What is psi?​​

Psi is a project that asks the following question: are we free to be who we want to be?
It offers several ways to think about this. There is no set order.
The feature film tells the story of a psychologist who goes on a journey through space and time to meet 5 alternate lives of one of her patients, a 27-year-old hermit, in order to better understand and help him.
Status: sound-mixing
The webseries focuses on the interviews conducted for this project in philosophy, physics and psychology, looking at the question of human freedom both from a fundamental level (free will) and a psychological level (choice).
Status: editing
The book tells the story behind this whole project, from beginning to end (currently being written as the project unfolds) providing insights on the experience of making this project and thoughts on human freedom.
Status: in progress

Who's involved?
Nine experts in the fields of philosophy, physics and psychology provided their insights for this project:
  • Giorgio CORICELLI, Professor of Economics and Psychology at USC
  • Daniel DENNETT, Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University
  • Bob DOYLE, scientist, philosopher and entrepreneur
  • Michael GAZZANIGA, head of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at UC Santa Barbara
  • Robert KANE, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Alfred MELE, Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University
  • Barry SCHWARTZ, Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College
  • Galen STRAWSON, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Max TEGMARK, Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology​

How was it made?
Production
Contributors
Equipment
The goal of this project was to produce a film with minimal resources. What started as a short-film passion project grew into a feature film, then a documentary web-series and then a book. As it did, the mindset didn't change: this must be something that basically anyone could do with some savings.

This project is independently produced by Olivier Wright, with the help of friends and family. 
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So far, the whole project has cost approx $20.000.
Sophie Hardy
Lauren & Ian Wright
Camille Evin
Yazeed Barghouty
Julia Ferro
Laurence & Harvé Bonnier
Anouk Jagot
Jhonatan Cassard
Elodie Sauvage
Nicholas Shekeryk
Katie Campbell
Image
Canon 6D DSLR
Canon EF 24-105 mm F4 L IS USM
Canon 50 mm f/1.8 USM
Rokinon 14 mm T3.1

Sound
Zoom H4N Handy Recorder
Audio-Technica ATR3350 Mic

Gear
Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod 
Manfrotto MVH 500AH Fluid Head
Glidecam HD 2000
Easy Cam Shoulder Rig

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