ILLUMINATE 2018 Lineup

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Live Your Quest
Opening Night
Festival Premiere

Thursday, May 31, 7:00 pm SPAC Main Theater

Join Jack Canfield, Michael Beckwith, Lisa Nichols, Vishen Lakhiani, Tom Chi and others as you learn how to settle into your purpose and become the best version of you.


A Q&A with Tom Chi follows.

Preceded by:  
Intuition | Australia | 2017 | 5 • Documentary Short




You Are What You Act
World Premiere

Friday, June 1, 10:00 am Mary D. Fisher Theatre

Can you really fake it until you make it? Could Hollywood superstars like Tom Cruise be more likely to save someone's life because of film training? You Are What You Act proposes a revolutionary new health trend by asking what influences us more: our minds or our bodies? Albert Nerenberg and other leading psychologists in embodied cognition demonstrate fascinating psychological exercises with amazing results.


A Q&A with director Albert Nerenberg follows.




I Remember You
Friday, June 1, 3:45 pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre

When scientist Leah saves the life of Samuel, an actor, their lives change dramatically. Samuel comes to believe that they have always been destined to fall in love. But can he convince logical Leah with his metaphysical ideas on past lives, reincarnations and destinies? Is such a supernatural shift possible for her?


A Q&A with Stephen Simon follows the film.




Liyana
Saturday, June 2, 10:00 am SPAC Black Box

With the help of a professional storyteller, five orphaned children release the scars of their lives in Swaziland by creating their own fictional heroine, Liyana. This animated African tale of perseverance draws from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. As Liyana embarks on a dangerous rescue of her young twin brothers, the transformative power of storytelling emerges in real lives.





Calling All Earthlings
World Premiere

Saturday, June 2, 1:00 pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre

Explore the Integratron, an electromagnetic dome near Joshua Tree created by George Van Tassel, a 1940s Howard Hughes confidante. Van Tassel claimed inspiration came through alien contact and Nikola Tesla to create his desert device. Does it really rejuvenate us and transform both time and energy, as he claimed? Find out as relatives and neighbors, skeptics and believers, scientists, healers and artists tell this fascinating story.


A Q&A with director Jonathan Berman follows the film.




Live Video Streaming Satsang With Mooji
and screening of The Way Home
World Premiere

Sunday, June 3, 10:00 am Mary D. Fisher Theatre

Find your way home as self-realized spiritual guide Mooji lights up the screen with his presence, wisdom and loving guidance. As a great living master, he shows us who we are beyond the limitations of our conditioning and identity. Since 1999, Mooji has been sharing Satsang with seekers in search of the direct experience of Truth. Watch as he introduces The Invitation—one of the most effective aids for true and lasting self-discovery.


A Q&A with director Jeremy Lubman and Live Video Satsang with Mooji follows the film.




The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story
Member Screening
Festival Premiere

Sunday, June 3, 10:00 am SPAC Black Box

Be inspired and uplifted as this world-renowned entrepreneur, speaker and best-selling author uses his extraordinary life and career to transform millions. The world knows Jack's kindness and compassion through his Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, which help others (maybe even you!) live lives of success, gratitude and joy.





Being With Animals
Sunday, June 3, 1:00 pm SPAC Black Box

Is animal communication possible? Filmmaker Salome Pitschen explores communication between animals and humans. On an international journey that even leads her to the Sedona-based Maia Kincaid, Salome discovers what it means to communicate with animals, whether it's her dog Bina, horses, dolphins, or goats. Getting familiar with their language and training with her dog she learns astonishing things about animal communication.