Emmanuel Itier - How Filmmaking Can Inspire Positive Change in Society

<p>Click on any streaming service and you’ll be bombarded with movies featuring violence, war, death and so many other destructive acts of mankind. But if you look a little further, you’ll also find the opposite: films that celebrate humanity and promote positive change and transformation. Their numbers are quite smaller—but they’re out there.</p><p>     In this episode we speak with one of these humanitarian filmmakers, director Emmanuel Itier. Emmanuel went through his own metamorphosis, from commercial movie maker to creator of films meant to enlighten and empower us. In this lively discussion, Emmanuel tells us:</p><p>·      why he started making documentaries that speak to the soul</p><p>·      how he connected with Sharon Stone and her role in his story</p><p>·      why documentaries are the perfect medium for helping us embrace our humanity</p><p>·      what his first documentary, <em>The Invocation</em>, teaches us about our interconnectedness</p><p>·      the reason why he mad...