Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia

Dec 15, 2007

1h 23m

★ 7.0

Overview

With a strong emphasis on founder Larry Harvey and temple artist David Best, this video expresses the scale and power of the Burning Man experience. Superb cinematography and editing are combined to make this is one of the most moving Burning Man videos ever produced.

Genres

Documentary

Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia Trailers

Cast

Himself

David Best

Himself

Larry Harvey

An educational film sponsored and distributed by the Los Angeles-based Narcotic Educational Foundation of America and directed by Gilbert Lasky with financial assistance of the Woman’s Relief Corps targets teachers as well as junior and senior high school students in the war on drugs. Narcotics are classified and effects of opiates, stimulants, and barbiturates are summarized and dramatized

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5.0

Janine F.

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7.0

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0.0

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0.0

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7.2

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4.5

Doper

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7.2

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6.5

Take Your Pills

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In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?

0.0

LSD made in ČSSR

Oct 6, 2015

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5.7

Andy Warhol

Jun 9, 1987

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips from his films, and conversations with his family and superstar friends. Andy Warhol, the son of poor Czech immigrants, grew up in the industrial slums of Pittsburgh while dreaming of Hollywood stars. He went on to become a star himself.

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7.0

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0.0

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The story of Manhattan Plaza, the renowned experiment in subsidized housing catering to people in the arts. Numerous celebrities pay homage to the impact the building had on their lives and careers.

6.0

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0.0

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0.0

Namatjira Project

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0.0

Tous Les Jours

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0.0

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6.5

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Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia

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