“The film world has yet to see a definitive and balanced documentary on such a mysterious and misunderstood subject.  (|||) will stand to demonstrate to the outside world the truths, mistruths, misconceptions, and realities, both 'alternative' and otherwise, intrinsic to this popular subculture as it bleeds forth from underground into the mainstream.  Kudos to the filmmakers for daring to accurately portray what really happens in this world.  I look forward to the sneak peek.”
- Inga Johanssen-Meillenier (Film Critic)

“May [this film] further understanding and awareness of the spiritual nature of our trance dance culture!!!”
-Goa Gil (psychedelic trance DJ)

“I have been waiting for a film like this since the first time I stepped out onto a dance floor.”
-DJ Darco

“This film will show our culture in its true shamanic light.”
-Sara Galloway (Professional Fire Spinner)

"I can't wait to see it...everyone deserves a clear understanding of the experience that unites all of us.”
-Magik

“There are few films that have the capacity to offer us, and the world, a true relfection of our culture.
This is one of those films.”
-Adam Apollo

Synopsis

(|||) is an ethhnographic documentary film that investigates the spiritual and metaphysical dimensions of electronic dance music culture. The film describes the relationship between music and consciousness, the metaphysics of mythology, and a spiritual experience found by so many on the dance floor.  Through this investigation, (|||) creates an epic visual ethnography of the culture that has emerged from a technology of the imagination.  The film also reveals how all of this information coincides with our planet’s alignment with the center of the galaxy on December 21, 2012, investigating why the culture is preparing for a massive synchronized party on that date.

Featuring:

Goa Gil
Erik Davis
Daniel Pinchbeck
Robin Sylvan
Susan Brunswick
The Wicked Crew
DJ Random
The Oracle
MoonTribe
Tribal Harmonix
And many more….

 

Director's Statement

"What began as a school project several years ago has led me on one of the longest, most epic adventures I could have ever dreamed of experiencing.  I had always had a deep curiosity of Rave culture after witnessing a close friend become entirely transformed after attending an “underground” party.  With a strong background in science fiction, I began this documentary as a fictional piece and through my initial research discovered the information I was “making up” about rave culture was actually true.  Since this discovery I have dedicated my educational career to researching the metaphysical and mystical dimensions of electronic dance music culture." 

"When I began my field research I discovered a new mythology and collective mysticism permeated this nascent global culture and offered a remarkable opportunity for observing the nature of the collective human imagination.  What I discovered on the dance floor at these events changed my life as it has so many others.  It was altogether inspiring for me to discover a culture based on this self-altering principle that is triggered by an experience that has been practiced by shamans since the beginning of human history.  I hope that the inspiration and passion I received from my experience with this culture will prevail through this film, and that I may offer as much of the beauty of that ‘moment of oneness’ we all have in the music to those who have yet to experience it."

-Jeronimo (Director)

 

The Crew

Jeronimo: Director/ Producer

Here on Earth to study the weird and the wild. By the age of 22, he had written four novels, lived in four different countries, and earned a degree in anthropology. He has been published by Alien Skin, The Appalachian Anthology, and The Village Idiot. Leaving his university, he set out to study the evolution of the human conciousness while working towards his PhD in Anthropology. For two years he has been traveling all over the United States producing his galactic ethnography. Soon...the world.

Philip M. Wood (Mouse): Associate Producer/ Editor

Mouse is a lifetime creative - record producer, engineer and DJ since 1985 and video editor since 1999. He is a founding member of Advanced MultiMedia Operatives, or AMMO, San Francisco's hottest underground video collective. His most recent film, Carma, (2006) won Best Picture at the Bare Bones and Pathways Film Festivals and was a showcase selection at the California Independent Film Festival and Cinequest.

T. "Satsi" Jaquith: Associate Producer/Visual Effects Supervisor/Music Supervisor

Satsi has been making and playing music for 20 years while steadily crafting a visual aesthetic since 1997 as one of the most prolific video jockeys in the San Francisco dance community, getting his start with new media pioneers Dimension 7, where he worked on his first feature film, "I Am," alongside Academy Award winning special artist Pierre Jasmin. After leaving Dimension 7 he was a software developer with Terran Interactive, Media 100, and discreet, and was involved in numerous releases of streaming media and special effects software. He was post-production consultant and special effects artist on the award winning independent feature, "Carma."

Piskey : Associate Producer

Piskey started to DJ in 2000 at parties in Bournemouth, UK playing acid techno along with other eclectic styles in many genres. In more recent years, Piskey has been influenced and inspired by outdoor psychedelic events. These gatherings of conscious tribes with quality music and soundsystems have been the way forward for Piskey since 2003. Travels around the globe have become a way of life, encompassing the roots and culture of like-minded international souls. Piskey currently plays psychedelic progressive trance with a contrast of fluffiness and deep squelch. Piskey is a Cornish term for 'Pixie'.

Jenny-Sue: Production Consultant

Mohamad: Motion Graphics

Alli Sievers (All is One): Editor/Videographer

Kaitlyn Field: Videographer

Adam Apollo: Web Site Design & Development

Jeph Porter: Videographer/Editor/Web Design

Travis Lickey: Media Graphics

Julian Reyes (Keyframe): Motion Graphics

Michael Horan (WLS): Web Site Design

Michael Belanger (Tryptamine.info): Content / Web Development

 

Format:
16:9

Running Time:
90 minuites