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The seeds for A SEAT AT THE TABLE were planted during a series of conversations at the 1999 Parliament of the World’s Religions--where seven thousand spiritual leaders and scholars from around the world converged in South Africa--between eight American Indian leaders and religion scholar Huston Smith. The leaders featured are Walter Echo-Hawk, Winona LaDuke, Frank Dayish, Jr., Charlotte Black Elk, Doug George-Kantentiio, Lenny Foster, Tonya Gonella Frichner, and Guy Lopez.
The film includes messages by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, South African President Nelson Mandela and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Praise for WIPING THE TEARS OF SEVEN GENERATIONS:
"A stirring record of a spiritual ceremony to end a century of mourning and an authoritative insight into Native American history and culture." --Variety "A must see for those who want to see hope triumph over the black grief of seven generations." --Native Peoples Magazine "A film that could be the first of its genre to record - not rewrite - history from the Lakota perspective." --The Lakota Times |
PHIL COUSINEAU: FILM and TV workPhil Cousineau's screenwriting credits in documentary films, which have won more than 35 international awards, include:THE HERO'S JOURNEY: The World of Joseph Campbell
FOREVER ACTIVISTS: Stories from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: Inventing the Future (narrated by Linda Hunt) WAYFINDERS: A Pacific Odyssey ERITREA: March to Freedom THE PRESENCE OF THE GODDESS (narrated by Isabel Allende) _________________________________________________
Phil Cousineau was honored to get to know and work with Joseph Campbell for several years before his death in 1987. Cousineau was co-screenwriter for The Hero's Journey documentary film about the life of Joseph Campbell. It won several international awards and has been an evergreen favorite for PBS viewers.
Praise for THE HERO'S JOURNEY: The World of Joseph Campbell: "Joseph Campbell, author of THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES, a scholar who achieved legendary status as an explicator of myths, is reverently profiled in this documentary that encompasses his long life and career. During his childhood in New York City, Campbell was taken to see "Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden. Young Campbell was fascinated by the Native Americans in Cody's performing troupe and eventually became obsessed with mythology. As he came to realize that myths worldwide had the same underpinnings, he also discovered his life's work. This documentary mentions Campbell's affinity for the writings of James Joyce and Carl Jung, and there is ample footage of Campbell, casual in flannel shirts, giving lectures salted with references to Buddhism, Christianity, classical mythology, St. Augustine, and the rituals of plains Indians. In later life, Campbell is seen being honored at a banquet at which George Lucas rises to give him credit for helping to inspire the writing of Star Wars....this documentary is an overwhelmingly positive look at his writings, lectures, and personality." --Robert J. McNamara, Amazon.com "THE HERO'S JOURNEY: The World of Joseph Campbell ought to be required viewing for critics, students and would-be makers of film... a thorough and entertaining introduction to his spirit, his humor and his wisdom." --Michael Ventura 
Academy Award Nominee
Selected Awards and Honors for FOREVER ACTIVISTS: -Academy Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement, Documentary Feature -Special Jury Award: San Francisco International Film Festival -Special Jury Award: National Educ. Film & Video Festival -Blue Ribbon: American Film & Video Festival -CINE Golden Eagle Award _________________________________________________
Gary Rhine of Kifaru Productions and Phil Cousineau worked together on a series of documentary films around important Native American issues. These films include: WIPING THE TEARS OF SEVEN GENERATIONS THE PEYOTE ROAD: Ancient Religion in Contemporary Crisis (narrated by Peter Coyote) THE RED ROAD TO SOBRIETY YOUR HUMBLE SERPENT: The Life of Reuben Snake A SEAT AT THE TABLE: Struggling for American Religious Freedom _________________________________________________ Praise for THE PEYOTE ROAD:
"Co-directors Gary Rhine, Fidel Moreno, and Phil Cousineau weave another disturbing but not altogether hopeless saga of government insensitivity and outright duplicity with 'devastating consequences' to religious freedom... The Peyote Road convincingly and succinctly makes its argument: Native Americans are victims of a legal climate that's concluded there's 'too much freedom of religion.'" --The Hollywood Reporter _________________________________________________ Phil Cousineau on Camera
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Phil Cousineau is currently the host of "Global Spirit," a national "internal travel" television series on Link TV. Global Spirit offers insights into some of the deepest eternal questions, tracing our collective human journey in the timeless quest for truth, wisdom and understanding. Each Global Spirit program highlights the trans-cultural, transcendent dimensions of human inquiry, from the ancient or indigenous wisdom traditions to the latest advances in scientific knowledge. Guests include Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, Karen Armstrong, Joanne Shenandoah, and more. In addition to hosting the Global Spirit series, now in its second season on Link TV, Cousineau has also appeared as an expert on CNN, The Discovery Channel, and Fox News. An on-camera expert for BBC-2’s Joseph Campbell: Hollywood’s Myth Master tribute and the Fox Network special, Star Wars: The Legacy, Cousineau was also on the Hallmark Channel's New Morning Show sharing his views on topics such as the "soul of place" and "the creative fire." Look for his expert commentary and mythic take on movies among the special features and extra content on the DVDs of Constantine, Double Indemnity, the deluxe Superman boxed set, The Natural, Wonder Woman, Justice League, and The Supernatural, among others. _________________________________________________ |
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