Recommended Videos

See also CDs, Books.

Non-Narrative

• "The Examined Life", a 26 part series of half hour shows that studies the "great questions" that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present. Using writings of past philosophers and interviews with more than 50 contemporary thinkers, the telecourse episodes underscore how such questions as "what is art? does God exist? what is the meaning of life? does the end justify the means?" still reverberate in society today. Intelecom Distance Learning; Wadsworth Philosophy Shoppe
• "Koyaaniqatsi: Life out of Balance", 1983, prod & dir. Godfrey Reggio, music by Phillip Glass, cinematography Ron Fricke.
• The Global Brain, Peter Russell

Narrative

• "Cry Freedom", 1988, starring Denzel Washington and Kevin Kline, dir. and prod. Richard Attenborough.
• "Excalibur".

Rare Videos

• "The Man Who Planted Trees", 1987, animated by Frédéric Back, narrated by Christopher Plummer. 31 min. SFSU. See also books and spoken word CD and cassette.