Giancarlo Canavesio is a neo-culture entrepreneur involved in regenerative content with the online channel Mangu.TV, in regenerative hospitality with the seasonal residence Difuso.net and in regenerative farming with TerraVibaIbiza.com. A former investment banker, he produced award-winning documentaries like “Neurons to Nirvana” about Psychedelic Science and mystical experiences, “2012 time for change” about personal and spiritual transformation and “Monogamish” about conscious non-monogamy. His podcast and blogs on mangu.tv continues the exploration of these topics, plus new ones like sacred sexuality and community building. Difuso.net connects travellers to Ibiza with the regenerative community and regenerative practices. Terra Viva is a radical bio-diverse farm that uses regenerative crop and animal rotation to avoid fertilizers and pesticides, and protect the health of the soil, the plants, the animals, the humans and the biosphere. He lives between Ibiza and London with his wife, Stephanie, a psychotherapist and meditation teacher and their son Edoardo, 10 years old. They also have two other children Stefano, 20 years and Talia 24 years old.

Early life and career

Giancarlo Canavesio grew up in

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and

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. He was an investment banker in

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for 10 years, then an entrepreneur in the financial consultancy and real estate industries for another 10 years.

Formation of Mangusta Productions

In 2005, Giancarlo's friend, filmmake
Fabrizio Chiesa
shot a short film “Beautiful Child” (loosely based on a Truman Capote’
novel
in his loft in TriBeCa. After production, Giancarlo formed Mangusta Productions, an independent production company based in New York City. He next produced a three-channel film on Meditation called �
Sita
�� also by Chiesa, which premiered in Paris a
Ora Ita Gallery
Shortly after the creation of Mangusta Productions, Giancarlo produced the critically acclaimed feature films: �
The Living Wake
�� b
Sol Tryon
with

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and

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and “ Fix” by

Tao Ruspoli Tao Ruspoli (; born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American filmmaker, photographer, musician, and co-founder of The Bombay Beach Biennale. Early life Ruspoli was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and raised in Rome, Italy and Los Angeles, California ...

with

Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' ( ...

and

Shawn Andrews Shawn Cornelius Andrews (born December 25, 1982) is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of ...

Expansion into feature documentaries

In 2009, Giancarlo started exploring documentaries to expand awareness on important topics. He produced �
Being in the World
�� by

, which explores what it means to be human in a technological age, and “ 2012: Time for Change” by

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-nominated filmmake
Joao Amorim
with best-selling author

Daniel Pinchbeck Daniel Pinchbeck is an American author. His books include '' Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism'', ''2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl'' , and ''Notes from the Edge Times''. He is a co-founder ...

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and

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about personal and global

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. Simultaneously he became a pioneer i
hybrid film distribution
in 2010, splitting the rights and pursuing them separately. In 2012, his next project “

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,” made on a micro-budget by award-winning director Sean Baker, examined the friendship between a porn star (

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) and an elderly woman and brilliantly illustrated how a story told with images can warm your heart. Giancarlo next produced and released '' Neurons to Nirvana: Understanding Psychedelics Medicines'' an
“The Lottery of Birth”
b
Raoul Martinez

Joshua Van Praag
(the first episode of a trilogy called �
Creating Freedom
��). Neurons to Nirvana explores the medicinal properties (biological, emotional and psychological) of

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Psilocybin Psilocybin ( , ) is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi. The most potent are members of the genus ''Psilocybe'', such as '' P. azurescens'', '' P. semilanceata'', and '' P.&nbs ...

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LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known colloquially as acid, is a potent psychedelic drug. Effects typically include intensified thoughts, emotions, and sensory perception. At sufficiently high dosages LSD manifests primarily mental, vi ...

and

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. Over 1,000 people attended the NYC premiere in October 2013. The film
available online
is still touring around the world. �
The Lottery of Birth
�� explores how taking freedom for granted extinguishes the possibility of obtaining it. It ranked number 2 in the documentary section o
ITunes
“Monogamy and its Discontents” by

, with a projected 2015 release, is an exploration of sex, love and marriage. Experts including best-selling authors

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and

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are intertwined with Tao’s personal story. Also in production is
Weed the People
, a new documentary on the anti-tumoral properties of cannabis oil for pediatric cancer. The film is directed b
Abby Epstein
and executive produced by

Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film ''Hairspray'', for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Be ...

, the filmmakers behind the hit film "

The Business of Being Born ''The Business of Being Born'' is a 2008 documentary film that explores the contemporary experience of childbirth in the United States. Directed by Abby Epstein and produced by Ricki Lake, it compares various childbirth methods, including midwives, ...

Mangu.tv

In 2013, Mangusta Production formed a new online digital platform
Mangu.tv
which has four categories of content. The site also hosts an online magazine called Ideas with original articles also aggregated around four categories: Drugs & Medicines, Sex & Love, Freedom & Society and Life & Death. Mangu.tv's mission statement is: "We believe there is something broken with the way we have been approaching drugs, sex, death and politics. On the edges of mainstream culture people are proposing alternatives to the way they deal with drugs, practice intimacy, approach our last days and organize our society. Their ideas are gathering momentum, we believe in a few years they will be on everyone's minds. Mangu.tv produces and distributes films and an online magazine called Ideas Magazine that help bring these conversations to the wider world".

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