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Peter Joseph
File:Peter joseph 1.jpg
Peter Joseph interviewed in 2008
Born
Peter Joseph Merola
Other namesGenius
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter, composer, activist
Years active2007 – present

Peter Joseph is an American non-commercial film director and activist. He wrote, directed, produced, scored the musical track for and narrated two non-commercial, self-produced and freely-distributed documentary films, Zeitgeist, the Movie in 2007 and its sequel, Zeitgeist: Addendum in 2008.[1] He decided to release them to be openly and freely distributed on the Internet via Google video and BitTorrent, to encourage the worldwide spread of these films. He is also the founder of The Zeitgeist Movement. The third film is set to be released in January 2011.

Early life

Peter Joseph was born in North Carolina to a middle class family.[2] He has said in interviews that his mother's role as a social worker helped shape his opinion and impressions of American life [3]. He later moved to New York to attend art school.[2] Currently he lives and works in New York City as a freelance film editor/composer/producer for various industries.[2]

Zeitgeist, The Movie

Zeitgeist, The Movie came into existence as a personal project and was shown in New York as a free public awareness expression. After the event was over, the film was released online with little thought given to a public response. Shortly, the film received over a 100 million views.

Zeitgeist: Addendum

In October 2008, Zeitgeist: Addendum was released as a continuation of the first film, focusing on the core issues relevant to the subject of human corruption while in turn offering a solution. The website reports that it has an average 50,000 daily views, making it approximately 10 million as of August 2009.[4] This does not include YouTube views and other platforms.

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward

A third film, called Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2011. Peter Joseph has stated that its topics will focus on human behavior, technology, and rationality.

Activism and The Zeitgeist Movement

Joseph started The Zeitgeist Movement in 2009 after the release of his second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum. This grassroots movement advocates social awareness and broad social change concepts—the most significant of which is the transition to a modern global society and a Resource based economy from the current monetary-based economy.

During a February 24, 2010 radio address, Joseph said of the Movement; "We are not preaching any type of behavior. We are trying to readjust society in a positive way holistically through technology and science. It’s that simple."[5][6]

Media attention

Joseph was the subject of a New York Times article[7] shortly after the 2009 Zeitgeist Day as well as numerous interviews by radio hosts and independent media journalists.[8]

In early 2010, a free - non-profit, downloadable online interview was made about Joseph by Charles Robinson in which Joseph himself discusses his life experiences.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2879822/
  2. ^ a b c "Zeitgeist the movie general q & a". Zeitgeist the movie general q & a. Retrieved 2009-12-06. [dead link]
  3. ^ a b http://www.whoispeterjoseph.com/
  4. ^ http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/wiki/index.php?title=Peter_Joseph#Zeitgeist:_Addendum
  5. ^ http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=99999&func=view&catid=231&id=236539
  6. ^ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/peter-joseph/2010/02/24/the-zeitgeist-movement-weekly-report-22410-with-pe
  7. ^ Feuer, Alan (2009-03-17). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  8. ^ http://thezeitgeistmovement.com/wiki/index.php?title=TZM:Interviews_Peter_Joseph

Lectures

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