AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness

Premiered April 25, 2022

Directed by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black

Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.

About the Documentary

What is the science behind consciousness? Six brilliant researchers from around the world—a brain scientist, a plant behaviorist, a healer, a philosophy professor, a psychedelics scientist, and a Buddhist monk—take you on a mind-blowing quest to investigate this seemingly unsolvable mystery.

The Filmmakers

Frauke Sandig

Frauke Sandig is a documentary filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. She also works as a commissioning editor for Deutsche Welle. Her previous theatrical films as director/producer/dramaturgist (also with Eric Black) are Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth (2011), which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Frozen Angels (Sundance 2005), and After the Fall (Berlin IFF 2000).

Eric Black

Eric Black is a photographer and documentary filmmaker based in San Francisco and Berlin, Germany. His films as director/producer/cinematographer (also with Frauke Sandig) include Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth, Frozen Angels, and After the Fall–all three were official selections in over 200 international film festivals.