
AWAKEN by Tom Lowe
Of all the beautiful things about which I have posted over the years, I think this may be the most incredible. And that’s really saying something.
Shot over 5 years in 30+ countries, “AWAKEN” is a feature-length documentary which explores the relationship between technology and nature. Directed by Tom Lowe and produced by Terrence Malick and Godfrey Reggio, the film employs timelapse, hyperlapse, slow motion, underwater, and aerial cinematography to illustrate our world in a way that hasn’t been done before.
“AWAKEN is a celebration of the spirit of life, an exploration of the Earth, and an ode to the Cosmos.”
The film will be released in 2018, but in the meantime, the trailer below is positively eye popping. It is pretty rare that I insist seeing something on the big screen, but this is definitely one of those times. I can’t wait!
You can read more about the documentary on their website and on Instagram and Facebook.
Though this is Lowe’s first feature-length film, his hour-long film “TimeScapes: Time-lapse Photography of the American Southwest” is undoubtedly what got him the job!
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August 29, 2017 at 6:15 am
Just incredible – would love to see both these on an IMAX screen!
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August 29, 2017 at 6:59 am
Me, too. Can’t wait!
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August 29, 2017 at 6:56 am
i done been hypnotized.
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August 29, 2017 at 7:01 am
You have discovered my evil plan: to hypnotize the whole world, one reader at a time…
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September 4, 2017 at 8:49 am
We need that!
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August 29, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Wow! The cinematography is breathtakingly arresting. It gave me goosebumps watching it.
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August 29, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Really striking, isn’t it? I can’t stop watching.
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August 29, 2017 at 4:48 pm
I am not usually a fan of IMAX (it makes me feel squiffy) but I would totally go and see this on an IMAX screen.
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August 29, 2017 at 5:49 pm
Squiffy. I love that.
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August 29, 2017 at 8:25 pm
It’s a word I often deploy to describe how I feel after imbibing a few drinks. 😅
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August 29, 2017 at 10:41 pm
It’s perfect. I just forgot it existed.
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August 29, 2017 at 4:15 pm
It looks like a more upbeat version of Reggio’s trilogy of films that began in 1982 with Koyaanisqatsi. Philip Glass did the music for that movie – probably his best work (and I’ve heard a lot of Glass); do you know who’s doing the music for Awaken?
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August 29, 2017 at 4:39 pm
I don’t, but I remember the Reggio films. I was a big Glass fan, so I went to see them at Film Forum in NYC a million years ago. Thank you for reminding me of them. I’ve got to go dig them up.
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August 29, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Just wow! This looks incredible! Also so glad you showed some love on my blog, and I was able to find you!
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August 29, 2017 at 5:50 pm
Thank you!
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August 29, 2017 at 6:42 pm
Amazing – thank you for putting that out here!
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August 29, 2017 at 7:55 pm
It did more to restore my equilibrium today than I would have thought possible. Can’t wait for the rest of the movie!
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September 5, 2017 at 12:50 pm
Ugh. It made me cry.
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September 5, 2017 at 1:16 pm
I know what you mean.
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