A filmmaker conducts a mediated interview with the man convicted of murdering her grandmother. Confronting him face-to-face, he searches for answers about that day and tries to reconcile the person sitting across from him with the act that shattered his family.

Correspondence

David Moss is a leading voice in longevity innovation technology to improve life for caregivers, older adults, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Alongside his work in health technology, he has spent years independently researching the forgotten and fascinating history of psilocybin and uncovering a story that spans ancient ritual, scientific discovery, censorship, and cultural rebirth.After David delivered a sold-out two-hour speakeasy presentation in Seattle on the hidden history of psilocybin, Brian, his half-brother, recognized the cinematic potential immediately. He told David that a story this compelling belonged on film. From that moment, the brothers decided to join forces and create a documentary together.The result is Cosmic Heirloom is a visually rich and fun investigative film written and directed by two brothers united by curiosity, creativity, and a shared desire to tell stories that matter. Joining them is acclaimed cinematographer Jordan Chamberlain, bringing the project to life through immersive and cinematic imagery.Part family collaboration, part historical investigation, Cosmic Heirloom explores how one of humanity’s oldest sacred medicines vanished from the modern world, only to return generations later with profound consequences.

Strong language; discussion of psilocybin and psychedelic drug use.

English

Cosmic Heirloom: Buried 400 Years

Extraordinary Character

A documentary highlighting how a San Diego theater company is bringing community and passion to the special needs world.

In rural Uttar Pradesh, where caste and patriarchy often dictate a girl’s future, Babita’s life seemed destined for early marriage and domestic duty. Born into a Dalit family and forced to shoulder responsibilities after her mother’s death, she gave up dreams of college to care for her home. A turning point came when with the support of a women's self help group, she began training to be a drone pilot to help with farming. As her district’s first certified female drone pilot, Babita transforms skepticism into pride, inspiring young women to delay early marriage and pursue financial independence.

From Fields to Flight

In a world ruled by patriarchy, one girl from India’s hinterlands finds the courage to challenge gender norms to achieve her dream of becoming a drone pilot.

In the Colombian Amazon, the Curare indigenous reservation survives and struggles to protect the Intangible Zone, a territory inhabited by isolated tribes in a natural, millenary state, extremely vulnerable to outside contact.

Intangible Zone

While we can’t all catch a ride on the Space Shuttle, the Leibowitz family has found the next best thing in the high desert of Brothers, Oregon, where amateur rocket enthusiasts gather to chase their shared dream of touching the sky.It all started when 11-year-old Margalit convinced her father Michael, who friends call Ike, to try rocketry. Then, it blossomed into a family passion that transformed their garage into a laboratory and brings them together for weekend launches with the nonprofit group OregonRocketry.

Looking Up

Rockets conjure up images of moon landings, space stations, exploration, and adventure.

When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence OR on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that the story he was about to tell would forever define his career. Following a small Oregon town, an exploding whale, and the man who made the story famous, Oh Whale is about how we don't get to choose our fate, only what we make of it.

Oh Whale

One man. One whale. Twenty cases of dynamite.

Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the Indigenous communities who are often impacted the most. Now, as the first female general secretary of the world’s largest Indigenous Peoples organization, she has the power to do just that. But the challenge is monumental.One October thousands traveled from across the island nation of Indonesia to attend one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous Peoples in the world. Whether arriving by open-air trucks, boat or even by foot the AMAN congress, led by Rukka, drew thousands of people across the Indonesian archipelago and its 17,000 islands.Using a process of “deliberative democracy” the Congress prioritizes finding solutions through consensus so that no groups are left out. This unique process resulted in 32 resolutions, uniting the voices of over 20,000 indigenous communities to address land rights, economic dealings, environmental issues, and the criminalization of Indigenous Peoples across the archipelago.

The Congress

This is a story about the democratic process, defiance and dignity in the face of climate catastrophe.

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