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Unleash the power of storytelling to awaken your curiosity, ignite your imagination, and inspire you to be part of a brighter tomorrow
Upgrade to a VIP pass — and unlock a deeper, more intimate Shift Your World Film Festival experience
- Access Pass to Psychedelic Sunday — a full day of leading-edge films and panel discussions about the intriguing world of psychedelics — exclusively for VIPs
- 2 weeks of on-demand access for Festival films*
- LIVE online “Meet & Greet” with filmmakers
- On-demand access to bonus content including feature-length and short films, plus exclusive filmmaker interviews
- Membership in the Shift Your World Insiders Club — you’ll be the first to know about upcoming screenings and special events
- Future discounts, upgrades, exclusive perks, and more!
*Extended screening access is not available for Changing of the Gods, Us Kids, Aware, or The Wisdom of Trauma. Screenings for Mission: Joy are only available in North America. Screenings for Aware are not available in Germany.
Access Psychedelic Sunday
Tune in and turn on to our brand-new all-day online experience of films and panels exploring the frontiers of the contemporary psychedelic renaissance.
Enjoy a full day — plus 2 weeks' extended access — of exclusive “psychedelic” screenings and bonus content that illuminate the history, application, and culture around these powerful substances. Plus, exclusive panels with filmmakers, experts, and practitioners of psychedelic healing will explore the healing power of consciousness expansion in the contemporary Psychedelic Renaissance.
Ayahuasca on a Global Stage
Directed by Mareesa Stertz
In the short film, Ayahuasca on a Global Stage, Indigenous Ayahuasca Spiritual practices are honored at The Parliament of World Religions, a gathering of 10,000 people of 200 faiths.
Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness
Directed by Eric Black and Frauke Sandig
Aware follows six brilliant researchers approaching the greatest of all mysteries from radically different perspectives: through high-tech brain research and Eastern meditation, by scientifically exploring inner space through psychedelic substances, and by investigating the consciousness of plants.
*Not available in Germany or in VIP extended access
Dying To Know: Ram Dass and Timothy Leary
Directed by Gay Dillingham
An intimate portrait celebrating two complex characters in an epic friendship that shaped a generation, Dying to Know takes us back to the early 1960s, when Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert began probing the edges of consciousness through their experiments with psychedelics.
From Shock To Awe
Directed by Luc Côté
A raw and intimate look at the transformational journey of three combat veterans suffering from severe trauma, From Shock to Awe chronicles their lives as they abandon pharmaceuticals to seek relief through the mind-expanding world of psychedelics.
Psychedelia
Directed by Pat Murphy
Featuring leading experts in the field of psychedelic research, Psychedelia tells the story of medical professionals who have legally re-introduced psychedelics into their practices. First-hand accounts from an end-of-life anxiety study show the potential of these substances to aid us individually and shift society at large.
The Psychedelic Renaissance: Sneak Peek
Directed by Anya Oleksiuk
This excerpt from a feature-length documentary currently in production chronicles the worldwide re-emergence of psychedelic research and the crucial role these substances play in human culture, from prehistoric times to today.
The Wisdom of Trauma
Directed by Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo
The recipient of our 2022 Higher Ground Award, The Wisdom of Trauma follows Dr. Gabor Maté as he gives us new insight about the root causes of many destructive behaviors that hinder our ability to live fulfilled lives. His leadership in the field of understanding trauma opens new pathways for personal and societal transformation.
*Not available in VIP extended access
INSEPARABLE FROM THE SUNLIGHT: DAVID CROW ON THE SPIRIT OF PLANT MEDICINE
DIRECTED BY ELAINE CARTER
Inseparable from the Sunlight: David Crow on the Spirit of Plant Medicine is a poignant and intimate look at how to perceive and experience the entire natural world as a garden of medicine. World-renowned plant medicine pioneer, David Crow, invites us into his personal journey toward illuminated herbalism and spiritual awakening. He shares the ancient wisdom he learned from his teachers regarding the center of our mandalic health, what it means to live in alignment with nature, and how all humans, as a part of life, are inseparable from the Earth and the cosmos.
Psychedelic Sunday — Plus 2 Weeks' Extended Access* — is Exclusively for VIPs.
Plus you’ll get one-of-a-kind perks, bonus content, and extra viewing time for the films* in the Festival when you upgrade today!
*Extended Psychedelic Sunday screening access is not available for Aware or The Wisdom of Trauma.
Immerse Yourself in Transformational Film
Go “behind the scenes” of the Shift Your World Film Festival with exclusive LIVE conversations with filmmakers... extended access to the films*... VIP-only access to “Psychedelic Sunday” — our brand-new all-day event featuring top films, panels, and discussions about the fascinating world of psychedelics... AND MUCH MORE!
