WTF is on my Mind?!
Author, Speaker, Whistleblower and award-winning Director Mark Vicente was behind the sleeper hit “What The Bleep Do We Know?!” Several books have been written about the film’s remarkable grassroots marketing campaign, which led to its unprecedented success.Mark was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1965. Taking his first photograph at age four, he quickly discovered his passion for being behind the camera. After attending film and drama school in South Africa, he began working his way up the ranks of the camera department, from Assistant to Operator to Cinematographer. His first big break came as Director of Photography on the musical “SARAFINA,” starring Whoopi Goldberg. In 1992, he set his sights on Hollywood and relocated to Los Angeles to shoot his first studio picture for Disney; “FATHERHOOD,” starring Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry. At the age of 26, he became one of the youngest cinematographers to shoot a big-budget studio picture. Over the next few decades, he went on to shoot an additional 14 feature films and numerous documentaries, music videos and commercials. Mark soon found there were in him, untold stories he desperately wanted to express as a Director. He was driven by the conviction that tales of greatness, nobility and introspection could be exciting and financially successful. Perhaps because of the very obvious race and class iniquities in South Africa, he found himself propelled to question certain fundamental assumptions at a very young age. Beliefs about human behavior, cosmology, religion, existentialism and mysticism. Along the way, he stumbled into a few situations where leaders with malignant pathologies (masquerading as saintly philosophers) spoke the talk of self-improvement but did untold damage to their followers... and him. Looking back, he can now say he has been in at last two cults. His last foray into personal growth and his defection from NXIVM was chronicled in the HBO series “The Vow”. Mark and a few plucky whistleblowers exposed the criminal activities of the organization, resulting in multiple arrests and indictments. He doesn’t consider himself a cult expert, but by his own admission, “I’m an expert in being screwed over, waking up, and knowing how to spot them.” He’s got a pretty salty approach to most things and is fascinated by the myriad patterns in the human psychodynamic that create the best and the worst in civilization. Join Mark as he unpacks a whole range of topics to do with: Psychology, Consciousness, Morality, Narcissistic Abuse, Spirituality, Cults, Propaganda, Science, Filmmaking, and Philosophy.You never quite know what you’re going to get, as it really does depend on… WTF is on his mind?!
Episodes
Brave Expression in the Age of Intolerance with Africa Brooke
Beyond the Self - with Africa Brooke releasing cult-like thinking and rigid identities w/ Mark Vicente
Identical News Montage
The Corporation Film
Narcissistic Psychopathy: A Global Dark Force. 25th & 26th of May in Liverpool, UK
Gary Brecka
Decoding Cults & Narcissists with Mark Vicente...
KINGDOM ANIMATED SHORT
https://www.lubomirarsov.com/
IN SHADOW
Beyond The Self with Africa Brooke - releasing cult-like thinking & rigid identities - with Mark Vicente
The conversation between Mark Vicente and Lubomir explores the creative process, the power of visual storytelling, and the challenges of staying true to one's artistic vision. They discuss the import...
AFRICA BROOKE
Preorder Africa's Book:
The Third Perspective: Brave Expression in The Age of Intolerance (out May 2024)
An open letter: why I'm leaving the cult of wokeness by Africa Brooke
Course with Richard Grannon
DECODING CULTS & NARCISSISTS
Other Podcasts with Africa
Triggernometry - They've Weaponised Guilt and Shame
Mikhaila Pe...
In this episode: I tell a story written by Herman Charles Bosman about an unfortunate incident between a black African warrior and a white Afrikaans soldier.
Vuzamazulu Credo Mutwa
Herman Charles Bosman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_(racial_term)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente
Website: www.markvicente.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markvicen...
DECODING CULTS & NARCISSISTS
https://www.richardgrannon.com/narcissistic-cults-decoded-course
In this episode: I wandered into a Cathedral in Lisbon and asked a question on social media:
"Taking a Sunday trip down memory lane. I have so many complex thoughts and feelings in cathedrals like this. A mixture of awe, sadness and outrage. Perhaps it’s worth a podcast episode. How do you f...
NARCISSISTIC CULTS DECODED
https://www.richardgrannon.com/narcissistic-cults-decoded-course
In this episode: Sarma Melngailis goes deep with me on the deception she experienced with con-man ‘Mr. Fox’, what people don't understand about coercive control, the problems with media, and her healing journey.
“If I’d had any involvement in her case, she never would have gone to jail.” - E...
In this episode:
I speak with actress, writer, producer, classical pianist, singer, and songwriter, Lucy Walsh. We discuss her new book 'Remember Me As Human', her crazy life as the daughter of Joe Walsh (The Eagles), and her escape from what she calls a high-control group in the heart of Hollywood.
https://www.instagram.com/thelucywalsh/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/...
