http://www.joedavisthemovie.com Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:17:06 +0000 http://www.joedavisthemovie.com en http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/SCREENINGS http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/following/joedavisthemovie.com/SCREENINGS Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:17:06 +0000 Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis 2558605 FESTIVAL SHOWINGS SF Indie Film Festival Independent Film Festival Boston Revelation Perth International Film Festival Raindance Woods Hole Film Festival Oaxaca International Independent Film and Video Festival Indie Memphis Film Festival Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Toronto Independent Film Festival BIO:FICTION Vienna Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Kansas International Film Festival Sydney Underground Film Festival PREVIOUS SCREENINGS The Guild Cinema Albuquerque, NM Space Gallery, Portland, ME Gedei University, Japan Tama Art University, Japan Kyoto University of Fine Art, Japan Microwave International New Media Arts Festival, Hong Kong Plektrum Festival, Tallinn, Estonia <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558605/HEJDstill1-2_f.jpg" width="670" height="377" width_o="853" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558605/HEJDstill1-2_f_o.jpg" data-mid="12924037" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/ABOUT http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/following/joedavisthemovie.com/ABOUT Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:17:05 +0000 Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis 2558599 SYNOPSIS Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis documents the life of an artist who is drive to pursue questions that can only be answered in the space where science and art lose their individual distinction. Why would someone want to encode poetry into the eyes of a fly, fish for paramecium or send transgenic organisms into outer space? Joe Davis' projects can seem fantastical, impossible, even ill-advised. A deeper look into his work reveals a hidden logic that is surprising and contagious - more philosophy than art. Working with hundreds of hours of footage shot over ten years from around the world, archival footage, photographs and interviews from respected scientists and artists, Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis not only answers these questions, but illuminates why these questions are important now, at this moment in human history. FROM THE DIRECTOR / Peter Sasowsky I first saw Joe Davis at a bar in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was the late 1990s and he was twirling around on his peg-leg, giving a young woman the dance of her life. He fell hard on the ground, but got up, smiling. At that moment, I did not know - nor would have believed - what he does in his working life. I was simply drawn to a pureness of spirit that I sensed was present in him. In the years that followed, I have traveled with him to Portugal, Germany, France, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Sweden, Canada, as well as all over the United States in order to understand his life and his work. He has created a particular type of artistic freedom for himself that is instructive and, at times, inspirational, but one that comes at a great cost. He has been called the "Father of Bio-art" for his pioneering work with transgenic organisms. He has been featured on Nightline, in Scientific American, and has collaborated with some of the greatest minds in contemporary science. But that is not why I made this film. What good art does is shape our perception of the world. The artists who offer the greatest leaps of imagination are often the least understood - at least within their lifetimes. It is not for me to say whether or not Joe is one of those pioneers. What I do know is that he offers a unique contribution to the discussion of what it means to be human.<img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558599/still.jpg" width="670" height="377" width_o="670" height_o="377" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558599/still_o.jpg" data-mid="13018130" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/PRESS http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/following/joedavisthemovie.com/PRESS Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:16:50 +0000 Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis 2558610 “A must-see documentary.” - David Wildman, Boston Phoenix "an exhilarating, entertaining, and thought provoking ride...masterfully crafted..." -Phil McKenna, New Scientist Magazine AWARDS Best Documentary Feature, SF Indie Fest 2012 Best Documentary Feature, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2011 » Download Press Kit » Download production stills OFFICIAL SELECTION SF Indie Fest Independent Film Festival Boston Revelation Perth International Film Festival Raindance Woods Hole Film Festival Oaxaca International Independent Film and Video Festival Indie Memphis Film Festival Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Toronto Independent Film Festival BIO:FICTION Vienna Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Kansas International Film Festival Sydney Underground Film Festival REVIEWS “Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis is a 90 minute wonder...expect a hell of a ride.” - Regine Debatty, We Make Money Not Art “Inspiring and subversive." - Reeling the Reel “A fascinating and intimate portrait. Sasowsky does a wonderful job of capturing the ambition and the drive of such a remarkable human being. Everyone should see this film. Go and learn more. Now.” - Nicky Dean, Hard Up, Hung Over, and the Bastard Landlord "Every year we say the character doc is dead and every year someone proves us wrong." -INDIEPIX<img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558610/posterSmaller.jpg" width="491" height="717" width_o="491" height_o="717" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558610/posterSmaller_o.jpg" data-mid="13037140" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/FOLLOW-US http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/following/joedavisthemovie.com/FOLLOW-US Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:16:49 +0000 Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis 2558612 FACEBOOK TWITTER - @HeavenEarthJoeD SERIOUS MOTION PICTURES GENERAL COMMENTS (LOVE + HATE MAIL) production (at) joedavisthemovie.com THE TEAM Peter Sasowsky, Director/Producer peter (at) joedavisthemovie.com Amy Grumbling, Co-Producer amy (at) joedavisthemovie.com <img src="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558612/HEJDstill1-49_f.jpg" width="670" height="377" width_o="853" height_o="480" src_o="http://payload12.cargocollective.com/1/5/161017/2558612/HEJDstill1-49_f_o.jpg" data-mid="12924147" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/TRAILER http://www.joedavisthemovie.com/following/joedavisthemovie.com/TRAILER Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:15:43 +0000 Heaven + Earth + Joe Davis 2558597 Serious Motion Pictures presents: HEAVEN + EARTH + JOE DAVIS The fantastically true story and around the world journey of a peg-legged artist, philosopher and the father of Bio-Art, Joe Davis. Documentary Feature, United States, 2011 85 minutes, HD DIRECTOR + PRODUCER / Peter Sasowsky CO-PRODUCER / Amy Grumbling CINEMATOGRAPHY / Peter Sasowsky EDITING / Peter Sasowsky ADDITIONAL EDITING / Jay Miracle, Brett Nicoletti, Charlene Rule SOUNDTRACK / Do.Make.Say.Think