Created: 04 March 2019

What is Rebel Wisdom?

Welcome to our website. Above you'll find a short trailer describing who we are and what we do. We've included a selection of our films here on the website - all of which can be found on our YouTube channel. As well as creating films and documentaries, we run live experiences and retreats. You can read more about our mission and who we are in our About section.

Created: 01 March 2019

Jordan Peterson has gone from an obscure Canadian academic to an intellectual megastar in a little over a year, and become one of the most polarising cultural figures. At the core, his philosophical project involves tying together mythology, religion and science into a 'theory of everything' that many are finding compelling. The Integral philosopher Ken Wilber did something similar in the 90s and 2000s, and built a large and passionate following. What does he make of Jordan Peterson's rise to fame? Where does he agree, and disagree with his philosophy?

Created: 01 February 2019

The phrase 'Intellectual Dark Web' was first coined by mathematician Eric Weinstein in early 2018, it quickly spread. Was this just a chance remark, or was there a plan? This film explains how the creation of the Intellectual Dark Web was part of a long term strategy, and sketches out Eric's account of the history, and the future of the project.

Created: 17 January 2019

Gillette's newest ad, 'The Best a Man Can Be', has created a social media firestorm in the last few days. We sat down to discuss the reaction, the cultural context behind it and our response to the ad. Drawing on our interviews with Warren Farrell, Cassie Jaye and our experience leading men's retreats, we ask whether the ad is helping men or toxic in and of itself.

Created: 08 January 2019

What is the nature of the human psyche? How does spiritual experience relate to mental distress? And why does western culture have such a problem with ecstatic experience?

Created: 26 December 2018

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying became the most high profile victims of campus activism, and recently they have become inaugural members of the so-called Intellectual Dark Web. The aim of the IDW is to have difficult conversations in public. How do we have real, generative conversations?

Created: 26 December 2018

Our interview with Zen master Doshin Roshi, 'A Zen master talks about Jordan Peterson and the Shadow', was a viral hit, one of our most viewed films of the last year. We go back to talk to him about the reaction to the film, why people either loved or hated it - and why some found him a creepy cult leader.

Created: 26 December 2018

If the cultural conversation looks increasingly like a dysfunctional relationship between men and women, how can we move forward?

Created: 15 December 2018

Until recently Heather Heying and her husband Bret Weinstein were teachers at Evergreen College, until they were targeted by a student mob and became the most high profile victims of campus militancy. They are now both members of the new constellation of internet personalities known as the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW).