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'''Peter Joseph''' is an American independent filmmaker and activist. He is best known for the ], which he wrote, directed, narrated, scored, and produced. He is also the founder of the related ].<ref name=HuffPostZeigtie>{{cite news|last1=Donovan|first1=Travis|title=The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/travis-walter-donovan/the-zeitgeist-movement-en_b_501517.html|access-date=June 15, 2015|work=The Huffington Post|date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> Other work by Joseph includes the 2017 book ''The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression''.<ref>Tanguay, Brian (September 26, 2017). ''Santa Barbara Independent.'' Retrieved: August 12, 2018.</ref>
'''Peter Joseph'''<ref name="name">Peter and Joseph are his first and middle names. His surname is not publicly known. ()</ref> (born 1979) is an American independent filmmaker and social activist. He has written, directed, narrated, scored, and produced three documentary films called '']'' (2007), '']'' (2008), and '']'' (2011). He is the founder of ] and on the steering committee of Project Peace on Earth.<ref></ref>


==Career==
Joseph also writes and produces the web series ''Culture in Decline''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultureindecline.com|title=Culture in Decline|accessdate=2013-10-03}}</ref> In 2013 he directed the ] music video "]"
Joseph was born in ] in 1979 and attended the ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://peterjoseph.info/biography/ |title=Biography – Peter Joseph |website=peterjoseph.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629211522/http://peterjoseph.info/biography/ |access-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |via=] }}</ref>


In 2009, he founded The Zeitgeist Movement, a self-described "sustainability advocacy organization". It was originally started as the "activist arm" of an organization called ], launched by ] in 1994. In 2011, the two organizations separated.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/3245249-421/hogancamp-marwencol-zeitgeist-dolls-films.html?print=true | title=Art-house films: 'Marwencol,' 'Zeitgeist' | access-date=March 7, 2011 | author=Bill Stamets | date=February 15, 2011 | publisher=] }}
==Media attention==
Joseph's work has been the subject of articles in '']'', '']'', '']'', ''VC Reporter'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html|work=The New York Times|title=They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present|first=Alan|last=Feuer|date=2009-03-17|accessdate=2012-05-12}}</ref><ref name="HuffPo20100316">Travis Walter Donovan, . ], March 16, 2010.</ref><ref>Rhonda Swan, , ], May 1, 2009</ref><ref>, Shane Cohn, VC Reporter, May 12, 2011</ref><ref name="TheMarker20120119">Quotations and citations in this Misplaced Pages article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of , original Hebrew article by Asher Schechter, ] (Israel), January 19, 2012.</ref><ref name="Globes20100318">Quotations and citations in this Misplaced Pages article are based on the translation from Hebrew to English of , ] (Israel), March 18, 2010.</ref> He has been a guest on the Russian television network ] regarding social theories proposed by ] for the most recent ]<ref>{{cite news| title=Zeitgeist: Moving beyond money |url=http://rt.com/usa/news/zeitgeist-moving-money-utopia/ |publisher=] |date=March 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>, ], December 2, 2011</ref><ref>, ], September 14, 2011</ref><ref>, ], April 10, 2011</ref><ref>, ], February 10, 2012</ref> and has appeared on TheMarkerTV in Israel.<ref>, ], January 19, 2012. Interview conducted in English, following a brief introduction to Joseph and the movement in Hebrew.</ref> He has appeared on two ] events: TEDxO'Porto<ref>, TEDxO'Porto, July 8, 2011</ref> and TEDxOjai (California).<ref>, ], March 9, 2012</ref><ref>, TED (conference)|TEDxOjai, February 29, 2012</ref> Joseph also appeared for a 49-minute interview on the internet news program '']'', conducted by Cenk Uygur, to discuss his work and the Zeitgeist Movement.<ref>{{youtube|mhZSxeiziMg|Peter Joseph, Zeitgeist Movement Founder on TYT}}</ref> {{cite web|url=http://orlandoweekly.com/news/the-view-from-venus-1.1217175?pgno=6|title=The view from Venus|work=Orlando Weekly|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130815/http://orlandoweekly.com/news/the-view-from-venus-1.1217175?pgno=6|url-status=dead}}</ref> Joseph's work with the movement and the Zeitgeist film trilogy has been the subject of national media attention, including articles in '']'', '']'', ''VC Reporter'', and '']''.<ref name=NYTFeature>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/nyregion/17zeitgeist.html|work=The New York Times|title=They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present|first=Alan|last=Feuer|date=March 17, 2009|access-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>], , ], May 1, 2009</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110044/http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/new_world_re_order/8838/ |date=October 6, 2014 }}, Shane Cohn, VC Reporter, May 12, 2011</ref>


Since 2011, Joseph has supported the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/awaiting-interreflections_b_7628680|title=Awaiting Interreflections : Peter Joseph's Highly Anticipated New Film Series Inches Towards its 2016 Release|last1=Simon|first1=Alex|date=June 20, 2015|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>
⚫ =="God is Dead?" video for Black Sabbath==


