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An Ecology of Mind

20104.6 / 1060 min

Documentary, History

Overview

Remember the future

A portrait of Gregory Bateson, celebrated anthropologist, philosopher, author, naturalist, and systems theorist. His story is lovingly told by his youngest daughter, Nora, with footage from Gregory's own films shot in the 1930s with his wife Margaret Mead in Bali and New Guinea, along with photographs, filmed lectures, and interviews.

Cast

Gregory Bateson

Self

Nora Bateson

Self

William Irwin Thompson

Self

Fritjof Capra

Self

Terrence Deacon

Self

Ralph Abraham

Self

Milton Berger

Self

Louis Bateson

Self

Mary Catherine Bateson

Self

Stewart Brand

Self

Tim Keanini

Self

Margaret Mead

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Nora Bateson

Director

Nora Bateson

Executive Producer

Nora Bateson

Script

Carl Prescott

Animation

Mitch Temkin

Animation

David Sieburg

Animation

Donald Eldridge

Online Editor

Matt Borer

Associate Producer

Eric Thiermann

Cinematography

Nora Bateson

Cinematography

Gregory Bateson

Cinematography

Sarah McCleod

Cinematography

David Sieburg

Cinematography

Anders Steele

Sound Engineer

Rick Kilbourn

Sound Engineer