Alan Watts

Acting

Alan Watts

Born — Died

1915-01-06 — 1973-11-16

Place of birth

Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

17 titles

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.

Known for

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It's a simulation of reality where you can see the world from everything's point of view - it's kind of a philosophy project in the form of a game. There is no narrative or story - just the world as it is. Everything: Gameplay Film is an overview of David O'Reilly video game of the same name, crafted as a short film with a narration by Alan Watts

Everything

2017

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The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts video series was recorded in 1971 above Muir Woods, California, and in 1972 aboard the ferryboat the SS Vallejo in Sausalito. Produced by his son Mark and directed by long-time archivist Henry Jacobs, the series explores core philosophical themes that spawned over Watts' career.

The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts

1972

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A dance music theatre piece that evokes the world of childhood and its careless pleasures. But beyond pure entertainment, this performance contemplates the meaning and the importance of play when we become adults. World stage premiere dec 7 2017, Paris.

Play

2018

Until There Was Nothing poster
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A philosophical video and art exploration of the Earth's passage through a black hole.

Until There Was Nothing

2020

Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life poster
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Join Alan Watts in season one of On Eastern Wisdom & Modern Life. His inaugural season introduces and begins to break down our understanding of what is and what could be.

Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life

1959

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Taped by his son shortly before Watts' death, this program captures the noted philosopher/mystic's ideas on the meaning of time and change, if they have meaning at all.

Time and the More It Changes

1972

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

1970s · 4 titles

Series credits