Closing Night: The Nature of Existence
by Ealasaid Haas • March 1, 2009 • Cinequest 19, Documentary
Screening: Closing night March 8, 7:30 PM (Cal). Followed by a party. See www.cinequest.org for details.
Why do we exist? What is truth? How can we be happy? These are questions humans have asked ourselves for centuries. Director Roger Nygard (“Trekkies”) found himself asking these age old questions, and set out to find the answers. He traveled around the world, asking everyone from his neighbor’s kids to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (The Art of Living) to Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) to Chinese Taoist Master Zhang Chengda. The result is “The Nature of Existence,” a documentary by turns touching, challenging, and funny. This is a must-see film for those who think they have the answers and those who are still figuring out the questions.