Filmmaker Frazer Bailey's E-motion is a self-help documentary pitched at the New Age demographic, carrying a message—when all is said (and much is said)—that boils down to the old saw that you cannot change the world, so you have to change yourself to find inner peace. Against a running fictional storyline depicting the stressed-out, parallel lives of two attractive, contemporary big-city yuppie types (Lauren Jackson, Ty Hungerford), a variety of experts talk about how to get beyond the negative influences and emotional baggage of daily life. Much of the material here is drawn from Bradley Nelson's book The Emotion Code, and the author is joined onscreen here by fellow neo-shamans and writers such as nutritionist Don Tolman, vibration healer Sonia Choquette, theologian Neale Donald Walsch, and dowser (?!) Raymon Grace, who variously discuss the importance of the human subconscious, yoga/meditation, eating foods of different colors, cleansing chakras, and having an attitude of gratitude. Some of the comments are, of course, highly debatable (i.e., "anger comes from the liver"). Extras include extended interviews with the principals, who describe their experiences with matters such as time warps and reincarnation. Possibly soothing to some, and out-where-the-buses-don't-run for others, this is a strong optional purchase. Aud: P. (C. Cassady)
E-motion
(2014) 84 min. DVD: $24.95 ($199 w/PPR from edu.passionriver.com). Passion River. Volume 30, Issue 2
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