Franti, Michael Filmography

• Play in Full Screen Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey

  2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Bad Brains: A Band in DC

  2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Guerrilla Midwife

  2011, role: composer
• Play in Full Screen Sounds Like a Revolution

  2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen One Giant Leap 2: What About Me?

  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

  2008, role: composer
• Play in Full Screen A Call to Action

  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Diamonds in the Rough

  2007, role: actor , character name: Narrator
• Play in Full Screen Coachella

  2006, role: actor , character name: Himself - Spearhead
• Play in Full Screen Breaking the Rules

  2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen I Know I'm Not Alone

  2005, role: director
• Play in Full Screen I Know I'm Not Alone

  2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen The Reality of Bob Burnquist

  2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen I Know I'm Not Alone

  2005, role: producer
• Play in Full Screen I Know I'm Not Alone

  2005, role: composer
• Play in Full Screen Blind Boys of Alabama: Go Tell It on the Mountain

  2004, role: actor , character name: Performer
• Play in Full Screen T in the Park

  2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

  2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen The Fourth World War

  2003, role: actor , character name: Narrator
• Play in Full Screen Soundz of Spirit

  2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen 5 Sides of a Coin

  2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Go Further

  2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen The Last Poets

  2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen 1 Giant Leap

  2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen This Is What Democracy Looks Like

  2000, role: actor , character name: Narrator
• Play in Full Screen Trade Off

  2000, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Courage: Profiles in Creativity

  1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Always Outnumbered

  1998, role: composer
• Play in Full Screen Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

  1985, role: actor , character name: Marauder

Famous quotes by Michael Franti:

"Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human."

"Power to the peaceful!"

"No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother."

"Today we are in a war against war - music is our power."

"Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form."

"We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace."

"Everyone deserves music."

"Every single soul is a poem."

"Through music I either tame my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. I don't want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home."

"All the freaky people make the beauty of the world."

"I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night."

"When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world."

"During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come."

"There are so many things to be worried about, and I wanted to make a record that people could put on, and it would lift them up the way the sun did for me each day."

"My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me."

"Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music."

"Investing now in safe-guarding people by helping them to adapt to climate change, will help save money and lives while building resilience."

"I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different."

"If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems."

Michael Franti