List of Current Offerings
(If your favorite is not on the list, ask for it: eric@alysion.org )

Beyond Belief 2006: Science, Religion, Reason, and Survival Conference is all 10 sessions, 15 hours, of talks and discussion groups featuring Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Steven Weinberg, V.S. Ramachandran, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stuart Hameroff, Terry Sejnowski, Ann Druyan, Carolyn Porco, Michael Shermer, Roger Bingham, and 23 other luminaries. Google for more information. About 1:30 minutes per session.

Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the birth, limited commercialization, and subsequent death of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology. 1:32 minutes

The God Who Wasn't There is an independent documentary written and directed by Brian Flemming that questions the historicity of Jesus and examines evidence that supports the theory that the historical Jesus did not exist. Portrayed as a "guide through the bizarre world of Christianity", The God Who Wasn't There has generated significant controversy. According to the film's official website, the aim of the documentary is to hold "modern Christianity up to a merciless spotlight." The documentary's website goes on to claim it "...asks the questions few dare to ask. And when it finds out how crazy the answers are, it dares to call them crazy." 1 hour plus 1 hour of extra interviews

The Atheism Tapes: Jonathan Miller in Conversation. 30 minutes each.
1. Sir Jonathan Miller talks to the philosopher Colin McGinn about atheism and anti-Theism.
2. With Steven Weinberg, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses the role of science in the erosion of religious belief.
3. Playwright Arthur Miller and Jonathan Miller talk about disbelief and their experiences of anti-Semitism.
4. Biologist Richard Dawkins talks about his implacable opposition to all religion.
5. Christian theologian Denys Turner defends the case for God as the answer to the most important questions.
6. Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about why people still believe in God

Brief History of Disbelief. In this first ever BBC history of disbelief, Jonathan Miller goes on a journey exploring the origins of his own lack of belief and uncovering the hidden story of atheism. Three episodes, 1 hour each

John Safran Vs God is an 8 part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast in Australia in 2004. Described in a media release as "[John Safran's] most audacious project yet". Despite being an irreverent look at world religions and theology in general, Safran managed to be both informative and entertaining, without being outright offensive. The series won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Comedy Series. Each episode is 25 minutes

The God Makers The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons, is one of the fastest-growing, most powerful religious groups on earth. Its public image of being a clean-cut, family-centered church is totally false according to Ed Decker, a Mormon for nineteen years, who presents an exposè of what the Mormon Church REALLY believes. 1 hour

The Lost Book of Abraham This award-winning documentary film investigates the story behind a volume of Mormon scripture called the Book of Abraham. The story is that Mormon founder Joseph Smith translated it from an ancient Egyptian papyrus scroll he purchased from an antiquities dealer in 1835. The Lost Book of Abraham visits prominent Egyptologists and other scholars – both Mormon and non-Mormon – to learn the truth behind this fascinating episode in Mormon history. 1 hour

Jesus Camp 2006, an Academy Award nominated documentary about a "charismatic Christian" summer camp for children who spend their summers learning and practicing their "prophetic gifts" and being taught that they can "take back America for Christ." According to the distributor, it "doesn't come with any prepackaged point of view", and it tries to be "an honest and impartial depiction of one faction of the evangelical Christian community." 1:25 min

Secret Files of the Inquisition tells a story of epic proportions and powerful themes of Holy Wars and Crusades, of torture and terror, of the struggle for human rights and dignity. Based on previously unreleased secret documents from European Archives including the Vatican, Secret Files of the Inquisition unveils the incredible true story of the Catholic Church’s 500 year struggle to remain the world’s only true Christian religion. For over half a millennium a system of mass terror reigned. Thousands were subject to secret courts, torture and punishment. 2006. Four 47 minute episodes

Root of All Evil?: The God Delusion and Virus of Faith is a television documentary, written and presented by Richard Dawkins, in which he argues that the world would be better off without religion. The documentary was first broadcast in January 2006, in the form of two 45 minute episodes (excluding advertisement breaks), on Channel 4 in the UK. Dawkins has said that the title "The Root of All Evil?" was not his preferred choice, but that Channel 4 had insisted on it to create controversy. His sole concession from the producers on the title was the addition of the question mark. Dawkins has stated that the notion of anything being the root of all evil is ridiculous. Dawkins' book The God Delusion, released in September 2006, goes on to examine the topics raised in the documentary in greater detail. 45 minutes each

Richard Dawkins BBC Interview. 24 minutes

Blind Watchmaker: BBC program with Richard Dawkins. 47 minutes

Selfish Gene: BBC program with Richard Dawkins. 59 minutes

Queerer Than We Can Suppose: The strangeness of science. Richard Dawkins suggests that the true nature of the universe eludes us, because the human mind evolved only to understand the "middle-sized" world we can observe. 2005, 23 minutes

Why We Are Here? BBC TV program with Richard Dawkins. 24 minutes.

Bill Moyer's Now Richard Dawkins interview: 2004. 20 minutes

The God Delusion: 2006. Richard Dawkins talks about his book on CSPAN's Book TV. 1:47 minutes

The End of Faith: 2005. Sam Harris talks about his book on CSPAN's Book TV. 1:22 minutes.

