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Dennis Hopper, Grant Lee Phillips, Michael Stipe

British musicians Duncan Bridgeman and Jamie Catto came up with the idea for 1 Giant Leap after discovering their mutual interest in music, film, philosophy, spirituality, and diversity. The project i...( read more  read more... )s a synthesis of sound, words, and images collected from around the world, with each track growing as they traveled to 25 countries. They went to places like Senegal, Uganda, India, and Thailand, using only laptop computers and a digital video camera. The DVD features music and interviews with mainstream artists like Michael Stipe and Robbie Williams along with a multitude of unknown world musicians from Northern Africa to Southeast Asia. Author Kurt Vonnegut and actor Dennis Hopper also participate, among others. The disc is divided into 12 themes: Time, Confrontation, Sex, Masks, God, Faith, Blasphemy, Unity, Death, Money, Inspiration, and Happy. The film can be viewed in several different modes, according to the viewer's preferences.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Jamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman

Release Date: December 31, 2002

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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003

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  • SantIngela
    March 25, 2009
    SantIngela
    If you missed it- see it: It's a MUST!







    How could I have missed this one ??!! THIS IS A MUST SEE ! Most of us has the knowledge but can't put it into words. Bridgeman and Catto manages to enlighten us in an informal way about different cultures spiritual way to wiew...( read more) our existence in a beautiful world.


    Great music from Asia to Africa with musicians and singers from all over the world mixed together in a perfect match.
  • jes25924
    September 9, 2008
    jes25924
    People as strings, world as instrument.



    I had the good fortune of a teacher lending me this in high school. It may be the best documentary ever.



    Two British film makers traveled to 25 countries recording pieces of music and then fusing them together via Lap...( read more)-top, and the results are a stunning fusion of world musics and editing. If that weren't enough there's interviews with artists, scientists, religious scholars, mystics, authors (Kurt Vonnegut and Tom Robbins, actors, activists, prostitutes,and people on the street divided into twelve chapters "Time, Confrontation, Sex, Masks, God, Faith, Blasphemy, Unity, Death, Money, Inspiration, and Happiness." Each is broken up into a song, so it's easy to watch in pieces or all the way through. Inspiring music, concepts, and message; the world as instrument and all it's peoples as strings. Should be seen by anyone with an interest in anything.
  • MichelleMarieL83
    April 5, 2008
    MichelleMarieL83
    It?s a good idea which is why I watched it, except it was awfully nauseating and boring. I really like the idea of music as a truth and universal language ? but MTV would have done a better job showing that than this crap.
  • vrtualme
    July 12, 2007
    vrtualme
    kurt vonnegut jr. is in this movie?
  • jmuirhea
    May 1, 2007
    jmuirhea
    This movie was totally amazing and blows the doors off of any concept you have of a documentary. Duncan and Jamie have put together the movie in 9 broad themes ranging from faith, inspiration, masks, and sex and have brought to the forefront many of the philosophies and music of...( read more) African, Indian, Maori, European and North American culture.

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