E64: A Better Life w/ author Chris Johnson

Premiered Aug 15, 2020 There is no God. Now what? If this is the only life we have, how does that affect how we live our lives, how we treat each other, and cope with our own mortality. Award winning filmmaker and photographer photographer Chris Johnson created the coffee table photography book and documentary A Better Life in response to these questions and more. Chris Johnson is a New York-based photographer and filmmaker. He received his undergraduate degree in film production (along with a minor in religious studies) from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. His photography has been seen in various outlets, including The New York Times. He is the author of the coffee table photography book, A Better Life: 100 Atheists Speak Out on Joy & Meaning in a World Without God, as well as the documentary film version, A Better Life: An Exploration of Joy & Meaning in a World Without God. He has traveled the world on a screening/lecture tour about A Better Life, speaking and screening the film in over 120 cities on four continents from Reykjavik to Shanghai. In addition, he is the co-producer, co-director, and co-writer of the award winning documentary film, Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon which premiered on the BBC in 2019. Hosted by Amaia Perez, the RfR Online Programming Director, and Eric Wells, the RfR Support Group Director. Resources  - Book: The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll Learn more about Chris Johnson - http://www.theatheistbook.com - A Better Life podcast: https://www.theatheistbook.com/pages/podcast