Michael Wiese <h1>In Post-Production</h1> <p><img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/boy.jpg?1265479740' alt='' /></p> <p><strong>A <span class="caps">GIFT</span> OF <span class="caps">SACRED</span> <span class="caps">THINGS</span>: Meeting Bali’s Spiritual Masters</strong></p> <p>This film explores Bali’s concept of Niskala – or ‘the unseen world’. The Balinese spend 50% of their lives in temple ceremonies and rituals appeasing the gods and demons that inhabit and influence their world. In the film we meet many mediums and spiritual practitioners who straddle between the seen and unseen worlds.</p> <p>They include:</p> <p>• A balian whose hands-on healing restores a boy whose leg was badly damaged in a motorcycle accident. He demonstrate how he uses his tool-kit of charged and magical instruments, daggers and stones.</p> <p>• A shadow master reveals the dangers of performing Calon Arang through which he identifies those practicing black magic in the village.</p> <p>• A woman goes into trance and appears as Quan Yin. Through music, incense, chanting and her own charismatic power she leads dozens of villagers into trances of snakes, alligators, and herself channels other dieties.</p> <p>• A priest leads his mountain villagers in a ceremony to call the deities who arrive but sadly the teenage dancers are unable to go into trance to receive them.</p> <p>• A small farmer goes into trance and channels Hanuman, the monkey king, and performs a healing.</p> <p>• A village has recently had to repair its sacred Barong mask. A big ceremony is held where the mask is taken in a procession from the temple altar to the graveyard. At midnight, the entire village sits quietly while the priests invoke the gods to “reactivate” the sacred mask.</p> <p>Bali lovingly shares her deepest secrets.</p> <h1>In Post-Production</h1> <p><img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/DonSolon1.gif?1263487993' alt='' /></p> <p><strong><span class="caps">THE</span> <span class="caps">SHAMAN</span> &amp; <span class="caps">AYAHUASCA</span>: Journeys into Sacred Realms</strong></p> <p>Ayahuasca is a entheogentic or psychoactive vine-based plant brew that have been used for healing by shamans for thousands of years. It is widely known throughout South America for its healing and visionary properties that has, in recent years, caught the attention of the Western world. Ayahuasca is called a ‘plant teacher’ because it can heal physical, psychological and emotional blocks and through vivid visions take the patient to other realms and dimensions providing profound insights into human beings’ true nature and place in the cosmos.</p> <p>Intrigued by these extraordinary claims, filmmaker Michael Wiese went to the home of Don Jose Campos, an internationally known Peruvian shaman or curandero, to experience first hand the healing and transformational aspects of Ayahuasca.</p> <p>Shot on location in the jungle and in the Amazonian river towns of Pulcallpa and Iquitos Peru, this 73-minute film documents the shamanic work and ayahuasca ceremonies of Don Jose Campos and includes the last filmed interview with internationally renowned visionary painter and former shaman Pablo Amaringo. Also included are interviews and an exploration of medicinal plants with famed biochemist Julio Arce Hildalgo. The film features the music of Peruvian recording artist Artur Menas Salas and will be released in June 2010.</p> <p>Michael Wiese Productions will also publish a book of the same title.</p> <h1>In Pre-Production</h1> <p><img src='https://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/BaliBrosnewscriptcover.jpg?1243003109' alt='' /></p> <h3><a href="/pages/fp-bali-brothers">Bali Brothers</a><br /> <em>Director/Co-Writer</em></h3> <p>When Nick goes missing, he is found in Bali by Eddie, his adopted brother. Old wounds are opened up when they both fall in love with the same village girl &#8211; an apprentice to the shaman- with real magical powers. Will Nick accept the “unseen world” in order to save Eddie from madness and Bali from cataclysmic destruction?</p> <h1>In Release</h1> <p><img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/SACREDCOVER.jpg?1263508225' alt='' /></p> <h3><a href="/products/sacred-sites-dalai-lamas" title="2007">The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas: A Pilgrimage to The Oracle Lake</a><br /> <em>Director/Writer</em></h3> <p>A remarkable pilgrimage which visits the sacred sites of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet. This fascinating journey explores the caves, monasteries and power places where the early Buddhist masters meditated and achieved enlightenment. At an altitude of over 17,000 feet – it looks down into the famous oracle lake of Lhamo Lhatso where every Dalai Lama has had prophetic visions.