading →