Michael Charles Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison

Michael Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison, partners who between them have authored some 50 books and written, directed and produced some 170 films, a prolific body of work that has been read, translated and/or broadcast around the world, have been married for more than a quarter-of-a-century. Their field research across the disciplines of comparative literature, anthropology, the history of science and philosophy, ecology and ethics, in over 80 countries, has served as a telling example of what two people – deeply in love with one another – can accomplish in spreading that same unconditional love to others – of all species.

Select Publications

WHY LIFE MATTERS: Fifty Ecosystems of the Heart and Mind, by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Springer, 2014. (Non-Fiction)

The Metaphysics of Protection, By Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Foreword by Dr. Ervin Laszlo, Preface by Dr. Marc Bekoff, Waterside Productions, 2014.

GOD’S COUNTRY: THE NEW ZEALAND FACTOR, by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, A Dancing Star Foundation Book, Co-Published by Zorba Press, 2010. (Non-fiction)

SANCTUARY – Global Oases of Innocence, by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Council Oak Books, 2008. (Non-fiction)

DONKEY –The Mystique of Equus Asinus, by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Council Oak Books, 2006. (Non-fiction)

NO VACANCY – Global Responses to the Human Population Explosion, Edited by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison, Bob Gillespie and Elizabeth Hughes, Hope Publishing, 2006. (Non-fiction)

A PARLIAMENT OF SOULS – In Search of Global Spirituality, Edited by Jane Gray Morrison, Michael Charles Tobias and Bettina Gray, KQED/Bay Books, 1995. (Non-fiction)

Select Films:

“YASUNÍ – A MEDITATION ON LIFE,” Written, Directed and Executive Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, for the UNDP Yasuní-ITT Initiative of the Government of Ecuador. A twenty-minute film for the Rio+20 U.N. Earth Summit, 2012.

“STATE OF THE EARTH,” Directed and Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias. Three one-hour documentaries. A Dancing Star Foundation and Earth Service Production, 2011.

“HOTSPOTS,” A Feature Film, Directed, Produced, Written and Executive Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Hosted by Dr. Russell Mittermeier, President of Conservation International. A Dancing Star Foundation feature documentary for PBS, 2008.

“NO VACANCY,” A Feature Film, Written, Directed, Produced and Executive Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, with Population Communication, Hosted by Bob Gillespie, PBS, 2006.

“MAD COWBOY,” A Feature Film, Co-Written, Co-Directed, Co-Produced and Co-Executive Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, with Voice for a Viable Future, Hosted by Howard Lyman, Based upon Lyman’s book by the same title, Produced by Dr. Patrick Fitzgerald, PBS, 2005.

“WORLD WAR III,” One-hour Documentary, Co-Written, Co-Directed, Co-Produced, Co-Executive Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Tobias, based upon their book by same title, Oregon Public Broadcasting, PBS, 1995.

“A PARLIAMENT OF SOULS,” Twenty-eight half-hour series, Co-Written, Co-Directed, Co-Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Co-Produced by Bettina Gray, Hosted by Bettina Gray, PBS, 1993.

 “VOICE OF THE PLANET,” Ten-hour Dramatic Miniseries, Written, Directed, Produced, Executive Produced by Michael Charles Tobias, Senior Producer, Jane Gray Morrison, starring William Shatner and Faye Dunaway, Turner Broadcasting (TBS), 1991.

“THE MAKING OF VOICE OF THE PLANET,” One-hour Documentary, Co-Written, Co-Directed, Co-Produced, Co-Executive Produced by Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Charles Tobias, Turner Broadcasting (TBS), 1991.

“ANTARCTICA -The Last Continent,” PBS, One-hour Documentary, Written, Directed, Produced, Hosted, Edited by Michael Charles Tobias, Co-Produced, Co-Written by Jane Gray Morrison, PBS, 1987.