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Ever wondered what your life would be like if you'd done differently?
Embark on a journey across 5 parallel lives in Paris, London, Helsinki, Los Angeles and Jerusalem,
to find out about free will and choice with Barry Schwartz, Max Tegmark, Dan Dennett, and others.
Embark on a journey across 5 parallel lives in Paris, London, Helsinki, Los Angeles and Jerusalem,
to find out about free will and choice with Barry Schwartz, Max Tegmark, Dan Dennett, and others.
TRAILER
Title: Ψ - The Lives You Could Have Lived
Runtime: 83 mins Language: English, French Camera: Canon 6D |
"Wright's ambitious docu-drama-essay “Ψ” (psi) begins with a quote from “The Garden of Forking Paths,” Jorge Luis Borges’s story about the multiplicity of destinies and the enigma of choice. It’s a bold reference, but he works to earn it."
Peter Keough, The Boston Globe (review)
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CAST
MYRIAM AJAR
In the film: the woman who's helping Olivier. In real life: Myriam Ajar is a French actress with a diverse and extensive experience in film, television, danse-theatre and contemporary art. She is also a prolific voice-over artist, working in film, radio and also narrating audiobooks. http://www.myriam-ajar.com/ |
CAROLINE FAUVET In the film: Caroline, in London she's an aspiring actress & Olivier's best-friend/lover; in Paris, she's a successful actress & Olivier's wife. In real life: Caroline Fauvet is a French actress known for Je Suis Branché(s) (2016) and Géronimo (2014). Recently, she has been writing and developing her own projects. http://carolinefauvet.com/ |
THOM LEFEVRE In the film: Thom, a bartender, Olivier's coworker and roommate in London. In real-life: Thom Lefèvre is a French actor who studied at the Cours Florent school in Paris. He's performed in several short films as well as on stage (such as "Sallinger" by Koltès). Thom and Olivier are best friends since high-school. https://thomlefevre.wixsite.com/officiel |
PAUL MARINUCCI In the film: Paul, a corporate lawyer and Olivier's boyfriend in Helsinki. In real life: Paul Marinucci is a French executive working for a French pharmaceutical company. A trained musician, he composed part of the score for the PSI Talks Series. He is high-school friends with Olivier and Thom Lefèvre. PSI is his first film credit. |
EXPERTS
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DANIEL DENNETT is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist. He is the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. Known for his positions on consciousness, free will and secularism, he is widely considered one of the greatest living philosophers.
BARRY SCHWARTZ is an American psychologist who is Professor at UC Berkeley and Emeritus Professor at Swarthmore College. He's the author of the bestselling books The Paradox of Choice (2005) and Why We Work (2015) and frequently editorialist in The New York Times. His TED talk on the paradox of choice and his TED talk on practical wisdom have been viewed over 13 million times.
MAX TEGMARK is a Swedish-American cosmologist, professor at MIT, scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute. He is a prominent voice in the media on topics such as the nature of reality, parallel universes, consciousness and artificial intelligence. He is the bestselling author of Our Mathematical Universe (2015) and Life 3.0 (2018).
ROBERT KANE is an American philosopher, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is considered the leading philosopher arguing for a libertarian kind of free will.
ALFRED MELE is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. He is also the Director of the Philosophy and Science of Self-Control Project and past director of the Big Questions in Free Will Project (2010-2013).
GIORGIO CORICELLI is an Italian economist and psychologist who is professor at the University of Southern California. His areas of research include the role of counterfactual emotions, such as regret and envy, in decision making.
BOB DOYLE is an American astrophysicist, philosopher and entrepreneur. He is an Associate in the Harvard Astronomy Department. For decades, he has researched and written about philosophy and science: www.informationphilosopher.com
BARRY SCHWARTZ is an American psychologist who is Professor at UC Berkeley and Emeritus Professor at Swarthmore College. He's the author of the bestselling books The Paradox of Choice (2005) and Why We Work (2015) and frequently editorialist in The New York Times. His TED talk on the paradox of choice and his TED talk on practical wisdom have been viewed over 13 million times.
MAX TEGMARK is a Swedish-American cosmologist, professor at MIT, scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute. He is a prominent voice in the media on topics such as the nature of reality, parallel universes, consciousness and artificial intelligence. He is the bestselling author of Our Mathematical Universe (2015) and Life 3.0 (2018).
ROBERT KANE is an American philosopher, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is considered the leading philosopher arguing for a libertarian kind of free will.
