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Greenwich Entertainment Buys Stewart Brand Doc ‘We Are As Gods’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Manori Ravindran International EditorA documentary on counterculture icon and environmentalist Stewart Brand will get a U.S.

release via Greenwich Entertainment.The indie distributor has bought the long-gestating “We Are As Gods,” from the directors of the 2017 Bill Nye documentary “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” David Alvarado and Jason Sussman.

The documentary, which premiered at SXSW in 2021, will be released in New York and Los Angeles on Aug. 12.“We Are As Gods” is a deep dive into the many sides of Brand — the Zelig-like creator of The Whole Earth Catalog, an influential member of Ken Kesey’s “The Merry Pranksters,” and an early activist in the modern environmental movement.

Brand coined the phrase “personal computer” and influenced many Silicon Valley heavyweights, including Steve Jobs. Now in his 80s, Brand looks to leave a legacy for the future with his efforts to rewild ecosystems by resurrecting extinct species.

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