The Nantucket Project produces Ideafilms—short, entertaining distillations of complex ideas and emotions. We create all of these films in-house and use them to tackle difficult topics and catalyze conversation.

Here is a selection of Ideafilms that are used at live gatherings, on college campuses, and through our partner organizations:

ideafilms
The Illumination

The Illumination

19 mins

Could it be the lights went out for a reason?

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For the Common Good

For the Common Good

20 mins

Simon Greer confronts Glen Beck and other personal demons.

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KANJU

KANJU

14 mins

If Americans think of Africa, we think about safaris, famine, war and disease. This is a very different story.

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God Stuff

God Stuff

12 mins

Rainn Wilson, aka Dwight Schrute, is on a mission from God.

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Fishing with Einstein

Fishing with Einstein

29 mins

Can science read the mind of God?

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It's good to be Worng

It's Good To Be Worng

7 mins

Julia Galef explores the essential countercultural question: Is it good to be wrong?

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Harmony

Harmony

16 mins

Musical harmony is the easy part, the challenge is social harmony.

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A Higher Education

A Higher Education

17 mins

Social change is not about a more ferocious revolution. It’s about building a more beautiful social order.

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The Box

The Box

11 mins

A group of police officers struggle to find acceptance in a small town in New Hampshire.

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Acceptance

Acceptance

10 mins

The Mount Everest of human emotions.

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Shirt

Shirt

5 mins

A cinematic illustration of Robert Pinsky’s poem.

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The Architect of Ideas

The Architect of Ideas

11 mins

Richard Saul Wurman is the smartest man in the room, because he’s the dumbest.

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Joyful Joyful

Joyful Joyful

19 mins

The deepest relationship on the planet.

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Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

30 mins

Social isolation is an epidemic. A group of MS patients show how social connection is the cure for all of us.

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The Opening of the American Mind

The Opening of the American Mind

12 mins

How the Bridging the Gap program transformed Elizabeth Stewart’s life.

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East of Eden

East of Eden

16 mins

Forgiveness is freedom.

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Wayne White Nobody's Puppet

Wayne White Nobody's Puppet

5 mins

Wayne White demystifies art.

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Prosperus

Prosperus

13 mins

What would happen if every company allowed workers to turn their brains back on?

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