I Am is a documentary by director Tom Shadyac, best known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Bruce Almighty. He suffered serious injuries in a bicycle accident which caused him to reevaluate his place in the world. In doing so, he came to the conclusion that he was part of the problem and as a result he sold his 17,000 square foot home in Beverly Hills and gave up a private jet, among other things. Through interviews with great thinkers, such as Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky, he analyzes the meaning of life and with several scientists, concludes that we are all connected in many ways. At one point, we meet his father, who, it turns out was one of the founders of St. Jude's Children's hospital, along with Danny Thomas. He has inherited his dad's need to make a difference in the world. His optimistic outlook for our future may be misguided, but I give him credit for being a good example to the rest of us.
