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Eisley Constantine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eisley Constantine (born January 29, 1990) is a filmmmaker, social critic, philosopher, actor and writer.[1] Constantine began his career as a professional musician in 2010 at the age of 20 as the lead singer for an indie rock group form the Bronx, New York City, and became a solo performing artist in 2015. Eisley Constantine has travelled to create documentary style interviews on current affairs topics including the Ukraine Crisis and the urbanization of China. He is a vocal critic of empiricism in the practice of psychotherapy, narcissistic activism, political and revolutionary ambiguity, and the moralizing of developing countries. He is a self declared economic determinist.

Travel

Inspired by Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine and Michael Apted, creator of The Up Series, Constantine spent his spare time and resources creating documentary films on a variety of substantive topics. In 2012 Constantine flew to China, spending the summer and recording first hand interviews for a senior thesis titled "What the West May Learn from the East." Turned down for a street reporter position in Kansas, Constantine flew to Ukraine to document on the Ukraine Crisis, interviewing a local economists about the perceived social climate that had caused the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.

Politics

Constantine returned to his home state of Kansas to intern at the state capitol with State Senator David Haley of Wyandotte County. Constantine also volunteered on the United States Senate Campaign of Independent candidate Greg Orman.

Eisley Constantine became a fan of conservative politician Boris Johnson while resident in the United Kingdom.

Film

Eisley Constantine had an on-screen cameo in the film The Theory of Everything (2014), alongside Oscar winner for best actor Eddie Redmayne. Constantine states that the role came by way of a relationship with an acting student.

Music

In 2013 Constantine released a cover of the Said the Whale song "Gentleman" on the internet to positive reception. Constantine was active member in the open mic community in Greenwich village, appearing at venues such as the iconic Bitter End. Constantine initiated a funding campaign to secure studio recording time for fellow artists demonstrating potential. Constantine recorded and released an EP, "We're All Just Infants," with long time friend and fellow musician Bryan Jiminez for release in 2015.

Writing

Constantine criticizes revolutionary ambiguity through a mixture of rational argumentation and satire in his critical essay, "The Dale Farm Predicament." He criticizes western ethnocentrism in "What the West Can Learn From The East" and frequently smears the popular use of media to pervert or fabricate reality. Taking a usual contrarian standpoint, Constantine attempted to rationalize the 2014 Ukraine crisis as a "fictitious drama enveloping a basic economic impasse resulting in evitable conflict and loss of life."

Constantine is a declared admirer of historian Will Durant and social Psychologist Geert Hofstede.

See also

http://www.eisley.co.uk/