Jason Silva
Jason Silva (born February 6, 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan-American television personality, filmmaker, gonzo journalist and founding producer/host for Current TV, the Emmy winning youth-oriented lifestyle cable network started by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. He resides in Los Angeles, California.
Silva earned a degree in film and philosophy from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He, along with Max Lugavere, produced and starred in a video documentary/performance piece entitled "Textures of Selfhood"—an experimental film about hedonism and spirituality. "The Party-Philosophers" and "Intellectual Hedonists".
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[edit] The Immortalists and Turning into Gods
Silva produced and directed a short documentary film titled The Immortalists [1], profiling scientists and philosophers, including Ray Kurzweil, about the philosophical implications of tinkering with our biology, merging with our technologies and overcoming our biological limitations.
Silva is expanding The Immortalists into a feature length documentary titled Turning into Gods, which he has described as "an unfolding of mystical and metaphysical sensations" [2], even though it’s a film that’s ultimately about scientists talking about science [3], and plans to publish piece-wise online until a complete release in 2012 [4] [5].
[edit] Pangea Day
Jason Silva (along with best friend and Current TV co-host Max Lugavere, Lisa Ling, and June Arunga) hosted the first annual Pangea Day on May 10, 2008, a live 4-hour program of film, music, and speakers broadcast worldwide to over 150 countries and with a projected audience of 500 million people. The goal of the event, created by filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and TED curator Chris Anderson, was to unite the people of the world through the power of film.
[edit] Other
The press has dubbed Max and Jason "Gore's Boys" (944 Magazine, November 2007) and "the stars of Current TV" (Nylon Guys, Fall 2007).
[edit] References
- ^ "At just 28, Jason Silva is thinking about DEATH - a lot". Fast Company. http://www.fastcompany.com/1651840/at-just-28-jason-silva-is-thinking-about-death-a-lot/.
- ^ "The Most Exhilarating Ode to the Future You'll See All Day (Batteries Not Included)". Motherboard. http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/5/26/the-most-exhilarating-ode-to-the-future-you-ll-see-all-day-batteries-not-included--2.
- ^ "Why We Could All Use a Heavy Dose of Techno-optimism". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/05/why-we-could-all-use-a-heavy-does-of-techno-optimism.html.
- ^ Saenz, Aaron (June 2, 2010). "‘Turning Into Gods’ – Jason Silva’s Documentary on the Singularity". Singularity Hub. http://singularityhub.com/2010/06/02/turning-into-gods-jason-silvas-documentary-on-the-singularity-trailer/. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Knapp, Alex. "Jason Silva Muses on Humans Turning Into Gods". Forbes. http://blogs.forbes.com/alexknapp/2011/08/05/jason-silva-muses-on-humans-turning-into-gods/.
