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An Ecology of Mind

An Ecology of Mind

4.6

2010

60 min

Documentary

History

A portrait of Gregory Bateson, celebrated anthropologist, philosopher, author, naturalist, and systems theorist. His story is lovingly told by his youngest daughter, Nora, with footage from Gregory's own films shot in the 1930s with his wife Margaret Mead in Bali and New Guinea, along with photographs, filmed lectures, and interviews.

An Ecology of Mind

4.6

2010

60 min

Documentary

History

A portrait of Gregory Bateson, celebrated anthropologist, philosopher, author, naturalist, and systems theorist. His story is lovingly told by his youngest daughter, Nora, with footage from Gregory's own films shot in the 1930s with his wife Margaret Mead in Bali and New Guinea, along with photographs, filmed lectures, and interviews.

Cast

Gregory Bateson

Self

Nora Bateson

Self

William Irwin Thompson

Self

Fritjof Capra

Self

Terrence Deacon

Self

Ralph Abraham

Self

Milton Berger

Self

Louis Bateson

Self

Mary Catherine Bateson

Self

Stewart Brand

Self

Tim Keanini

Self

Margaret Mead

Self (archive footage)