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“Maybe I’m protecting Mother Nature the way I would protect my mom. My parents were holocaust survivors. I really learned a lot about appreciating all the little things in life, which led me into a deeper understanding of gratitude.” – Louie Schwartzberg
Intro
What if beauty could change the way you experience life?
In this conversation, I sit down with visionary filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg to talk about gratitude, nature, beauty, wonder, and mental health—and why paying attention to the natural world can help us become more present and connected.
Louis shares the story behind his breathtaking films Fantastic Fungi, Gratitude Revealed, and Moving Art, and explains why he believes beauty can be a powerful antidote to a world filled with fear, conflict, and constant bad news.
We talk about how nature teaches us to live, why gratitude begins with presence, and what happens when we slow down enough to actually see the beauty that’s already around us.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the world, this conversation may give you a completely different way to look at it.
Highlights:
- 00:00 The power of beauty and nature
- 03:22 Louie Schwartzberg’s origin story
- 06:55 How gratitude shaped his life
- 07:37 Growing up with Holocaust survivor parents
- 10:10 Why beauty can inspire us to protect nature
- 23:17 How wonder leads to gratitude
- 28:31 Why Moving Art became a daily practice
- 34:18 What nature teaches us about relationships
- 38:34 Choosing beauty over fear
Connect with Louie Schwartzberg
Louie Schwartzberg is a Renowned Filmmaker, and award-winning director of the documentary Fantastic Fungi narrated by Brie Larson, which was rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Louie has spent his notable career providing breathtaking imagery using time-lapse, high-speed, and macro cinematography techniques as seen on The Las Vegas Sphere and The Vatican. He is a visionary visual artist who breaks barriers, connects with audiences, and tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people, and places.
Louie is also known for his hit series, Moving Art – an immersive nature experience originally aired on Netflix and streamed by millions worldwide, which uses his slow-motion and time-lapse visual effects to take viewers on an immersive journey through nature. Season four of the series will be launching in May 2026, this time taking audiences across four continents including the wilderness of Antarctica. All of Louie’s work will live on his subscription-based platform, The Moving Art Channel.
For Louie, the greatest satisfaction is creating works that inspire audiences to celebrate life and protect what we love. Louie is currently based in Los Angeles, CA, where he continues to push the envelope and set trends for new ways to capture that which is too slow, too fast, too small, and too vast for the human eye.
Website: https://movingart.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movingartchannel/
TED Talks: https://youtu.be/gXDMoiEkyuQ?si=MrcUjLvzqHGTABvi
https://youtu.be/FiZqn6fV-4Y?si=npn3cvvj1nzbXsr7@MovingAr
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