Ellen DeGeneres, Selena Gomez & More Set for Special One-Night 'UNITY' Cinematic Event
By: Caryn Robbins Jun. 24, 2015
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 | |||||||
| MOBY | ||||||||
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