Ellen DeGeneres, Selena Gomez & More Set for Special One-Night 'UNITY' Cinematic Event

Fathom Events and SpectiCast present the timely documentary event "UNITY" featuring an unprecedented cast of 100 celebrity narrators from film, television and music including Adam Levine, Ben Kingsley, Common, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Helen Mirren, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and many others. Written and directed by Shaun Monson (Earthlings) and produced by Melissa Danis and Monson, the film explores the interconnectivity of all beings on Earth, (nature, animals and humankind) and our responsibility to evolve beyond the primal view of life, which is bent on further dividing, rather than reintegrating. "UNITY" will be presented in select movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m. local time and will feature an introduction and Q&A with the filmmaker and key celebrities.

Tickets for "UNITY" can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com, or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters through Fathom's Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

"The title 'UNITY' merely signifies the intention of the content. As a film, it's not so much to entertain, but rather turn something 'on' inside you that has been suppressed or forgotten by this mask that society and/or tradition tend to put upon us," said Writer and Director Shaun Monson. "But more than that, the film also helps relate us to the mystery of existence, to all of existence actually, which we are merely a part [of]. And as such, it demonstrates an interesting power for a documentary film, which not only engages viewers but hopefully has a transforming effect on the consciousness of humankind."

Eight years in the making, the principle intention of "UNITY" was to explore humanity's transformation from living by killing, (i.e., the primal view of life) into living by loving, which is a higher state of consciousness. Curiously, this capacity for both killing and loving lies within all of us. So it is a unique film event, not only about compassion for others, or all "expressions of life," but about going beyond any so-called "separation based on form," and essentially beyond the perceiving of opposites. The structure of "UNITY" is presented in chapters, each taking an in-depth look at what it truly means to be human, as well as mortal, and even incarnate in this world of ours. The film opens by exploring our brief existence among the Cosmos (Chapter I), and then moves on to the perceptions of our Mind and egos (Chapter II), then into the nature of our Body and biology (Chapter III), before delving deeper into the infinite capacity of our Heart (Chapter IV), and ultimately to the mysterious energy of the Soul (Chapter V). Initially, these chapters may appear unrelated to each other, which is deliberate. But as the film progresses it becomes abundantly clear that all expressions of life are, indeed, interconnected, and each chapter is merely a microcosm that represents the totality of mortal experience, which is a deeply profound experience, and yet one only measured in decades. Writer/Director Shaun Monson, collaborating with an astounding cast of 100 celebrity narrators (never before gathered in the history of film-making), presents a message of love, tragedy and hope, all set against the backdrop of some of the most compelling 20th and 21st century footage imaginable.

Celebrity narrators:

AARON PAUL				ADAM LEVINE				ADRIAN GRENIER
ALISON EASTWOOD				DAVID DELUISE				JESSE CARMICHAEL
AMANDA SEYFRIED				DAVID LACHAPELLE				JESSICA CHASTAIN
AMY SMART				DEEPAK CHOPRA				JOAQUIN PHOENIX
ANJELICA HUSTON				DIANNA AGRON				JOE PERRY
ANTON YELCHIN				DR. DRE				JOEL EDGERTON
ARIAN FOSTER				EDWARD JAMES OLMOS				JOHN PAUL DEJORIA
ARLENE MARTEL				ELLEN BURSTYN				JORJA FOX
BALTHAZAR GETTY				ELLEN DEGENERES				JULIA ORMOND
BEN KINGSLEY				EMILY DESCHANEL				KATHY FRESTON
BEN WHISHAW				EVE BEST				KEVIN SPACEY
BETH HART				FAMKE JANSSEN				KRISTEN BELL
BRANDON BOYD				FREIDA PINTO				KRISTEN WIIG
CAROLINE GOODALL				GEOFFREY RUSH				LARENZ TATE
CARRIE-ANNE MOSS				GREGORY COLBERT				LEIGHTON MEESTER
CASEY AFFLECK				HELEN MIRREN				LENA HEADEY
CATHERINE TATE				ISABEL LUCAS				LIEV SCHREIBER
CLAIRE FORLANI				JANUARY JONES				MAGGIE GRACE
CLORIS LEACHMAN				JASON MRAZ				MAGGIE Q
COMMON				JEFF GOLDBLUM				MALIN AKERMAN
DAMIEN MANDER				JENNIFER ANISTON				MARCIA GAY HARDEN
DAVID COPPERFIELD				JENNIFER TILLY				MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
MARIEL HEMMINGWAY				NESTOR SERRANO				RYAN O'NEAL
MARION COTILLARD				OLIVIA MUNN				SAM SIMON
MARK STRONG				PAMELA ANDERSON				SHAUN TOUB
MARTIN SHEEN				PAUL WATSON				SUSAN SARANDON
MATTHEW MODINE				PERSIA WHITE				TIM MCILRATH
MATTHIEU RICARD				PHIL DONAHUE				TOM HIDDLESTON
MICHAEL BECKWITH				PORTIA DE ROSSI				TONY HAWK
MICHAEL GAMBON				RICK ALLEN				TONY KANAL
MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ				ROSE BYRNE				ZOE SALDANA
MINNIE DRIVER				RUSSELL SIMMONS
MISSY HIGGINS				RUTGER HAUER
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