Text Messages from the Universe
Gala Screening and Book Launch
What does it feel like to know you are dead?
The alluring and unsettling images, music and words of Text Messages from the Universe will transport you through an afterlife encounter. Drawing inspiration from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Richard James Allen reimagines Tibetan Buddhist teachings in a cinematic blend of poetry and dance, evoking a dislocated interval of consciousness, an intermediate state, between death and rebirth.
Coinciding with International Dance Day, the Fantastic Film Festival Australia and Ritz Cinemas present the Sydney premiere of this multi-award-winning film in a unique, immersive event. In the classic silent film tradition of live accompaniment, the poetic ‘text messages’ will be read live by author and director Richard James Allen.
Every ticket purchased will include a complimentary copy of the book, Text Messages from the Universe, encouraging attendees to indulge in a multisensory experience like no other.
Richard James Allen
Richard James Allen is a multi-award-winning filmmaker, poet and choreographer with The Physical TV Company, and a performer in a range of media. His work has been screened, broadcast, published and
performed widely across six continents.
Text Messages from the Universe is Richard’s thirteenth book and reflects a lifelong engagement with Buddhist and Yogic philosophies. Hard copies and e-books are available now at: Flying Islands Books
ISBN: 978-0-6455503-1-3
