Peter Joseph was born in North Carolina to a middle class family. He has said in interviews that his mother's role as a social worker helped shape his opinion and impressions of American life . He later moved to New York to attend art school. Currently he lives and works in New York City as a freelance film editor/composer/producer for various industries.

Zeitgeist, The Movie came into existence as a personal project and was shown in New York as a free public awareness expression. After the event was over, the film was released online with little thought given to a public response. Shortly, the film received several thousand views and a few months later the "Final Edition" was completed.

In October 2008, Addendum was released as a continuation of the first film, focusing on the core issues relevant to the subject of human corruption while in turn offering a solution. The website reports that it has an average 50,000 daily views, making it approximately 10 million as of August 2009. This does not include YouTube views and other platforms.

A third film, called Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, is scheduled to be released in January 15th, 2011. Peter Joseph has stated that its topics will focus on human behavior, technology, and rationality.

Joseph started The Zeitgeist Movement in 2009 after the release of his second film, Addendum. This grassroots movement advocates social awareness and broad social change concepts...the most significant of which is the transition to a modern global society and a Resource based economy from the current monetary-based economy.

During a February 24, 2010 radio address, Joseph said of the Movement; "We are not preaching any type of behavior. We are trying to readjust society in a positive way holistically through technology and science. It’s that simple."

Joseph was the subject of a New York Times article shortly after the 2009 Zeitgeist Day as well as numerous interviews by radio hosts and independent media journalists.

In early 2010, a free - non-profit, downloadable online interview was made about Joseph by Charles Robinson in which Joseph himself discusses his life experiences.

Lectures

• Social Pathology | The Zeitgeist Movement Lecture by Peter Joseph | NYC 2010 ZDAY.
• Peter Joseph's Zeitgeist Movement Lecture "Where Are We Going?" Maharishi University, Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Maharishi University of Management, an "Ayurvedic science" institution.
• Review and recordings of a not-for-profit public lecture and Q&A held at Goldsmiths College, Saturday 25 July, 2009
• Peter Joseph's Zeitgeist Movement Lecture "Where Are We Now?" London, UK - Saturday, July 25, 2009

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