EXTENDED ACCESS TO FILMS
February 21 — March 6, 2022
Enjoy on-demand access to films in the festival* (excluding special events) for two weeks, after the festival ends. Many of these films are still on the festival circuit or not available to the general public due to distribution restrictions, so this extended access period is exclusive for Shift Your World Film Festival VIPs!
“MEET & GREET” WITH FILMMAKERS
02/18/2024 8:00:00 AM at 11/21/2024 4:00:00 AM ()
Go behind the scenes and learn the inside secrets of conscious creativity by asking your burning questions in VIP-only chats with Festival filmmakers. Whether you’re an aspiring creator, an inspirational movie buff, or just interested in learning how the creators of the Festival’s films came to share the stories that inspired you, you’ll have the chance to get your questions answered in the company of your fellow VIPs.
You’ll hear from:
- Eric Black — Aware
- Nicholas Bruckman — Not Going Quietly
- Luc Coté — From Shock to Awe
- Karina Duffy — Tahi: The Human Journey
- Pat Murphy — Psychedelia
- Frauke Sandig — Aware
- Deia Schlosberg —The Story of Plastic
- Moderated by Teana David
Can’t make it live? This event will be recorded and posted in your VIP access area.
MEMBERSHIP IN THE “SHIFT YOUR WORLD INSIDER’S CLUB”
Exclusive for VIPs
With your VIP upgrade pass, you’ll be enrolled in our “Shift Your World Insider’s Club.” You’ll be the first to be notified of upcoming Shift film festivals and events, as well as exclusive benefits and perks along the way!
VIP-Only Bonus Content
Shift your world to the next level — broaden your festival experience with additional films, in-depth conversations, and powerful opportunities to connect.
1 Giant Leap: 20th Anniversary Edition
Directed by Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman
When creating 1 Giant Leap, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman traveled for seven months through all five continents with a mission to gather insights on universal themes of life from the most illuminating people they could find. Along the way, they filmed their process of creating exquisite multi-layered music with village musicians and top recording artists from around the world.
Kapaemahu
Directed by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer
Kapaemahu is an animated Academy Award-nominated short film that introduces us to four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii. They imbued their powers in four giant boulders that still stand on Waikiki Beach today.
Plus, bonus content including filmmaker interviews for Kapaemahu
*Extended screening access is not available for Changing of the Gods, Us Kids, Aware or The Wisdom of Trauma. Screenings for Mission: Joy are only available in North America. Screenings for Aware are not available in Germany.
Experience a deeper, more intimate, immersive transformational film experience…
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
- Access Pass to Psychedelic Sunday — a full day of leading-edge films and panel discussions about the intriguing world of psychedelics — exclusively for VIPs
- 2 weeks of on-demand access for Festival films*
- LIVE online “Meet & Greet” with filmmakers
- On-demand access to bonus content including feature-length and short films, plus exclusive filmmaker interviews
- Membership in the Shift Your World Insiders Club — you’ll be the first to know about upcoming screenings and special events
- Future discounts, upgrades, exclusive perks, and more!
Enjoy the film festival experience the way it was meant to be...
What People Are Saying About the Shift Your World Film Festival...
The Shift Your World Film Festival was absolutely fantastic! It was very inspirational and motivational. During this challenging time, we all have to deal with so much negativity, anxiety, loneliness, etc. The festival provided a sense of community and gathering of people with the same values and goals. I’m sure it boosted the spirits of all attendees. The content was highly curated and it gave me hope for the future. It also showed that there is still hope for humanity. The cherry on the top was that the whole festival was fully free. Thank you so much to The Shift Network and to all organizers!
— Lucia, Canada
What an amazing number of relevant, fascinating, and well-done films for our time!
— Trudy Sanders, South Pasadena, California
I am so heartened to see the practical presentation of our ability to make the shift. I give a standing ovation to this generation’s attitude and fortitude in shifting the devastation my generation thoughtlessly created through our blind ecstasy.
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I really looked forward to watching everything and was impressed with the content, quality of the films, and most of all the messages that you are putting out there as we go through an awakening; this is the approach that is so desperately needed in this rapidly changing world. Bravo. Keeping it real.
— Monica, United Kingdom
Because of the information in the various films, I have made decisions to incorporate some of this into my own personal behaviors and lifestyles and to also recommend them to my clients in my practice.
— Debbie Byrd
The Shift Your World Film Festival offered material that was enlightening and thought-provoking. It touched on issues that need attention… issues that require us as humans on this planet to see and understand and become involved… to help bring into focus so as to educate and encourage change in our communities and on our planet. I’m excited to see this happen again next year.
— Barbara Smith, Tottenham, Canada
The Shift Your World Film Festival is exactly what we need in these crazy times. Sharing stories that enlighten and heal the mind, body, and spirit is so needed.
— Dei, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