ALFRED MELE is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. He is also the Director of the Philosophy and Science of Self-Control Project and past director of the Big Questions in Free Will Project (2010-2013).
GIORGIO CORICELLI is an Italian economist and psychologist who is professor at the University of Southern California. His areas of research include the role of counterfactual emotions, such as regret and envy, in decision making.
BOB DOYLE is an American astrophysicist, philosopher and entrepreneur. He is an Associate in the Harvard Astronomy Department. For decades, he has researched and written about philosophy and science: www.informationphilosopher.com
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Gormley, Kapoor, Ben-David, Hiltunen, Arman, and others...
Ψ features art and architecture across
Paris, London, Los Angeles, Helsinki and Jerusalem.
Find out where and why you should go and see it...
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Gormley, Kapoor, Ben-David, Hiltunen, Arman, and others...
Ψ features art and architecture across
Paris, London, Los Angeles, Helsinki and Jerusalem.
Find out where and why you should go and see it...
ENTER HERE
DIRECTOR
OLIVIER WRIGHT is a French filmmaker who grew up in England. After studying filmmaking at EICAR International Film School in Paris, he studied law, political science and philosophy at Université Panthéon-Assas, La Sorbonne and King's College London. In 2014, he began self-producing and shooting his first film, “PSI: The Lives You Could Have Lived”. Meanwhile, he wrote and directed several short films, and is currently developing projects for cinema and television.
www.o-wright.com
www.o-wright.com
MUSIC
ALEXIS MAINGAUD is a French composer. A classically trained pianist and violinist, since graduating from ESRA film school, he's composed and orchestrated the scores to several documentaries and over 100 short films. PSI is his first feature film. He recently scored his second feature, The Sonata by Andrew Desmond (2018). He is also co-founder of the music app Sight-O. - http://alexismaingaud.com
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SOUND
JULIEN ROCHARD is a French sound designer & mixer. Since graduating from EFET film school in 2008, he's been working for radio, television (Odyssée, Planète), corporate videos (l'Oréal, Chanel) and on several short and feature films (La Danse des Accrochés by Dantel). He runs "Studio 74" and founded the Podcast Production Studio "Troisième Oreille".
http://julienrochard.com Troisième Oreille |
CAMERA OPERATORS
Helsinki: Petri Kiljunen, Mikko Riikonen, Julie Marinucci
Jerusalem: Céline Linguagrossa, Michelle Hamers, Marie Lefèvre
London: Nelly Wilde, Michael McCann, Emile Be, Thomas Lefèvre
Paris: Aadil Ben Saddik, Stéphane Le Parc, Morgan Autexier, Christine Tamalet, Stylianos Constantinou, Claire Lacombe
Los Angeles: Vadim Aynbinder, Toby Metz
Jerusalem: Céline Linguagrossa, Michelle Hamers, Marie Lefèvre
London: Nelly Wilde, Michael McCann, Emile Be, Thomas Lefèvre
Paris: Aadil Ben Saddik, Stéphane Le Parc, Morgan Autexier, Christine Tamalet, Stylianos Constantinou, Claire Lacombe
Los Angeles: Vadim Aynbinder, Toby Metz
LOCATIONS - SPECIAL THANKS
THE MIDNIGHT MISSION in Los Angeles, a human services organization that has been present on Skid Row for over 100 years. Special thanks to Ryan Navales, Joey Weinart and Toby Metz.
MANDARIN PRODUCTIONS, for the set of "Brice de Nice, 3" in Paris. Special thanks to James Huth, Eric & Nicolas Altmayer and Jean Dujardin.
THE HAWKEY ARMS PUB in Camden, London. Special thanks to Doug and Craig.
MANDARIN PRODUCTIONS, for the set of "Brice de Nice, 3" in Paris. Special thanks to James Huth, Eric & Nicolas Altmayer and Jean Dujardin.
THE HAWKEY ARMS PUB in Camden, London. Special thanks to Doug and Craig.
"For a low-budget, first-time filmmaker, Wright has turned out something unique. [...]."
Tom Meek, Cambridge Day (review)
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TO GO FURTHER
THE TALKS
For those who want to go deeper, the film comes with a 9 episode, 4 hour+ series of interviews conducted for this project in philosophy, physics and psychology, diving into the question of free will, quantum physics, choice and regret.
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THE MAKING-OF
The making-of tells the story behind this whole project, from inception to release, providing insights on the experience of self-producing the film as well as thoughts on the film's themes. It is ongoing as the project is unfolding.
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