Film Night – Connecting Lake Mac
Date Posted: 9 August 2012
Linking people together for entertainment and connection is the focus of the Hunter premiere of a new film screening on Thursday 16 August.
Lake Macquarie City Council is partnering with InsideOut Consulting for the award-winning film Connected, a documentary exploring our love/hate relationship with technology and modern life.
Michael Ryder from InsideOut Consulting said he is pleased to work with Council to provide this opportunity for the community.
“We are recognising the isolation, suffering, and damage modern life can cause to us as individuals and as communities,” Mr Ryder said.
“This unique film evening will help us explore ways of better connecting with ourselves, each other, and as communities.
“We hope people will leave the night feeling entertained, inspired, and a little wiser. You will learn a little, laugh a little, be entertained, and help create a kind and like-minded community.”
Connected
Have you ever faked a restroom trip to check your email? Slept with your laptop? Or become so overwhelmed and deflated by such rapid world change that you have wanted to just unplug from it all? In this funny, eye-opening, and inspiring film, director Tiffany Shlain takes audiences on an exhilarating rollercoaster ride to discover what it means to be connected as humans in the 21st century.
Watch the film trailer at www.connectedthefilm.com.
"With humour and creativity all its own, Connected illuminates the issues that affect us all..."
- Al Gore
"Incredibly engaging!!...So lively and so fun, I could not take my eyes off it!"
- The New York Times
Michael Ryder
Michael has worked and trained internationally, from the Monasteries of Nepal to his work with Professor Emeritus Jon Kabit Zinn and the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program in the USA. He has also taught Australia’s largest and oldest Emotional Intelligence (EI) Program and continues to teach EI and leadership to individuals, professional sports people, and many of the senior executives of the most recognised brands in Australia.
Learn more at www.insideoutconsulting.com.au.
Connecting – an evening of film and inspiration
When: Thursday 16 August
Time: 7pm
Where: Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre, Warners Bay
Cost: $15 per person – includes light supper
Tickets: www.trybooking.com or call Council on 4921 0333