Aware title Blue Skies Monica Gagliano - hand with fern Richard Boothby and Mary Cosimano psilocybin study Matthieu Ricard and Mingyur Rinpoche Monica Gagliano at ocean Turtle with bubble Monica Gagliano in cave Roland Griffiths in bubbles Chan K´in in canoe Felipe in night ceremony Flori at Chepita´s ceremony Josefa at Day of the Dead

As an independent film production, Umbrella Films produces feature documentaries by the acclaimed filmmakers Frauke Sandig and Eric Black.

Their award-winning films have been successful worldwide on public television, educational and entertainment platforms, in theatres and festivals like Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, IDFA, Karlovy Vary IFF, Visions du Réel Nyon, Hot Docs Toronto, Sheffield DocFest, Hof International Film Festival, DokLeipzig, Vancouver IFF, San Francisco IFF, MOMA New York and many others.

Our new film, AWARE – Glimpses of Consciousness, has been theatrically released in the US and Germany in September 2021!

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