| Geert Lovink via nettime-l on Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:30:52 +0200 (CEST) |
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| <nettime> Leviathan, a film by Alexander Beiner |
Dear nettimers, last night I watched the documentary Leviathan by London-based Alexander Beiner. During Covid I followed some of the conferences and online events he co-organized under the name Rebel Wisdom but they parted and now he continues under the name Kainos. In 2023 Beiner published on book on psychedelics called The Bigger Picture. You will see, it is an odd mix of nettime-style internet/tech critique (featuring Rushkoff and Varoufakis) and a a deeper layer ‘new age’ reading of recent events (what I would call progressive spirtual historicism). Cuious what you make of it. Is this one of the many possible coalitions to overcome the alt-right Trump-Wilders-Orban etc. agenda? Geert https://beiner.substack.com/p/leviathan-full-documentary Why is social trust breaking down, and how do we find it again? This is the question at the heart of Leviathan. Directed and produced by Alexander Beiner, it draws on sociology, myth, psychology, economics and systems theory to delve into the deep code of culture and make sense of the times we live in. It’s a journey that invites the viewer to confront the shadows lurking at the heart of our systems, and points the way toward hope, healing and action. Starring: Yanis Varoufakis (Professor of Economics and former Finance Minister of Greece) Nora Bateson (Author, Systems Theorist and Head of the Bateson Institute) Douglas Rushkoff (Media Theorist and Author) Minna Salami (Author and Afro-Feminist Theorist) Josh Schrei (Host of ‘The Emerald’) Alexa Firmenich (Environmentalist and Founder of The Naia Trust) John Vervaeke (Professor of Cognitive Science and author of Awakening from the Meaning Crisis) -- # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: https://www.nettime.org # contact: nettime-l-owner@lists.nettime.org