</p> <p><img src='https://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/DolphinAdventuresT_medium.jpg?1243070345' alt='' /></p> <h3><a href="http://shop.mwp.com/products/dolphin-adventures" title="1978">Dolphin Adventure</a><br /> <em>Director/Producer</em></h3> <p>&#8220;A close encounters of the aquatic kind.&#8221; An underwater feature documentary of interspecies communication experiments with a school of wild dolphins in the Bahamas. Shown on <span class="caps">PBSS</span> and the <span class="caps">BBC</span> and in over 35 countries, numerous awards.</p> <h3><a href="/products/field-of-fish" title="2000">Field of Fish</a><br /> <em>Co-Director/Co-Editor</em><br /> <a href="/products/field-of-fish"><img src="http://static1.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/products/fofaerial_small.jpg" alt="Field of Fish" class="image1" /></a></h3> <p>A short film follows the last great adventures of The Witchey Eye Gang as they spy on the grown-ups in a Cornish fishing village and befriend Jeremiah Jolliff, who fishes from his boat in a field. Narrated by Sir Ian Holm.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diet-New-America-Diana-Dobbelman/dp/6304077602/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=video&amp;qid=1217763618&amp;sr=1-2" title="1991">Diet for a New America</a><br /> <em>Executive Producer</em></h3> <p>Genesis Award for &#8220;Best <span class="caps">PBS</span> Documentary-1991&#8221;), based on John Robbin&#8217;s Pulitzer nominated book. John Robbins, son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream empire, presents an exploration of the American food industry and how an animal-based diet is killing Americans and destroying the enviroment.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Workout-Shirley-Maclaine/dp/6301232038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=video&amp;qid=1217763876&amp;sr=1-1" title="1989">Shirley MacLaine’s Inner Workout</a><br /> <em>Producer/Director</em></h3> <p>Shirley MacLaine guides the viewer on open-eye meditations based on the ancient Chakra system. American Film Institute award for “Best New Age” video and on the best-selling video charts for years.</p> <h3>Strawberry Fields (1985-88) <br /> <em>Executive-in-charge of Production</em></h3> <p>An incomplete animated feature film a la &#8220;Yellow Submarine&#8221; with Beatles&#8217; songs performed by Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Robert Palmer, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Crosby-Stills-Nash. Voices of Debra Winger and Steve Guttenberg as Michele and Jude.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beach-Boys-American-Band/dp/630203499X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=video&amp;qid=1217763950&amp;sr=1-1" title="1986">The Beach Boys: An American Band</a><br /> <em>Executive Producer</em></h3> <p>A &#8220;rockumentary&#8221; on the ups and downs and darkside of the Beach Boys with over 43 classic songs.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Radiance-Experience-andCelebration-Luminous-Humanity/dp/B00000F5P6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=video&amp;qid=1217764257&amp;sr=1-1" title="1978">Radiance: The Experience of Light</a><br /> <em>Producer</em></h3> <p>A new age classic that explores the light that surrounds mystics and holy men.</p> <h3><a href="http://shop.mwp.com/products/hardware-wars-star-wars-spoof" title="1977, 1997">Hardware Wars</a><br /> <em>Producer/Cinematographer</em></h3> <p><a href="/products/hardware-wars-star-wars-spoof"><img src="http://static0.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/products/hardwarewarsDVD_small.gif" alt="Hardware Wars" class="image1" /></a></p> <p>A popular short film parody of &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; which reached cult status, launched the “fan film” genre and became one of the top grossing short films of all time. Winner of 15 First Place awards, George Lucas called it his &#8220;favorite parody of Star Wars&#8221;. Rereleased as a <span class="caps">DVD</span> packed with new special features from satiric genius Ernie Fosselius.</p> <h3>Silver Box (1974)</h3> <p><em>Director</em></p> <p>An autobiographical journey of the young filmmaker’s life including travels in Japan, Java, Bali, India, Nepal, East Africa, Egypt and Greece. A journey of the soul through time and space.