DJ Kadagian is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, best-selling author, and quantum economist. His films have aired on PBS, Gaia TV, the Discovery Channel, and Hallmark, as well as being featured at over 120 film festivals around the world. His innovative and thought-provoking works have focused on socioeconomic issues, race relations, religion & spirituality, alternative healing, and poetry. In them, he has collaborated with some of the country’s top philosophers, academics, activists, poets, researchers, and theologians.
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His first book, The Crossover Experience, which explores the phenomenon of the near-death experience, was released in 2022 and has been an Amazon Best-Seller. In 2023, he released My Very Own Psychedelic Psychotherapy, chronicling his experience with psychedelics for psycho-spiritual healing and growth.
His most recent book, released in 2024, is entitled RUMI for Kids / and the Young at Heart. This was created in part as a natural complement to his film series Poetry in Motion, an innovative collection of 21 short films that artfully combines a powerful poem with music and imagery, creating a captivating experience. Among his collaborators on this project are Coleman Barks and Robert Bly, and many of the films feature the profound poetry of Rumi.
In 2024, DJ will release two new books. The first, Portrait of a Radical / The Jesus Movement, is based on the raw, uncut interviews from the award-winning documentary film of the same title and explores the radical and human nature of Jesus. The second, a follow-up to Crossover Experience, is entitled Where the Afterlife Meets Quantum Physics / Proof of the Near-Death Experience? The book delves into the fascinating intersection of spirituality and science, uncovering how the phenomenon of near-death experiences aligns with the mysterious world of quantum physics.
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DJ is a graduate of Cornell University and is a member of The Directors Guild of America and the Authors Guild of America.
​Deborah Kadagian is an artist and licensed integration psychotherapist based in Sarasota, Florida. She began her diverse career as an Ayurvedic counselor before transitioning into psychotherapy, and her dedication to holistic healing led her to produce the award-winning film Healing the Mind: The Synthesis of Western Psychiatry and Ayurveda. Deborah is a passionate advocate for integrating psychedelic medicines and Ayurveda, and her contributions earned her the Dharma Award for Excellence from AAPNA.
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Her thirst for knowledge has taken her to India, Peru, South Africa, Mexico, and Costa Rica, enriching her therapeutic and creative endeavors. At home, Deborah shares her life with her husband of 34 years and cherishes time with her daughter, son-in-law, and travels that broaden her perspective on healing and wellness.