President Donald Trump tweet-boasted about his accomplishments in office as, behind the curtain, he was aggressively trying to ferret out the author of the anonymously written New York Times op-ed asserting “many of the senior officials” in Trump’s administration were working diligently to check/thwart some of the more dangerous and/or illegal moves of an “amoral,” “impetuous” and “petty” Potus.
Trump began this morning’s Twitter activity complimenting Kim Jong Un, who had tossed Potus a lifeline by proclaiming his “unwavering faith in President Trump.”
To which Trump tweet-simpered in response, “Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!” Trump is referencing his effort to get Kim to denuke his country, though reports indicate that, since their made-for-tv summit, the opposite has been going on in North Korea.
That tweet meshed neatly with the stunning Nyt op-ed, penned by someone identified only as a senior Trump administration staffer.
Trump began this morning’s Twitter activity complimenting Kim Jong Un, who had tossed Potus a lifeline by proclaiming his “unwavering faith in President Trump.”
To which Trump tweet-simpered in response, “Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!” Trump is referencing his effort to get Kim to denuke his country, though reports indicate that, since their made-for-tv summit, the opposite has been going on in North Korea.
That tweet meshed neatly with the stunning Nyt op-ed, penned by someone identified only as a senior Trump administration staffer.
- 9/6/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
A suicidal American seeks solace in the Amazon in Raz Degan's The Last Shaman, a documentary concerning the hallucinogen of the moment, ayahuasca. Degan's first film, the effort often suffers from hazy storytelling, but its real difficulty for many viewers will be its protagonist, who isn't the most sympathetic proxy for Americans curious about the plant extract's suitability to treat depression. Though ayahuasca's current buzz ensures some measure of attention for the pic, it will be overshadowed in theaters by Leonor Caraballo and Matteo Norzi's much-superior Icaros: A Vision and on small screens by more journalistically rigorous accounts.
James Freeman...
James Freeman...
- 5/16/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MaryAnn’s quick take… Tragic hipster indulges in the tribal Amazonian divine. Credulous, sophomoric garbage full of the slick salesmanship of a vaguely spiritual sneaker commercial. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
James Freeman was a well-off young white American man suffering from incurable depression… or maybe he just could not get onboard with the bullshit of well-off white America and its insistence on conformity, financial success at any price, and the self sacrificed to mindless consumerism. When doctors and therapy and pharmaceuticals didn’t help, he decided — as a last-ditch effort before killing himself — to hie off to Peru, find a shaman, and test out the supposedly mind- and spirit-altering qualities of the ayahuasca plant, which is used in traditional rituals and is said to have cured mental illnesses.
I am sympathetic to many...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
James Freeman was a well-off young white American man suffering from incurable depression… or maybe he just could not get onboard with the bullshit of well-off white America and its insistence on conformity, financial success at any price, and the self sacrificed to mindless consumerism. When doctors and therapy and pharmaceuticals didn’t help, he decided — as a last-ditch effort before killing himself — to hie off to Peru, find a shaman, and test out the supposedly mind- and spirit-altering qualities of the ayahuasca plant, which is used in traditional rituals and is said to have cured mental illnesses.
I am sympathetic to many...
- 5/11/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
In Raz Degan’s new documentary, “The Last Shaman,” the expansive world surrounding Ayahuasca, an ancient Amazonian healing plant, is delved into, and the way events unfolded even ended up surprising the director himself.
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The film follows James Freeman, a young man who is faced with a debilitating and incurable depression. In an attempt to take his life into his own hands, he travels to the Amazon jungle to experience the healing properties of Ayahuasca and the world around it.
When Degan began work on the documentary, he sought out to capture how Ayahuasca’s power could potentially save the world, until one night he saw a man die during the ceremony. With events taking such a drastic turn, it became clear to Degan that there was much to uncover, which lead him to James, the film’s sole subject.
Read More: ‘Barbecue’ Is a Globe-Spanning Documentary That Will Leave You Hungry — SXSW 2017 Review
The film follows James Freeman, a young man who is faced with a debilitating and incurable depression. In an attempt to take his life into his own hands, he travels to the Amazon jungle to experience the healing properties of Ayahuasca and the world around it.
When Degan began work on the documentary, he sought out to capture how Ayahuasca’s power could potentially save the world, until one night he saw a man die during the ceremony. With events taking such a drastic turn, it became clear to Degan that there was much to uncover, which lead him to James, the film’s sole subject.
- 3/22/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
Abramorama and Mangusta Productions are partnering to bring films that support a positive "consciousness" message to the theatrical marketplace, and have announced their first two films in the new deal. Their first collaboration is the feature length documentary The Last Shaman, directed by Raz Degan. The film tells the story of James Freeman, a young man who decides to take matters in his own hands when faced with incurable depression. He undergoes a life-changing…...
- 3/7/2017
- Deadline
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