In collaboration with Groowinky.com, Luddite Online will begin providing access to original films and reflections about the growing atmosphere of depersonalized, nihilistic, tech-heavy absurdity as the corporate takeover of planet Earth continues apace, unchecked, unregulated, and with apparently no end in sight. We hope that by including original, contemporary contributions, we can avoid trapping ourselves in a self-deluding bubble of neo-Luddism.

Among other things, Groowinky produces, films, and releases short, independent movies featuring independent actors and independent script writers. We believe these films are a better representation of the value of the media of film than what is typically produced in the major Hollywood studios.

We are excited that Luddite Online has attracted the support of independent filmmakers, and we believe that such ventures will lend a voice to others who feel drowned out in the increasingly technological world order. We also hope that the filmmaking efforts at Groowinky and elsewhere will lead to a renewal of classic filmmaking more concerned with quality acting and writing that addresses themes that are concerned more with film viewers and art lovers, and less with generating box office receipts or catering to the dictates of the film rating associations.

BELOW IS A SHORT FILM FROM GROOWINKY ENTITLED, "THE HANDS OF A PUSHER."

ONE VIEWER SAID OF THIS FILM, "IN PAGAN CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY, THE GOAT REPRESENTS THE DEVIL, AND ALSO A WORK ETHIC. HENCE, TO WORK LIKE THE DEVIL. IN MANY MYTHOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE SPIRITS OF MEN AND WOMEN—THE ANIMUS AND THE ANIMA—WOMEN CHOOSE EVIL BECAUSE IT’S EASIER.  SOMETIMES WHEN THE WORLD HAS ITS WAY, THE EVIL SEEMS LESS TERRIFYING AND MORE OF A COMFORT. I SUPPOSE IT’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. "

THE FILMMAKER REPLIED, "YES, THE GOAT IS A SYMBOL OF EVIL IN CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS.  BUT "PAN" THE GOAT IS ALSO A PRE-CHRISTIAN SYMBOL WHICH REPRESENTS A SORT OF OPEN, ANIMALISTIC SEXUALITY REMOVED FROM SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS.  THAT'S MORE OF WHAT I WAS GOING FOR WITH THAT FILM.  IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF MODERN RELATIONSHIPS... BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH JUNK INSIDE OF US THAT OUR EFFORTS TO EXPRESS OUR LOVE OFTEN COME OUT MORE AGGRESSIVELY, OR JUST DISTORTED, THAN WE HAD PLANNED (IN THIS CASE, THE "PUSHING").  THAT WAS FILMED IN THE NORTHWEST, AND ALSO IN RIVERSIDE CA, AND WAS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING EXPERIENCE.  I ESPECIALLY LOVE ALL THE IMAGERY OF THAT ONE, AND THE EROTIC UNDERTONE AND SUPERIMPOSED IMAGES.