Press coverage, reviews, and media for The Unruly Mystic: John Muir — listed in chronological order, newest first.
Director brings John Muir film to Moab
April 4, 2019 · Moab Sun News · By Sharon Sullivan
As a kid growing up in Boulder, Colorado, filmmaker Michael Conti could not quite explain the feeling that overcame him from spending his childhood outdoors — until, at age 14, he read John Muir’s “My First Summer in the Sierra,” which communicated his sentiments exactly. Now, Conti has created and directed a 70-minute film exploring the life of one of America’s most renowned wilderness defenders.
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New documentary reveals environmental wisdom of John Muir
January 24, 2019 · The Taos News — Tempo Magazine · By Dena Miller
“Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God” — John Muir, the Scottish-American who founded the Sierra Club and was affectionately known as “John of the Mountains.” Independent filmmaker Michael Conti will be in town with his latest documentary, which stands as both an affirmation of our good fortune and a reminder to heed our connectivity to the bounty of nature surrounding us.
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This Boulder Filmmaker Taps Into John Muir’s Spiritualism In A New Documentary
January 23, 2019 · Colorado Public Radio — Colorado Matters · 90.1 FM · Interview by Andrea Dukakis
Naturalist John Muir is known for his very tangible accomplishments — leading the crusade in the late 1800s to preserve stretches of natural land, including what would become Yosemite National Park, and founding the Sierra Club. But it was Muir’s spiritual side that Boulder filmmaker Michael Conti set out to explore in a new documentary. Conti talked to Colorado Matters about Muir’s dual connection to nature and spiritualism.
The Live Morning Show
February 2, 2019 · KRSN 1490 AM / FM 107.1 · Los Alamos, NM · Interview by Nancy Coombs
A 15-minute radio interview recorded as Michael was looking out over the Grand Canyon above Bright Angel Trail. Interview by Nancy Coombs for KRSN AM/FM Los Alamos, NM.
Press Release — Earth Month Tour 2019
Michael Conti Productions / Crazy Wisdom Films · For Immediate Release
“The Unruly Mystic™: John Muir” documentary film screened in California, Utah and Nevada as part of a seven-state Earth Month tour spanning 20 cities and 60+ screenings.
(Director available for talkback after screenings in San Francisco, Albany, Yosemite National Park, Auburn, University of the Pacific — Stockton, Tahoe City, Martinez, College of the Sequoias — Visalia, Moab — Utah, University of Nevada — Reno)
The film explores the remarkable life and influential works of a patron saint of environmental activism — discussing the connection between nature and spirituality using the life and wisdom of John Muir, ecological preservationist and founder of Yosemite National Park, as a catalyst for how being outside in nature affects the lives of everyday people right now. Muir played many roles: mystic, prophet, author, poet, conservationist, radical — all of which helped him succeed as an advocate for nature.
The Unruly Mystic: John Muir is 70 minutes long. Director Michael M. Conti attended screenings for a short Q&A, joined by producer Heather Boyle at California, Utah and Nevada screenings.
About Crazy Wisdom Films: Every generation, when finding its own voice, also rediscovers the teachers, mystics, geniuses, misfits, rebels, and troublemakers from the past. Crazy Wisdom Films strives to celebrate those previous unruly mystics who stood strong, brave, open, and everlastingly awake — and who continue to inspire and challenge the status quo. Each film is crafted to appeal to a multi-generational audience, from twenty-something spiritual seekers to gray-haired elders who seek a deeper wisdom. The films are a reminder of the common good and universal connection we all have to the earth and to spirit.
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