Crazy Wisdom Films

Stories that awaken. Films that endure. Wisdom that travels.

Michael M. Conti filming in the Great Bear Rain Forest

Crazy Wisdom Films is an independent transmedia company dedicated to documentary storytelling, book publishing, and immersive experiential programming. This site is home to the Unruly Mystic film series, the philosophy behind the work, and the filmmaker behind it all.


The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard documentary film poster

The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard

2014
The Unruly Mystic: John Muir documentary film poster

The Unruly Mystic: John Muir

2018
Hildegard Spricht documentary film poster

Hildegard Spricht

2022
Hildegard Speaks documentary film poster

Hildegard Speaks

2023
Seeing First Light — coming soon
Coming Soon

Seeing First Light

In Production

About the Filmmaker

Michael M. Conti is a Boulder, Colorado filmmaker, educator, and media producer with nearly four decades of experience — from Hollywood productions to Fortune 500 product development to independent documentary filmmaking. A native Coloradan shaped by both the Rocky Mountain landscape and an academic family environment, Conti developed a lifelong interest in the intersection of science, spirituality, nature, and storytelling. Read more about Michael and the mission behind Crazy Wisdom Films.

Crazy Wisdom Films and Publishing believes that everyone possesses remarkable potential. Our stories, films, and land-based tours are designed to awaken the wisdom within — through real-life stories that resonate across generations, and a spirituality that transcends all barriers.


The Unruly Mystic Film Series

An independent documentary series exploring the spiritual connection to creativity, nature, and health. Each film profiles a historical figure whose life and work continue to speak to how we understand the natural world, our own creativity, and our place within it.


The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard (2014)

The Unruly Mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen documentary film thumbnail

The 12th-century abbess, composer, healer, and Doctor of the Church — patron saint of creativity. Premiered in Germany. Learn more →


The Unruly Mystic: John Muir (2018)

The Unruly Mystic John Muir documentary film thumbnail

America’s first environmental activist — naturalist, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club. Premiered at Yosemite National Park. Learn more →


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Awakening wisdom through documentary film and publishing since 2014.