Peter Joseph is an American independent filmmaker and activist. He is best known for the ''Zeitgeist'' film series, which he wrote, directed, narrated, scored, and produced. He is also the founder of the related Zeitgeist Movement. Other work by Joseph includes the 2017 book ''The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression''.

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Joseph was born in

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in 1979 and attended the

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and

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. In 2009, he founded The Zeitgeist Movement, a self-described "sustainability advocacy organization". It was originally started as the "activist arm" of an organization called

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, launched by

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in 1994. In 2011, the two organizations separated. Joseph's work with the movement and the Zeitgeist film trilogy has been the subject of national media attention, including articles in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''VC Reporter'', and '' TheMarker''. Since 2011, Joseph has supported the

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. In 2012, he created the satirical miniseries ''Culture in Decline'', which challenges various contemporary cultural phenomena. In March 2017,

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published ''The New Human Rights Movement'', authored by Joseph. Abby Martin discussed his views in the book and generally in an interview on

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Filmography

Film * ''Zeitgeist: The Movie'' (2007) * ''Zeitgeist: Addendum'' (2008) * ''Zeitgeist: Moving Forward'' (2011) * ''InterReflections'' (2020) * ''Zeitgeist: Requiem'' (2024) Television * ''Culture in Decline'' (2012) Music videos * " God Is Dead?" –

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(2013)

Publications

* * ''The New Human Rights Movement'' (2017)

References

External links

*
Who Is Peter Joseph?
2009 documentary by Charles Robinson {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Peter 1979 births American conspiracy theorists American documentary film directors American political writers American founders Anti-consumerists Living people American sustainability advocates Writers about activism and social change

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