Who I Am

I’m Andrew Winegarner and this is my first documentary film.

I’ve been an art teacher since 2007 and recently received my Ph.D. in mythology and psychology.

CREATIVITY is currently in post-production and scheduled to be release during film festival season 2022–2023.

Education

I graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004 with a BA in Art. In 2011, I received my first MA in Education from Chapman University, followed in 2017 by my second MA in Mythological Studies (with emphasis in Depth Psychology) from Pacifica Graduate Institute. In April 2021, I received my Ph.D. in Mythological Studies (with emphasis in Depth Psychology) from Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Challenges

Making a feature-length film is very difficult, especially on a low budget. But I’ve studied film in college and have been making indie films with my brother since high school in the mid-to-late-1990s.

What I’ve Completed Already

To explore creativity, I’ve interviewed many different creatives, from artists, musicians, photographers, and filmmakers, to chefs, comedians, and entrepreneurs. I’ve also interviewed many different psychologists and psychology professors, as well as a neurologist and an astrophysicist.

I have most of the equipment that I need and I’m doing 100% of the work myself on my off-hours with a shoestring budget.

The Budget

Here’s the breakdown of the $11,000 budget I am seeking to raise:

$5,000 – Media Licensing, music licensing (examples: displaying a photo by a famous photographer will cost $2,000 each; licensing C-SPAN videos cost $2,000 floor + $66.67 per second after that)

$4,000 – Post-production, Audio mastering, color correction, titles and animation

$2,000 – legal services

The Impact

I’m hoping to inspire people from all walks of life to get creative, especially with the challenges that we face in the future; from the climate crisis to overpopulation and becoming an interstellar species, as Carl Sagan envisioned.

Who Have I Interviewed?

For this list with live links to websites, please visit awinegarner.com/creativity

1. Teresa M. Amabile, Ph.D. – Baker Foundation Professor, Harvard Business School / Author, “The Progress Principle” and “Creativity in Context”
2. Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D. – Artistic Director at Mythica Foundation
3. Lucia Avalos-Gonzalez – Educator
4. John Bucher, Ph.D. – Creative Director, Joseph Campbell Foundation / Co-host for Skeleton Keys Podcast
5. Matt Cardin, Ph.D. – Author of A Course in Demonic Creativity, mattcardin.com
6. Shelley Carson, Ph.D. – Psychologist, Harvard professor, author of Your Creative Brain
7. Jesse Carsten – Musician, Half Shadow, halfshadow.world
8. Jamaal Durr – Artist, jqvisuals.net
9. Alice W. Flaherty, M.D., Ph.D. – Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
10. Sandra Fremgen – Illustrator / Graphic Designer, sandrafremgen.com
11. Vlad Glăveanu, Ph.D. – The Five A’s of creativity model, Assoc. Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology and Counseling at Webster University Geneva
12. Lou Graziani – Comic Artist, Cy-Boar, Duel of the Fates: TOYBOX EDITION
13. Tracy Graziani – CEO Graziani Multimedia, grazianimultimedia.com
14. Lindsey Griffith – Music Therapist
15. John Harrison – Filmmaker, Composer, Director of Frank Herbert’s DUNE (TV mini-series)
16. Michael Jacobs – Entrepreneur / Team Kitchens, teamkitchens.com
17. Kirsten Johnsen, Ph.D. – Ecological Mythologist, kirstenellenjohnsen.net
18. Hansika Kapoor, Ph.D. – Clinical Psychologist, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai
19. James C. Kaufman, Ph.D. – Psychologist, University of Connecticut / violet-scarlet-dasj.squarespace.com
20. Thank Knutson – Winemaker at Raymond Vineyards
21. Carmen Lynch – Comedian, Co-creator of Apt C3, carmenlynch.com
22. Glen McIntosh – Animation Supervisor, animator, previz artist on such films as the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Jurassic World & Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
23. Tom McIntyre – Science Educator
24. Joey Miller – Photographer
25. Dan Millman – Author of 18 books (including Way of the Peaceful Warrior and The Creative Compass), teacher, public figure/speaker, peacefulwarrior.com
26. Alex Mott – Composer, thealexmott.wixsite.com
27. Antonio Paris, Ph.D. – Astrophysicist, Professor: St. Petersburg College, Author: Mars: Your Personal 3D Journey to the Red Planet
28. Guy Patton – Filmmaker, “Pearl: The Assassin”
29. James & Tony Pinto – Filmmakers, “Why Dinosaurs?”
30. SeyedAhmad Rahimi, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Ed. Tech., University of Florida
31. Judith Schlesinger, PhD – Psychologist, Artist, Author: The Insanity Hoax, drjudithschlesinger.com
32. Liam Sharp – Comic Artist (Marvel, DC Comics, Image), liam-sharp.com
33. Shay the Surrealist – Artist, smwvisuals.com
34. Dean K. Simonton, Ph.D. – Psychologist / Author, “Origins of Genius” / Professor Emeritus, UC Davis
35. Glen Slater, Ph.D. – Clinical Psychologist, Pacifica Graduate Institute
36. Dennis Patrick Slattery, Ph.D. – Professor Emeritus, Pacifica Graduate Institute / Co-author, “Deep Creativity” / Literature & Phenomenology, University of Dallas, dennispatrickslattery.com
37. Evans Lansing Smith, Ph.D. – Pacifica Graduate Institute / Comparative Literature, Claremont Graduate School, coniunctioblog.com
38. Jackson Smith – Filmmaker, “The Chocolate Soldier”, “Elevate” / Nightfall Entertainment / Screen Fever Podcast
39. Wendy Sparks & Jeff Torquemada – Wildlife Photographers, jeffandwendyphotography.com
40. Peter Stuart, LMFT – Therapist, singer/songwriter of the band Dog’s Eye View
41. Phil Tippett – Filmmaker, animator, tippett.com, the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park / World, Mad God, and many others
42. Colin Trevorrow – Filmmaker, “Safety Not Guaranteed”, the Jurassic World franchise
43. Jason Trinidad – Artist, The Vogu, thevogu.io
44. Betsy Whitt – Science Educator
45. Mike Willmarth – Math Educator
46. Emily Willoughby, Ph.D. – Artist & Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota, emilywilloughby.com
47. Christie Wolf – Science Educator