About Barnet Bain

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Barnet Bain is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and teacher known for exploring themes of creativity, connection, and the human spirit. His film credits include the Oscar winning “What Dreams May Come,” Outstanding TV Movie Emmy nominee “Homeless to Harvard,” Eckhart Tolle’s “Milton’s Secret,” and “Jesus,” translated into 2,245 languages and often cited as the most widely seen film in history by The New York Times. His new book, “How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World),” which grew out of a Columbia University master’s course he created for psychologists, offers a heartfelt guide to practicing friendship in all its forms. Visit BarnetBain.com.

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Barnet Bain is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and teacher known for exploring themes of creativity, connection, and the human spirit. His film credits include “What Dreams May Come,” “Homeless to Harvard,” “Milton’s Secret,” and “Jesus,” translated into 2,245 languages. His new book, “How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World),” which grew out of a Columbia University master’s course he created for psychologists, offers a heartfelt guide to practicing friendship in all its forms. Learn more at BarnetBain.com. Welcome to the show, Barnet. Why did you write "How to Be a Friend (In an Unfriendly World)?”

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Barnet Bain is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and educator. His film credits include “Milton’s Secret” (director, writer), Oscar winner “What Dreams May Come” (producer), Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding TV Movie “Homeless to Harvard” (executive producer), “The Celestine Prophecy” (writer, producer), and “Jesus,” translated into more than 2,245 languages and often cited as the most widely seen film in history by The New York Times.

Barnet consults and trains business leaders and private clients committed to high performance. Through his creativity workshops, he guides people of all ages and walks of life to expand their vision of what is possible and develop their gifts and talents with passion.

He has been a faculty member of Columbia University’s Spirituality Mind Body Institute and the Esalen Institute. His books include “The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love, and Work” (Atria, 2015); “The Third Story: Awakening the Love That Transforms” (Spindrift, 2013); and his forthcoming “How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World),” a heartfelt guide to practicing friendship in all its forms. Visit BarnetBain.com.