Zeitgeist: the Movie is a 2007 documentary film by Peter Joseph examining a claimed prehistory of Christianity, theories of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other issues such as the monetary system, wars and other social elements. It was officially released online on June 18, 2007 on zeitgeistmovie.com.^[3] A sequel, Zeitgeist: Addendum, focuses on the monetary system and advocates a resource-based social system influenced by the ideas of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project.^[4] Following Zeitgeist: Addendum, Peter Joseph created an organization called The Zeitgeist Movement to promote the ideas of Fresco's Venus Project.^[5] Peter Joseph has publicly stated that The Zeitgeist Movement, while inspired by his film's content, is not an organization which supports them directly.^[6] A third film called Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is scheduled to be released in Fall 2010. Peter Joseph has stated that its topics will focus on human behavior, technology, and rationality.^[7]


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Zeitgeist: Addendum premiered at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles, California on October 2, 2008, winning their highest award. It was released free online on October 4, 2008.[35] Director Peter Joseph stated: "The failure of our world to resolve the issues of war, poverty, and corruption, rests within a gross ignorance about what guides human behavior to begin with. It addresses the true source of the instability in our society, while offering the only fundamental, long-term solution."

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