A documentary about counterculture icon and environmentalist Stewart Model shall be launched in the USA by way of Greenwich Leisure.
The unbiased distributor purchased the long-gestating “We Are As Gods” from the administrators of the 2017 Invoice Nye documentary “Invoice Nye: Science Man,” David Alvarado and Jason Sussman. The documentary, which premiered at SXSW in 2021, will premiere in New York and Los Angeles on August 12.
“We Are As Gods” is a deep dive into the various sides of Model: the Zelig-esque creator of The Complete Earth Catalog, an influential member of Ken Kesey’s “The Merry Pranksters,” and an early activist within the trendy environmental motion. . Model coined the phrase “private laptop” and influenced many Silicon Valley heavyweights, together with Steve Jobs. Now that he’s 80 years previous, Model seeks to depart a legacy for the long run along with his efforts to rebuild ecosystems by resurrecting extinct species. However, as revealed within the movie, his former allies consider he has gone too far.
Alvarado and Sussman stated of the deal, “With our companions at Greenwich Leisure, we’re thrilled to convey Stewart Model’s extraordinary story to theaters and houses throughout America. Stewart is an unimaginable topic for a documentary: a showman whose grand initiatives are chargeable for altering humanity’s perspective on Earth, time, and now life itself. Stewart gave us filmmakers limitless entry to his life over the previous three years and entry to over 50 years of never-before-seen footage. The result’s a cinematic expertise of the wonderful lifetime of this imposing determine.”
Greenwich Co-Chairman Ed Arentz added: “David and Jason have created a extremely entertaining biodoc of a real American unique. For many who keep in mind his counterculture bible ‘The Complete Earth Catalog’, for many who had been impressed by his concepts concerning the rising world of computing and know-how, and for these enthusiastic about his newest campaign in opposition to species extinction, we all know that the general public shall be fascinated. for the lengthy and unusual journey of Stewart Model.
“We Are As Gods” was accomplished in March 2020 and screened at Austin’s SXSW competition earlier than the pandemic hit and the occasion was rapidly cancelled. Alvarado and Sussman wrote a preferred and extensively distributed column for Selection about their expertise as among the first filmmakers immediately affected by the COVID-19 disaster in its early days.
