Hypothesis with Brett Smith. Brett Smith was born and raised in Provo, Utah. He is 27 years old. He graduated from Provo High School in 2001 and recently earned his Associate in Science (Behavioral Science) degree from Utah Valley University. He currently works at a Cinemark movie theater in Orem, Utah as an assistant manager. In 2006, He did a short 15 minute documentary for a class at the university. Since Steven Jones was a hot topic in Utah at the time, he chose to make him the subject of the film. In recent years, he felt that the story of Steven Jones went much further than just his original paper, and the potential for a great story could be told. The resulting film became Hypothesis.
Hypothesis is one of the main featured films at the 6th Annual 9/11 Film Festival to be held in the Bay Area at three different venues- The Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, The VIZ Theater in San Francisco, and the Bal Theater in San Leandro, from September 9th- September 12th, 2010.The film begins with a look at Professor Steven Jones who received much local media attention when he began to challenge the official story of the destruction of the World Trade Center. Professor Jones was forced by BYU to quit teaching classes and eventually retired from the University. Vilified by the corporate media, he has also become a hero of the 9/11 truth movement, and has been included in numerous documentary films. The Film Festival will also be screening the The Hard Evidence Tour, Sydney, Australia, Steven Jones one of Professor Jones best presentations, given in November 2009.
Hypothesis is a more personal look at Professor Jones and includes his colleagues, his son, his wife. It also includes C. Martin Hinckley who apparently tried threatening and bribing Professor Jones to steer him away from his search for the truth about the destruction of the World Trade Center. In this show, Brett reveals that he actually interviewed Hinckley before he began his documentary on Jones, working on a short documentary on "Big Brother." Hinckley brought up Jones on his own accord, only later did Brett decide to do his documentary on Professor Jones. Brett saw the media attacks upon Professor Jones and felt that Jones deserved a chance to speak for himself and be heard. Jones had chosen a very heroic path, an unpopular, difficult road, opening himself up to ridicule and attacks, but also a noble path, in alignment with his values, his commitment to truth and the welfare of humanity. The film has a very genuine, honest feel to it and includes some humorous moments, as well as the excellent documentation of the scientific efforts of Professor Jones. (My review posted here) Our discussion included the power of ideas, films, psychology, personal transformation, propaganda, and the media. Brett is still in the process of editing his film, and has yet to create a website for it. He is planning on continuing at Graduate School this Fall. I mentioned another new film which should be of interest to anyone seeking truth these days PSYWAR which details the history of America, power relationships, the evolving sophistication of the media in the attempt to control the public mind.
The trailer for Hypothesis is posted at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bi5UX3u3W8.