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~~~ Jonas Elrod, Filmmaker ~~~
Who did not know he would be making his own film!  That's life for you, "there's more to it than meets the eye"....
Jonas Elrod  photo Jonas Elrod, was leading an ordinary life until he woke up one day to a totally new reality. He suddenly could see and hear angels, geometrical forms, auras, and much, much, more.

The documentary WAKE UP follows this fascinating story of an average guy who inexplicably developed the ability to access other dimensions. Physicians gave him a clean bill of health and were unable to provide an explanation. What was it? Why was it happening to him? One thing was certain for this 36-year old man - life as he had known it would never be the same.Jonas and Mara

With his loving but skeptical girlfriend by his side, Jonas crisscrosses the country as he searches for answers and delves deeper into this thrilling world of the phenomenal and spiritual. Along the way, he encounters an amazing group of religious teachers, scientists, mystics and spiritual healers who help him piece together this intricate puzzle.

The film shows how all of us can search inward for our own peace and happiness while contributing towards a positive shift in global consciousness. WAKE UP is a call to consciousness to everyone who sees it; an invitation to accept that there is more to this life than meets the eye.  wakeupthefilm.com

WAKE UP DVD Here WAKE UP had its festival premieres at South by Southwest Film Festival in 2009 and its New York City premiere, hosted by Sting & Trudie Styler, in 2010. DVD released Sept. 14 by Beyond Words & privately screened throughout Fall 2010.

"I feel like many of the answers that I was seeking came to me. There are some things I may never be able to wrap my head around, but I am able to understand and interpret them with my heart... This world I found myself in was intense at first; I had no warning and it all happened so abruptly. I had no idea what any of it meant or why it happened to me. Through time, I began to understand how these things work and I’m thankful for the experience. I still don’t know why this happened to me but I’m at peace with it. At the same time, I know the rest of my life will be about more learning and deeper exploration."

Production Companies: Walk The Walk Entertainment and Open Eye Productions.  Filmmakers: Jonas Elrod, Director/Composer -- Chloe Crespi, Director & Cinematographer -- Steve Hutensky, Producer -- Christopher Seward, Editor & Co-Producer -- Kurt Engfehr, Consulting Producer.   The film interviews many renowned scientists, teachers and spiritual leaders such as JZ Knight, Lllewellyn Vaughn-Lee, Stephan A. Schwartz, Gary E. Schwartz, Abdi Assadi, Roshi Joan Halifax, Roger Nelson. and more.
DVDs are NTSC Region Code 0. English language only, running time: 97 Min. Price: $19.95  Purchase DVD Here








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September 13th, 2010
"Wake Up, an Invitation to Spirituality"

After Arriving at San Francisco for work, Jonas' first night in his hotel room became incredibly strange and shocking... he suddenly had the ability to hear and see the unseen, spirits, clouds of energy, geometric patterns coming out of the wall, all kinds of things that were beautiful and terrifying, with no idea what was happening. A long and sometimes extremely challenging 4 year journey began as Jonas documented his search for answers. In the film are wonderful experts in medicine, science, and spirituality, "it was really important to show the hard science in this film" ...and he found he was not alone. He describes how it felt as all his belief systems were shattered, how his family and girlfriend Mara reacted, his first year of ego and moving through that, "...the universe has a funny way of working things out." How did growing up in Christianity go with what happened to him? "Oh, it was quite a train wreck as one can imagine!" He likes a Gandhi quote that Mara recently found: "I like your Christ but I don't like your Christians." Jonas had pushed hard for answers in religion for years and sometime after he let that go the phenomena happened which he doesn't think is a coincidence. "If you think the world is flat and you realize it's round that's going to be a painful transition." Such as some rage an anger for what he learned as a child about God and the universe, from that he learned how to re-educate himself. The film is excellent, Jonas is honest and real, he says to sense his emotional mood... "just follow the haircut" some sides of him were not easy to show. He found JZ Knight and Ramtha's School amazing, experienced blindfolded archery --and his resistance. The film is a wonderful invitation to spirituality, science, self-exploration, and hope, "especially in these trying times--It's time to wake up."

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