Corinne’s talk is called, “The Magic Lantern: An Exploration of Myth, Depth Psychology, and Imagination in Cinema”
The Magic Lantern: An exploration of myth, depth psychology, and imagination in cinema. Cinema provides a gateway into the rich imaginal worlds of psyche and imagination. The Magic Lantern presentation is a dynamic, lively and interactive presentation consisting of film clips, lecture, storytelling, and a suggested viewing list of mythic films that feature archetypes, depth psychology and myth in cinema. The Magic Lantern presentation explores topics such as:
- The Mythic Filmmaker – filmmakers who weave myth into their films (George Lucas, Guillermo Del Toro, Federico Fellini and Julie Taymor)
- What Dreams May Come: Dream and Film – a rich exploration of how filmmakers use dreams in their creative process and films
- Mythic Creatures and Films
- Films and the Underworld
- Ecotherapy and Film
- Symbol and Imagery in Film
- Tenemos: The Myth of Place – the exploration of mythical landscapes in films
- The Enchanted Screen: Fairy Tales and Film
This presentation is based on a book titled The Magic Lantern, consisting of over 400 pages of research in film, myth and cinema. It is also intended to provide thought provoking ideas and content for the upcoming Pacficia film festival and conference in Fall of 2021.
About Corinne
Corinne Bourdeau is the founder and president of 360 Degree Communications, a boutique entertainment marketing firm that specializes in independent films. Under her leadership, the company has worked on hundreds of films including Boyhood, The Celestine Prophecy, The Way, Fantastic Fungi, Music of Strangers and the Academy award winning films The Cove and Free Solo. Corinne is also the founder and director of the Esalen film festival. She has a Master’s Degree in depth psychology and mythology from the Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is currently writing the book The Magic Lantern: Exploring Myth and Mysticism in Film based on her studies at Pacifica.