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FILM SUMMARY

Transformation: The
Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard



Almost forgotten culture icon and founder of the controversial est
seminar pulls back the curtain on his life, his ideas and why he left the
country.



The documentary, "Transformation:
The Life & Legacy of Werner Erhard" had its world premiere at the Palm
Beach International Film Festival in April 2006.

Werner Erhard,
pioneer of the multi-billion dollar personal growth industry, breaks a long
silence about his ideas, his life and the controversial program est
that made him a cultural icon of the 1970's and 80's.

With exclusive and rare footage, you'll step inside est seminars, and hear provocative interviews with peers, naysayers, family members, participants and experts. Viewers will be surprised, even shocked, at how Erhard’s course and ideas, thought of by some as strictly a phenomenon of the 70s & 80's, have permeated the very fabric of society today.

Two-time Emmy winner Robyn Symon offer viewers a rare insider view into the life and ideas of Werner Erhard. Now 70 years old, Erhard speaks candidly about the early days of est, the media adulation and attacks, and the ideas themselves that underpin his work.   The documentary doesn't shy away from the hard questions about his controversial program, his past, his enemies, nor the "60 Minutes" expose that prompted him to leave the US in 1991.

Was he a man on a
mission to make a difference, or just a man out to make millions? The film
debates whether it's possible to separate the message from the messenger, and
takes a glaring look at how the media targets public figures - leaving us with
the notion that despite what you might think of him personally, this now almost
forgotten cultural leader has left a lasting social legacy of personal
transformation.