Inspired by Terence McKenna, iconoclast gonzo filmmaker Mike Kawitzky probes the outer limits of consciousness in Cognition Factor. One cyberpunk's search for enlightenment in a digital age, as twenty of the top minds of our times give their opinions on the “Big Five” questions relating to the human experience. Using 3D scenarios and backed by an original score from ambient masters, Cognition Factor is one of the world’s first smart movie with a dynamic way of presenting word, picture, music and opinion to increasingly informed audiences who are bored with media prescription.
The plot takes place in a stream of consciousness as a cyberpunk quests for enlightenment in the digital age. The viewer is transported to a narrated virtual world in search of answers to the "Big Five" questions. It's a totally human experience as Cognition Factor stitches live conversations with Terence McKenna, brother Dennis McKenna, along with Ralph Abraham, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Metzner, Alex Grey, and twenty more of the top thinkers of our times. It's a narrated gonzo documentary, showcast inside a 3D landscape backed by original compositions from top musicians, like Dr. Lx Paterson, Dom Beken and Phil Le Gonedic, of The ORB, Merv Pepler (EatStatic/Ozrik Tentacles), Colin Angus& Matt Catt (The Shamen/Pablo Sandoz), Steve Hillage (System 7), all brought together by ambient composer, performer and originator, Mike Martin (Indidginus)