High Ground Brainwave Film
Friday February 15, 2013 @ 6:30 PM
Price: $15.00
Member Price: $13.50

2012, USA, Michael Brown, 92 min.
Post-screening discussion with Richard Baldassari of U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University on post-combat reintegration. Gallery tour to follow.
“People still don’t get it that not all pain is physical.” —Marine Corps veteran Katherine “Rizo” Ragazzino
“In its ability to let us hear firsthand what life-and-death combat does to the human body and spirit, this film has few peers.” —The Los Angeles Times
In this new film by Michael Brown eleven veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the longest in American history, are invited to overcome the damage to their bodies, minds, and spirits and climb the 20,000-foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. As the film follows their training and climb, it also explores the illusion of health and the struggle to have less-perceptible conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder treated seriously.
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About Brainwave: Illusion
The Buddha said that everything is illusion. What did he mean by that? This sixth edition of Brainwave will enlist the aid of neuroscientists to help us understand how the perception of our world is shaped by the surprising adaptability of our brains. Brainwave includes talks, special film screenings followed by discussions, interactive workshops, and much more!
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Photo credit: Chad Jukes in High Ground by Didrik Johnck

1947, USA, Raoul Walsh, 101 min.
In this film, a neuropsychologist and a Tibetan Lama come together to discuss two very different perceptions of the role of memory. Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche claims memory is based on insecurity. Marsha Lucas on the other hand, describes memory as identity.
1952, USA, Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, 103 min.
1958, USA, Orson Welles, 111 min. (1998 version)
1947, USA, Charles Chaplin, 124 min.