AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF AMERICA’S RUPTURE AMID SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNREST.
How do we balance drifting with prevailing societal currents against actively engaging with the world around us?
What role do we, as individuals, play within this system?
EXPLORING THE UNCONSCIOUS:
SOCIETY AS A REFLECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL
Our documentary delves into the profound influence of unconscious forces — emotions, biases, and ingrained patterns — on both individual behavior and the broader currents of societal consciousness. These hidden dynamics subtly drive societal changes in ways that are neither immediately visible nor easily understood. By illuminating these unseen influences, we aim to help viewers recognize how subconscious behaviors shape personal lives and the larger systems we inhabit.
The film prompts critical questions: What role do we, as individuals, play within this system? How do we balance drifting with prevailing societal currents against actively engaging with the world around us? True progress demands more than awareness; it may require the strategic and deliberate harnessing of emotions and actions to drive real, rapid change. Rather than prescribing answers, the documentary encourages individuals to reflect on their roles within an often unseen societal framework, inviting them to explore ways to become active agents of change.
BALANCING EMOTION AND EFFECTIVE ACTION
While emotions and passion are powerful catalysts for change, must they be balanced with conscious reflection to be truly effective? Emotions can inspire and mobilize, but if not tempered, they may lead to impulsive actions that hinder progress and dilute the core message. Just as in our personal lives, where meaningful communication requires setting aside heightened emotions to listen and understand, societal movements benefit from coupling passion with strategic planning.
Recognizing this balance doesn’t diminish the validity of emotions or the injustices fueling them; rather, it enhances the effectiveness of efforts to achieve lasting change. By fostering conscious awareness and collaborating on systemic changes, we can move beyond entrenched emotional responses toward rational, collective problem-solving. Balancing emotional insight with deliberate action fosters meaningful personal and societal advancement.
THE NECESSITY OF CONSCIOUS AWARENESS IN COLLECTIVE CHANGE
“Attempting to drive change by appealing to others influenced by their unconscious beliefs can be challenging. Without conscious reflection, emotions can cloud judgment and impede effective communication. Societal movements require a mindful approach to harness emotional energy constructively, as unchecked emotions and unconscious behaviors can derail both personal and societal advancement.
Embracing conscious awareness and systemic collaboration leads to more meaningful outcomes. If our decisions are guided by habit, emotion, and societal conditioning, how can we expect society to act differently? By acknowledging these unconscious influences, we pave the way for intentional actions that contribute to effective change.”
BUILDING A FUTURE ROOTED IN INTENTION
True progress isn’t straightforward; both individuals and societies experience setbacks and detours. By becoming aware of the unconscious forces shaping our actions and acknowledging the systemic factors at play, we can forge a future rooted in intention rather than reaction. This journey requires patience, support, and collaboration. Only by confronting these hidden forces collectively can we build a society that reflects conscious choice rather than unconscious drift.
OUR TEAM
THISARA PINTO
Director / Executive Producer
Having grown up in war-torn Sri Lanka, Thisara has seen human casualties of conflict from an early age. His entry intro film was with the goal of exploring and highlighting the fundamental issues faced by people around the world and the events that shape these communities. Through his early childhood experiences and having had the privilege of being removed from them through traveling and living around the world at a young age, Thisara has developed a passion for exploring the nuances of the stories he comes across in search of a bigger picture. Thisara's work is a testament to the stories of the people that inspire him and the causes and situations that he feels needs more awareness. His goal is to share these stories with the world through narrative and documentary film.
LEELA DUNN | Producer
With a curiosity for perspective, Leela has traveled the world with a desire to connect across cultures and socio-economic barriers. With a background in psychology, she has worked in refugee camps in different countries and stages of crisis learning and growing from the enormous capacity of people to be resilient through great hardship. Leela's mission at Spektral Ink Films is to shed light on the truths of the world and promote the glowing sense of compassion that is woven through our narratives that begs you to relate.
ERIC POST | Executive Producer
Eric has been a socially conscious entrepreneur for more than 17 years focusing on creating, co-owning and running businesses that serve for a greater purpose than the bottom line. He's spent the last 12 years studying the human mind working to understand the different factors that drive human behaviors. He's traveled the world observing and sharing the things he's learned leading him to the ultimate challenge - producing a documentary to show the fallibility of humankind in a way that will lead people to fighting real issues instead of fighting each other.
Carlyn Flint
Writer / Assistant Producer
Carlyn is a playwright, screenwriter, and graduate from The University of Southern California, MFA in Dramatic Writing program. An activist at heart, she was also a 2013 Teach for America corps member in Tulsa, OK, and has continued to teach in and out of the classroom for nine years. Her plays and screenplays investigate societal barriers to love (whatever they might be), and push audiences to inhabit another human's fight against the structures that bind us all. Her plays have won awards at USC, Vassar College, and the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.