Nice Guys Finish First: Richard Dawkins A documentary film from BBC, based on one chapter of the same name from the Selfish Gene by Oxford Zoologist, Richard Dawkins. The film takes a look at the nature of cooperation amongst animal species. 1987, 45 minutes

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism is a 2004 documentary film by filmmaker Robert Greenwald that argues that the Fox News Channel has a right-wing bias. It also claims consumer fraud in the channel, stating that Fox News is "not the bastion of fairness and balance it claims to be." 1:18 minutes

Farenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11. 2 hours

Loose Change 9/11 is an internet film that presents a 9/11 conspiracy theory to set forth the claim that elements within the United States government planned and executed the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. The film was released through the creators' company, Louder than Words, and received wide attention after Loose Change 2nd Edition was featured on a Binghamton, New York local FOX affiliate, WICZ-TV (FOX 40). It is one of the most watched films on the Internet, with over 10 million viewers in 2006. 1:20 minutes

Screw Loose Change This is an amateur counter-video of the famous "Loose Change 2nd Edition". Using their own video and words, "Screw Loose Change" attempts to debunk the theories and statements made in Loose Change 2nd Edition. This new edition features URLs to sources, less bitching, and longer rebuttals. 3 hours

Human Behavior Experiments Sundance Channel and Court TV teamed up to shed new light on the persistence of such evils as racism, abuse and corruption by focusing on four fascinating behavioral experiments from the last 50 years. This unique documentary was produced and created by Oscar nominated director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) 1:37 minutes

Stupidity. A stupid documentary looking at humanity's common denominator. 1 hour

Islam: Empire of Faith is the epic PBS documentary that charts the history of Islam from its beginnings in Mecca and Medina in the seventh century to the glory of the Ottoman Empire 1,000 years later. The demonization of Islam by the West has a long history, stretching back to the First Crusade at the end of the 11th century. This documentary redresses the balance by showing the riches of Islamic culture and the vital role played by Islam in preserving and building upon ancient wisdom from East and West at a time when most of Europe was stumbling through the Dark Ages. Muslim physicians, mathematicians, and astronomers stretched the boundaries of human knowledge, and Muslim architects created some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. 55 minutes each

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West. 1:17 minutes

Islam: What the West Needs to Know. Another look at the dark side of Islam. 1:32 minutes

Muslims A PBS Frontline documentary in two parts. 1 hour each

Power of Myth is a six part television documentary first broadcast on PBS in 1988 as Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. The documentary is comprised of six one-hour conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers. 1 hour each

Sukhavati: Place of Bliss - A Mythic Journey with Joseph Campbell, 2005, Joseph Campbell travels the world to track the mythological symbols lefts to us by the ancients. Primal mythological signs and images evoke strong emotions and serve as a sort of public dream, according to Campbell. Campbell reasons that dreams are private myths. In the program, he suggests that each person must find a dream and follow it through -- he goes on to explain that each dream will lead the dreamer to the myth world in which they spiritually dwell. In an attempt to show people that the human soul has always walked the same path in search of true bliss, Campbell gazes through the mist of the Bronze age, explores Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, and investigates the mysteries of the ruins of Ajanta in India, Delphi in Greece, and Stonehenge in England. 80 min

Inner Journey This program respectfully explores mystical aspects of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Taoism. Learned scholars, including Elliot Wolfson, professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York University; Peter Awn, professor of Islamic studies and comparative religion at Columbia University; and Eric Yudelove, author of The Tao and the Tree of Life, introduce Kabbalism, Sufism, Hesychasm, kundalini yoga, and Taoist yoga. Together they shed light on the history of mysticism, purification practices for mind and body, challenges and struggles associated with traveling an esoteric path…and mystical union with the One. (57 minutes

Chasing God 2002. First time filmmakers Lenny de Vries (Holland) and Dylan Burton (New Zealand) set out on a worldwide quest to discover a paradoxically unifying principle that may well lie beyond the divisive interpretations of God. 1 hour

From Jesus to Christ. This FRONTLINE series is an intellectual and visual guide to the new and controversial historical evidence which challenges familiar assumptions about the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity. Five 1-hour episodes

The Prisoner: No Man is Just a Number, 1967, Patrick McGoohan as "The Prisoner" is a unique piece of television. It addresses issues such as personal identity and freedom, democracy, education, scientific progress, art and technology, while still remaining an entertaining drama series. Seventeen one-hour episodes witness a war of attrition between the faceless forces behind 'The Village' (a Kafkaesque community somewhere between Butlins and Alcatraz) and its most strong willed inmate, No. 6. who struggles ceaselessly to assert his individuality while plotting to escape from his captors

Panama Deception, 1992, This documentary details the case that the 1989 invasion of Panama by the US was motivated not by the need to protect American soldiers, restore democracy or even capture Noriega. It was to force Panama to submit the will of the United States after Noriega had exhausted his usefulness. 2 hours

Nobody Listened, 1988, The movie is composed mostly of footage taken in Cuba and of filmed testimonies of still-traumatized victims living in exile. It is the most comprehensive account of 30 years of atrocities under Castro. 2 hours

Left Behind. Released on video in October 2000, LEFT BEHIND hit theater screens February 2, 2001. Based on the best selling book by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, this evangelical fantasy movie about the End Times may be viewed as an unintentional comedy. 1:40 minutes

What the Bleep do We Know? is a quasi-New Age quantum-physics feel-good infomercial. The film, which became a minor hit, is sort of a documentary in that it features a handful of talking-head professors who sit in studies saying things like ''What I thought was unreal now, for me, seems in some ways to be more real than what I think to be real, which seems now more to be unreal.'' Still, the film has it's devotees and trying to figure out why can be loads of fun. 2004. 1:47 minutes.