In 2012, he created the satirical miniseries ''Culture in Decline'', which challenges various contemporary cultural phenomena.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
Peter Joseph directed a "short-film" music video for the ] group Black Sabbath, entitled "]" The film had its world-premiere screening at the band's June 6, 2013, album release in Hollywood's Harmony Gold Preview Center. The music video film is largely composed of symbology extracted from Joseph's ''Zeitgeist'' trilogy, coupled with layers of imposed archival imagery of the band.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/07/new-blacksabbathvideo-idUSnPNPH28640+1e0+PRN20130607 Retrieved June-12-2013</ref>


In March 2017, ] published ''The New Human Rights Movement'', authored by Joseph. ] discussed his views in the book and generally in an interview on ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Abby Martin Discusses the Absurdity of Capitalism with Peter Joseph| date=August 18, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucZ55j07m3s&feature=em-subs_digest |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ucZ55j07m3s |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=August 21, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Zeitgeist related projects==


==Filmography==
''Gentle Machine Productions LLC'' is the business entity owned by media producer Peter Joseph. Existing and developing projects of ''Gentle Machine Productions'' are the zeitgeist film trilogy, the ''Culture in Decline'' web series and Joseph's new feature film project: ''InterReflections''. <ref>http://www.gentlemachineproductions.com/about.html Retrieved April-15-14</ref><ref>http://domainsigma.com/whois/gentlemachineproductions.com Retrieved April-15-2014</ref>
'''Film'''
* ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' (2007)
* ''Zeitgeist: Addendum'' (2008)
* ''Zeitgeist: Moving Forward'' (2011)
* ''InterReflections'' (2020)
* ''Zeitgeist: Requiem'' (2024)

'''Television'''
* ''Culture in Decline'' (2012)

'''Music videos'''
⚫ * "]" – ] (2013)

==Publications==
* {{cite book |last1=Murdock |first1=D.M. |last2=Joseph |first2=Peter |title=The Zeitgeist Sourcebook – Part 1: The Greatest Story Ever Told |year=2011 |url=http://www.stellarhousepublishing.com/zeitgeistsourcebook.pdf |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728010710/http://stellarhousepublishing.com/zeitgeistsourcebook.pdf |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |url-status=dead }}
* ''The New Human Rights Movement'' (2017)


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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* {{twitter|ZeitgeistFilm}}
* {{Facebook User|peterjosephofficial}}
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Latest revision as of 04:32, 11 November 2024

American filmmaker and activist (born 1979) For the Nigerian recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize, see Peter Ayodele Curtis Joseph.

Peter Joseph
Peter Joseph wearing a dark shirt with a yellow lanyard, looking left of cameraJoseph in 2010
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active2007–present
Known forThe Zeitgeist Movement

Peter Joseph is an American independent filmmaker and activist. He is best known for the Zeitgeist film series, which he wrote, directed, narrated, scored, and produced. He is also the founder of the related Zeitgeist Movement. Other work by Joseph includes the 2017 book The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression.

Career

Joseph was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1979 and attended the University of North Carolina and The New School.

In 2009, he founded The Zeitgeist Movement, a self-described "sustainability advocacy organization". It was originally started as the "activist arm" of an organization called The Venus Project, launched by Jacque Fresco in 1994. In 2011, the two organizations separated. Joseph's work with the movement and the Zeitgeist film trilogy has been the subject of national media attention, including articles in The New York Times, The Palm Beach Post, VC Reporter, and TheMarker.

Since 2011, Joseph has supported the Occupy movement.

In 2012, he created the satirical miniseries Culture in Decline, which challenges various contemporary cultural phenomena.

In March 2017, BenBella Books published The New Human Rights Movement, authored by Joseph. Abby Martin discussed his views in the book and generally in an interview on Telesur.

Filmography

Film

  • Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)
  • Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
  • Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)
  • InterReflections (2020)
  • Zeitgeist: Requiem (2024)

Television

  • Culture in Decline (2012)

Music videos

Publications

See also

References

  1. "Biography | Peter Joseph". August 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Peter Joseph, Official Media Archive". peterjoseph.info. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  3. Donovan, Travis (May 16, 2015). "The Zeitgeist Movement: Envisioning A Sustainable Future". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  4. Tanguay, Brian (September 26, 2017). Peter Joseph's 'The New Human Rights Movement.' Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved: August 12, 2018.
  5. "Biography – Peter Joseph". peterjoseph.info. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. Bill Stamets (February 15, 2011). "Art-house films: 'Marwencol,' 'Zeitgeist'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 7, 2011. "The view from Venus". Orlando Weekly. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  7. Feuer, Alan (March 17, 2009). "They've Seen the Future and Dislike the Present". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  8. Rhonda Swan, A dream worth having, The Palm Beach Post, May 1, 2009
  9. New world re-order: The Zeitgeist Movement spreads to Ventura County Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Shane Cohn, VC Reporter, May 12, 2011
  10. Simon, Alex (June 20, 2015). "Awaiting Interreflections : Peter Joseph's Highly Anticipated New Film Series Inches Towards its 2016 Release". HuffPost. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  11. "Culture in decline" in IMDB
  12. "Culture in decline" Website
  13. "Abby Martin Discusses the Absurdity of Capitalism with Peter Joseph". YouTube. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

External links

Works by Peter Joseph
Films
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