A cinematic essay - inspired by the book "who we were" by Roger Willemsen With Alexander Gerst (astronaut), Sylvia Earle (deep sea researcher), Mathieu Ricard (buddhist monk), Dennis Snower (economist), Felwine Sarr (philosopher) und Janina Loh (critical post- humanist). We may think that we're simply not capable of understanding the increasingly complex problems of our planet, but for these charismatic scientists, that's not enough. Whether it's on the top of the world, in the depths of the ocean, inside the human brain, at the G-20 summit, or in the heart of the International Space Station ISS, they are searching for practical ways to save our world. Considering their drive, we have to ask ourselves if, we as citizens of the planet, are finally ready to take on responsibility - if only for the sake of those who will come after us and ask: "WHO WE WERE"?

吉恩．史密斯的一生有如傳說，他在命運與慈悲的引領下，從和平主義者，踏上拯救文化的旅程。儘管時代充滿刺探與不信任，吉恩的行動卻是一股力量，帶動全世界參與這個拯救運動。 這個故事跨越了許多界線 ── 地理界線、政治界線，甚至哲學的界線。吉恩．史密斯尋找千年文件、保存圖博文化上的努力，並不只是為圖博人而做、更是對全人類的重大貢獻。從醫學文獻到各種神祕的著作，這些存在長達1500年之久的文獻，記述了人類的各種發展，也包含了保存於圖博的印度學者大師的作品。在政治與文化邊界不斷變動的現代，吉恩．史密斯捍衛佛典和知識的任務，十分關鍵和感人。

2003 documentary film about Tibetan Buddhism directed by Werner Herzog