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.stevenarnold.net/films.html" title="1968">Messages, Messages</a><br /> <em>Producer/Cinematographer/Editor</em></h3> <p>Made with Steven Arnold and premiered by Salvador Dali in New York City, this homage to surrealism was invited to “Director’s Fortnight” at the Cannes International Film Festival. The film was Wiese and Arnold’s thesis film at The San Francisco Art Institute.</p> 2008-02-26T08:21:02-08:00 fp-film-production 225352 2008-02-26T08:21:02-08:00 108802 Our Films 2010-02-06T10:22:37-08:00 h1. In Post-Production <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/boy.jpg?1265479740' alt='' /> *A GIFT OF SACRED THINGS: Meeting Bali’s Spiritual Masters* This film explores Bali’s concept of Niskala – or ‘the unseen world’. The Balinese spend 50% of their lives in temple ceremonies and rituals appeasing the gods and demons that inhabit and influence their world. In the film we meet many mediums and spiritual practitioners who straddle between the seen and unseen worlds. They include: • A balian whose hands-on healing restores a boy whose leg was badly damaged in a motorcycle accident. He demonstrate how he uses his tool-kit of charged and magical instruments, daggers and stones. • A shadow master reveals the dangers of performing Calon Arang through which he identifies those practicing black magic in the village. • A woman goes into trance and appears as Quan Yin. Through music, incense, chanting and her own charismatic power she leads dozens of villagers into trances of snakes, alligators, and herself channels other dieties. • A priest leads his mountain villagers in a ceremony to call the deities who arrive but sadly the teenage dancers are unable to go into trance to receive them. • A small farmer goes into trance and channels Hanuman, the monkey king, and performs a healing. • A village has recently had to repair its sacred Barong mask. A big ceremony is held where the mask is taken in a procession from the temple altar to the graveyard. At midnight, the entire village sits quietly while the priests invoke the gods to “reactivate” the sacred mask. Bali lovingly shares her deepest secrets. h1. In Post-Production <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/DonSolon1.gif?1263487993' alt='' /> *THE SHAMAN & AYAHUASCA: Journeys into Sacred Realms* Ayahuasca is a entheogentic or psychoactive vine-based plant brew that have been used for healing by shamans for thousands of years. It is widely known throughout South America for its healing and visionary properties that has, in recent years, caught the attention of the Western world. Ayahuasca is called a ‘plant teacher’ because it can heal physical, psychological and emotional blocks and through vivid visions take the patient to other realms and dimensions providing profound insights into human beings’ true nature and place in the cosmos. Intrigued by these extraordinary claims, filmmaker Michael Wiese went to the home of Don Jose Campos, an internationally known Peruvian shaman or curandero, to experience first hand the healing and transformational aspects of Ayahuasca. Shot on location in the jungle and in the Amazonian river towns of Pulcallpa and Iquitos Peru, this 73-minute film documents the shamanic work and ayahuasca ceremonies of Don Jose Campos and includes the last filmed interview with internationally renowned visionary painter and former shaman Pablo Amaringo. Also included are interviews and an exploration of medicinal plants with famed biochemist Julio Arce Hildalgo. The film features the music of Peruvian recording artist Artur Menas Salas and will be released in June 2010. Michael Wiese Productions will also publish a book of the same title. h1. In Pre-Production <img src='https://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/BaliBrosnewscriptcover.jpg?1243003109' alt='' /> h3. "Bali Brothers":/pages/fp-bali-brothers _Director/Co-Writer_ When Nick goes missing, he is found in Bali by Eddie, his adopted brother. Old wounds are opened up when they both fall in love with the same village girl - an apprentice to the shaman- with real magical powers. Will Nick accept the “unseen world” in order to save Eddie from madness and Bali from cataclysmic destruction? h1. In Release <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/SACREDCOVER.jpg?1263508225' alt='' /> h3. "The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas: A Pilgrimage to The Oracle