<h2>What do we lose when we cannot gather together to take in what we love?</h2> The movie industry, theaters, concert venues and so much more are all in peril as a pandemic shuts down these everyday parts of our lives.&nbsp;Ted Hope&nbsp;has worked in film on a variety of levels, most recently at Amazon Studios. He is one of the industry’s big thinkers on the constant evolution of how we watch movies.&nbsp;Sasha Sullivan&nbsp;is Artistic Director and co-founder of the beloved Telluride Theatre.&nbsp;She will talk about how they managed to strategize and safely perform Shakespeare in the Park in this summer, as well as what happens when these sacred spaces and events go dark. Musician&nbsp;Dierks Bentley&nbsp;has played to thousands of fans and will speak to the important relationship between the performance of live music and the audience. We further explore collective culture through two thoughtful documentary shorts.&nbsp;Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials&nbsp;focuses on this dynamic artist who explores the challenging nature and history of an everyday material - cotton.&nbsp;Postman Jim&nbsp;tells the story of Telluride’s own Jim Looney, who retired from the town post office after twenty years and deeply understands the importance of connecting with each other, which is so challenging today. Speakers: Ted Hope, Sasha Sullivan, Dierks Bentley, Jim LooneyFilms: Kevin Beasley's Raw Materials (9 min), Postman Jim (12 min)Moderator: David Holbrooke

We open our program with a musical performance from Brigid Kaelin. David Holbrooke welcomes viewers to the [virtual] Original Thinkers 2020 experience and to our opening show, Collective Culture. Opening graphics by Brooke Einbender.

Brigid Kaelin / Welcome to Collective Culture

David Holbrooke welcomes viewers to the [virtual] Original Thinkers 2020 experience, and to our opening show, Collective Culture.

The movie industry, theaters, concert venues and so much more are all in peril as a pandemic shuts down these everyday parts of our lives.&nbsp;Ted Hope&nbsp;has worked in film on a variety of levels, most recently at Amazon Studios. He is one of the industry’s big thinkers on the constant evolution of how we watch movies.&nbsp;

Ted Hope : Film and Collective Culture

Ted Hope has worked in film on a variety of levels, most recently at Amazon Studios. He is one of the industry’s big thinkers on the constant evolution of how we watch movies.

Celebrated Queens-based artist Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence, and sculpture to examine the personal and historic legacy of cotton in the American South. Set to the beat of his improvised drumming, the film charts the progress of Beasley’s most ambitious work to date - “A view of a landscape” (2019) - from its creation in his Long Island City studio to its final installation at Whitney Museum of American Art.

Kevin Beasley's Raw Materials

Celebrated Queens-based artist Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence, and sculpture to examine the personal and historic legacy of cotton in the American South.

Sasha Sullivan&nbsp;is Artistic Director and co-founder of the beloved Telluride Theatre.&nbsp;She will talk about how they managed to strategize and safely perform Shakespeare in the Park in this summer, as well as what happens when these sacred spaces and events go dark.

Sasha Sullivan : Theatre and Collective Culture

Sasha Sullivan is Artistic Director and co-founder of the beloved Telluride Theatre. She will talk about how they managed to strategize and safely perform Shakespeare in the Park in this summer, as well as what happens when these sacred spaces and events go dark.

Speakers from our show come together in a panel discussion around Collective Culture.

Panel Discussion : Dierks Bentley, Sasha Sullivan, David Holbrooke

Speakers from our show join in a panel discussion around Collective Culture.

For twenty years, Jim Looney worked at the post office in Telluride but the mail was only a small part of what he delivered to this small town. This heart-warming short documentary, directed by Telluride’s Keith Hill (and produced by Original Thinkers ringleader David Holbrooke) tells the story of Jim’s last few weeks at the post office before he retired and is full of the abundant kindness and simple wisdom that is so redolent of this fine man.&nbsp;

Postman Jim

For twenty years, Jim Looney worked at the post office in Telluride but the mail was only a small part of what he delivered to this small town.

Jim Looney, star of Postman Jim, joins David Holbrooke for a thoughtful Q&amp;A after seeing the film (featuring himself) for the first time.

Postman Jim Q&A

Jim Looney, star of Postman Jim, joins David Holbrooke for a thoughtful Q&A after seeing the film (featuring himself) for the first time.

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