In this episode:
I share with Diane Bell, Sundance Award- Winning Director how she helped me regain my hope and creative fire after the NXIVM debacle.
https://www.dianebell.com/
https://www.instagram.com/aimfromtheheart1/
https://www.instagram.com/shootfromtheheart1/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente
Website: www.markvicente.com
Instagram: https://w...
This is a follow-up to the previous episode "The Slippery Slope of Ideology"
- Reading listeners' answers to the question: "What is the antidote to the information control that inflames the US and THEM-ing?"
- Talking to Rick Ross after leaving NXIVM
- The Socratic Method
- One possible ANTIDOTE
- There are more than TWO choices
Andrew Gold - Heretics
...
In this Episode:
- Key moments that opened my eyes to NXIVM.
- Cult leaders seem to be cut from the same cloth because they have the same pathology.
- Thoughts on my social media posts.
- Some people want me to vilify specific political groups. Why I won't.
- Patterns are everything.
- The slippery slope of ideological trenches.
New Course: RECLAMATION
www.markvicente.com/courses
20 Diversion tac...
RECLAMATION COURSE
In this episode:
- Who are you being told to hate?
- World Triangulation
- Glorification of War
- A Soldier's Story
- Moral Injury
- Talking to a soldier I was supposed to kill
German WWI veteran describes killing a French soldier in a bayonet charge From @bullfrogboss8008
patreon.com/markvicente
Music: Origins by Daniel Deuschle
Patreon: https://ww...
In this episode: NXIVM, Gladiators, CIA, Tin Foil, Public Relations, and taking down the little runt.
patreon.com/markvicente
CIA Dispatch: https://www.globalresearch.ca/cia-memo-1967-cia-coined-weaponized-label-conspiracy-theory/5822801
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Empathy not Included - Social Media Accounts:
Instagram
Facebook
In this Episode: Self-hatred as a misguided attempt towards enlightenment. The polarization between the body and the spirit in spiritual groups and teachings.
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Sign up for news about my new film at: www.empathynotincluded.com
Empathy not Included - Social Media Accounts:
Instagram
Facebook
Tik Tok
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Music: Origins by Daniel Deuschle
In this Episode:
- Cognitive Dissonance.
- The scientific method vs. a deeply vested need for a particular answer.
- A simple formula to understand why many deny obvious evidence right in front of them!
- Turning RED flags Pink.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente
Website: www.markvicente.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markvicente/
Twitter...
SPOILER ALERT: I will be giving away major plot points of the movie 'Oblivion'.
In this Episode: Tom Cruise plays Jack Harper in this 2013 sci-fi movie directed by Joseph Kosinski. The irony of Tom Cruise playing a character who wakes up inside an AI cult and then helps take it down. The NXIVM 9 were like the 'Scavs' Jack thinks are the enemy.
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In this Episode: Ever been around someone who seems to correct or criticize everything you do? Do you have that person in your life that you feel you need to be really careful around? As though there are land mines everywhere. You have to tip-toe very carefully through their rules and regulations. They live with an ideology in their head that can become authoritarian in its intolerance.
In this Episode: Guy Pearce talks about why he reached out to me. We had an amazing, deep, and honest conversation covering cults, groups, his fascination with The Vow, and his take on acting and being human.
Guy Pearce was born October 5, 1967 in the UK to Margaret Anne and Stuart Graham Pearce. His father was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to English and Scottish parents, while Guy's mother is...
In this Episode: I talk to Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle, Clinical Psychologist and Board President of Seek Safely. https://www.seeksafely.org
SEEK SAFELY is an organization that:
- Educates the public about the self-help industry.
- Empowers consumers of personal and professional development.
- Promotes professional standards in this $11 Billion/Year unregulated self-help industry.
Seek Safely Podcast
http...
In this Episode: Filmmaking can do extraordinary things... move people to the greatest heights and the deepest depths of themselves, and it can also be weaponized.
Russian Cinema. Lev Kuleshov explains juxtaposition. Hitchcock waxes on about the power of editing. Using editing and omission to perform character assassination. The power of music to play the human instrument. Filmmakers know how to get ...
In this episode… conspiracy theorists are idiots, right?
Lloyd Evans - ex-Jehovah's Witness writer, activist and filmmaker. Author of "The Reluctant Apostate,"
https://www.youtube.com/@LloydEvans
Cults to Consciousness - Shelise Ann Sola— former devout Mormon. Stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups.
https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousness
Graham Hancock
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