THE CREW
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J. Yochanan Russell
Executive Producer
Psilocybin entered into my life when I was 15 yrs young, and has remained one of my master teachers ever since.
The blessed intelligence that resides within the essence of this sacred mushroom has offered me so much throughout the years of my life. The precious details of every experience I've had while entranced (in trance) on journeys with psilocybin have never been forgotten.
I truly feel the Divine Mother led me to psilocybin and other entheogens in order for me to heal and to assist in the healing of our beloved humanity.
My motivation with Golden Embryo Productions LLC is to provide points of access to the indigenous cultures that have utilized entheogens throughout the ages, and to highlight the origins and traditional engagement practices related to entheogens, through conscious-non-performative media.
I feel deeply in doing so, I'm fulfilling a promise and shared destiny to empower humanity with sacred knowledge for the awakening of consciousness.
Darius Gardner
Producer & Director
In my life storytelling is synonymous with breath from as young as 9 yrs old I remember sitting around a fire. with my father and him reciting made up story after made up story filling my mind with visions to be explored later in my life. These childhood memories. turned into a passion for telling stories.
Born in Los Angeles, California He has spent 7+ years in the film industry working on set of Movies, Music videos and television shows he has worked for top Companies such as Prettybird, Superprime, and Anonymous Content. After branching off and pursuing an independent career in directing music videos and promotional pieces he found himself falling out of love with his career. In 2018 he took a much needed hiatus from film and immersed himself in the study of herbs and indigenous practices. In the span of these 5 years he was able to re- connect with his purpose of storytelling thanks to the guidance of elders and our plant allies, he unlocked a deeper understanding of himself and the world around him; only now having a more holistic vision.
"I am deeply grateful for the lessons I have learned from my time living with indigenous communities, and my work as a filmmaker. These experiences have shaped my worldview and have given me a unique perspective on the interconnectivity of all living beings and the power of storytelling to inspire positive change."
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Ashel Seeasunz
Creative Director
Chicago born, living in Oakland by way of NY. He has West African/Blackfoot ancestry. He works with various shamanic healing practices including Dagrara divination, Japanese spiritual purification, (Www.sukyomahikari.org), and Galactic Language Activation/soul cleansing via Tian Gong. He is the founder of Solestial Church, a community of ancestral medicine carriers for the future of a re- indigenized world.
His music groups include hip hop based RebelWise, Sage & Cedar, and Dogon Lights. As Co-founder/Co-Director of Essential Food and Medicine (www.essentialfam.org) they re-member the community's relationship to land, food, and nature's medicine working with the houseless, reservations, and incarcerated.
Through Earth Amplified Media, He is currently a creative director for a documentary: "Indigenous Roots of Psychedelics" and working to preserve Indigenous Languages with their "Ancient Tongue" project. Www.essentialfam.org
Xochitl Bernadette Moreno
Creative Director
IIs a long time activist and media maker, creator. Co Host & producer for KPFA Radio's, La Onda Bajita; https://www.laondabajita.com/ and Co-founder/Co-Director of Essential Food and Medicine; www.essentialfam.org,who re-indigenizes our community's relationship to land, food and medicine working with the houseless, indigenous, and formerly incarcerated.
She is a ceremonialist who works in the healing arts. As a collaborator with, Solestial Church, she combines medicines and sacred traditions from her own ancestral Mexican/Australian lineages with various paths from the places she has traveled to study. She blends music, clinical herbalism, bodywork and curanderismo to create balance.
Jesse Richmond
Camera Operator
I'm a DP and photographer based in Portland Oregon. Work and travel are my biggest passions while music gives rhythm to it all. Im passionate about telling a story through my imagery and finding a way to evoke emotion.
My credits include , documentaries commercials, music videos and short films.
As a photographer I've taken on commercial jobs for jewelry lines, architectural design firms, nature and food magazines, as well as my own personal projects.