Lake (2007)":/products/sacred-sites-dalai-lamas _Director/Writer_ A remarkable pilgrimage which visits the sacred sites of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet. This fascinating journey explores the caves, monasteries and power places where the early Buddhist masters meditated and achieved enlightenment. At an altitude of over 17,000 feet – it looks down into the famous oracle lake of Lhamo Lhatso where every Dalai Lama has had prophetic visions. <img src='https://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/files/DolphinAdventuresT_medium.jpg?1243070345' alt='' /> h3. "Dolphin Adventure (1978)":http://shop.mwp.com/products/dolphin-adventures _Director/Producer_ "A close encounters of the aquatic kind." An underwater feature documentary of interspecies communication experiments with a school of wild dolphins in the Bahamas. Shown on PBSS and the BBC and in over 35 countries, numerous awards. h3. "Field of Fish (2000)":/products/field-of-fish _Co-Director/Co-Editor_ <a href="/products/field-of-fish"><img src="http://static1.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/products/fofaerial_small.jpg" alt="Field of Fish" class="image1" /></a> A short film follows the last great adventures of The Witchey Eye Gang as they spy on the grown-ups in a Cornish fishing village and befriend Jeremiah Jolliff, who fishes from his boat in a field. Narrated by Sir Ian Holm. h3. "Diet for a New America (1991)":http://www.amazon.com/Diet-New-America-Diana-Dobbelman/dp/6304077602/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1217763618&sr=1-2 _Executive Producer_ Genesis Award for "Best PBS Documentary-1991"), based on John Robbin's Pulitzer nominated book. John Robbins, son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream empire, presents an exploration of the American food industry and how an animal-based diet is killing Americans and destroying the enviroment. h3. "Shirley MacLaine’s Inner Workout (1989)":http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Workout-Shirley-Maclaine/dp/6301232038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1217763876&sr=1-1 _Producer/Director_ Shirley MacLaine guides the viewer on open-eye meditations based on the ancient Chakra system. American Film Institute award for “Best New Age” video and on the best-selling video charts for years. h3. Strawberry Fields (1985-88) _Executive-in-charge of Production_ An incomplete animated feature film a la "Yellow Submarine" with Beatles' songs performed by Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Robert Palmer, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Crosby-Stills-Nash. Voices of Debra Winger and Steve Guttenberg as Michele and Jude. h3. "The Beach Boys: An American Band (1986)":http://www.amazon.com/Beach-Boys-American-Band/dp/630203499X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1217763950&sr=1-1 _Executive Producer_ A "rockumentary" on the ups and downs and darkside of the Beach Boys with over 43 classic songs. h3. "Radiance: The Experience of Light (1978)":http://www.amazon.com/Radiance-Experience-andCelebration-Luminous-Humanity/dp/B00000F5P6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1217764257&sr=1-1 _Producer_ A new age classic that explores the light that surrounds mystics and holy men. h3. "Hardware Wars (1977, 1997)":http://shop.mwp.com/products/hardware-wars-star-wars-spoof _Producer/Cinematographer_ <a href="/products/hardware-wars-star-wars-spoof"><img src="http://static0.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0010/8802/products/hardwarewarsDVD_small.gif" alt="Hardware Wars" class="image1" /></a> A popular short film parody of "Star Wars" which reached cult status, launched the “fan film” genre and became one of the top grossing short films of all time. Winner of 15 First Place awards, George Lucas called it his "favorite parody of Star Wars". Rereleased as a DVD packed with new special features from satiric genius Ernie Fosselius. h3. Silver Box (1974) _Director_ An autobiographical journey of the young filmmaker’s life including travels in Japan, Java, Bali, India, Nepal, East Africa, Egypt and Greece. A journey of the soul through time and space. h3. "Messages, Messages (1968)":http://www.stevenarnold.net/films.html _Producer/Cinematographer/Editor_ Made with Steven Arnold and premiered by Salvador Dali in New York City, this homage to surrealism was invited to “Director’s Fortnight” at the Cannes International Film Festival. The film was Wiese and Arnold’s thesis film at The San Francisco Art Institute.