This month in Movies That Matter we’re paying homage to the marvelous Jacque Fresco, who recently passed away on the 18th May 2017 (at the remarkably old age of 101!) showing the film “Future By Design“. Whilst most films he’s collaborated with focus on life-long work, The Venus Project, Future By Design focuses on the genius of the man himself. The Zeitgeist Movement was born as “the activist arm of The Venus Project“, so in many ways, it exists as a direct result of his lifelong work and his ideas for a Resource-Based Economy.
Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque was a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a generalist or multi-disciplinarian – a student of many inter-related fields.
He was a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology. As a futurist, Jacque was not only a conceptualist and a theoretician, but also an engineer and a designer.
Movies That Matter is a film night hosted by The Zeitgeist Movement Sydney Chapter (TZM Sydney), in which we play one to three interesting and relevant short videos (such as animations or TED talks) followed by a short discussion, and a thought-provoking main film. The purpose is to bring us together, to promote constructive discussion, to challenge our own preconceptions and biases, and to revisit key elements of TZM’s holistic socioeconomic model (NLRBE, i.e. Natural Law/Resource Based Economy), and its philosophy and proposal.
Remember that Movies That Matter has moved to a new place and time: Lentil As Anything in Newtown, upstairs, every first Sunday of the month at 6PM. We invite you at 6PM for a social dinner while we share a chat and one or two relevant clips, followed by the feature film, which will begin at 6:55PM sharp, and finish at 9PM. We may continue the conversation after the film at the pub next to the station.
Lentil As Anything provides delicious vegan food in a convenient space in the heart of Newtown. Food and film is on donation to Lentil ($15 recommended). Looking forward to seeing you all there!