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January 8, 2018 Cult Critic
Interview: Steven Williams – Director of Urine AidInterview done by Antonio Rozich
Steven Williams is a Melbourne based, award-winning Film and Television Producer. Steve has hosted hit TV shows including Satisfaction, Seen, Fifteen Fabulous Minutes, and Living It Loud, which was aired on Foxtel and Channel 31 for over 13 seasons. After spending time working on productions in Los Angeles, Steve returned home to Australia to work on his next project, the feature documentary URINE AID.
Antonio: Hi Steven. Let’s start with some basic questions. You’re the director of the documentary Urine Aid which tackles the illusive health benefits of using urine as a medical alternative. You got intrigued by this alternative form of medical therapy after an unfortunate situation in your family. In short, can you tell us about the road between the situation and making the documentary? What was going on in your mind when you decided to do this?
Steven: Growing up I was a sufferer of a heart condition and was on constant medication. I spent a long time being fed prescription medications.
That’s probably why I am somewhat anti-pharmaceuticals. So when I started thinking about what I want my first film to be, I decided it would be about an alternative therapy. I have heard about Urine Therapy before and my first reaction was OMG and I laughed. I thought, why? Why on Earth would anyone do this? I looked into it more and as I met some people, heard their stories, and watched them drink their own urine, I realized that Urine Therapy is not just about treatment, it’s also about people who are sick of being so sick.
Q: I’d like to address the elephant in the room straight away. When someone says drinking urine, I’m certain an enormous percentage of people will instantly twitch and laugh to defend their feeling of uneasiness and discomfort. Drinking urine simply doesn’t sound like something you should do unless you’re a 10-year-old kid doing a dare for $5. Did the documentary help by convincing people to take a second look and give it a more detailed thought?
A: The concept of using urine to treat the body has always been a hard pill to swallow, as it has a huge gross factor. However, the more people I started to tell about the film, the more they told me they have heard about urine therapy, followed by an inevitable question – does it actually work?
I discovered there were two types of people – some who have never heard about the subject and others who have tried this therapy. Most of the people were open to the idea and could not wait to see the film to find out more.
At one of the screenings, I had a few people contact me saying they had started the therapy and found it changed their energy levels. There is something very empowering about having your first drink.
Q: Some people interviewed in the film talk about the hardships of publishing their books on the topic of urine therapy. What about your film? Obviously, it’s much easier now thanks to the Internet, but can you tell us both about the obstacles as well as support you got?
A: It is always fun to tell people you are making a film on urine. As a first time filmmaker, this was going to be a huge challenge… Who would ever sponsor a film about such a taboo subject?! This is why I decided to self-fund the documentary. I have created a couple of Youtube clips as there was little awareness on the subject, unlike today when the internet is flooded with videos on the subject. Thanks to my devoted followers, I started a Gofundme page for donations to help submit to festivals. I still have a long way to go as the challenge is to find film festivals open to the controversial subject.
Q: The obvious and most likely the favorite argument for this form of treatment not getting bigger attention is a simple fact it’s free; some pharmaceutical company simply can’t profit from this because, well… you don’t have to go to your local shop to get a bottle of 100% natural urine. The thought of a company owning all the urine in the world sounds like something straight out of a Monty Python sketch.
What I’m trying to ask is the following: do you think for something to get a global attention it needs to go through a huge company since in the opposite case the pressure is too big and it stays in the shadows?
A: Big Pharma already makes money from the ingredients in urine as they use them in medications and beauty products. They just don’t want you to know about it.
Historically, Urine therapy has had a long history and it was popular in the 80s when the late Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai, promoted drinking his own urine. In Germany, it has a huge following as many books became best sellers.In other countries where controversial subjects are not talked about, it will always remain taboo. But the more we become aware of urine therapy and those who do this therapy are proud to say they drink their own urine, I think global awareness will happen. However, something that is free will always be demonized.
Q: Many people who actively practice urine therapy have noticed how after some time, it became something normal for them & they felt the benefits really fast. How much would you say the feeling “this is wrong & unhealthy” is in our head?
A: We have the same response to certain foods, for instance, bugs and similar weird creatures as we see it in some non-western cultures. We are conditioned from a very young age that urine is dirty as a waste product, so getting your mind around the idea of drinking it is quite hard, but often it’s the first choice as a last resort. Like with most things, we get accustomed to the funky taste in a very short time.
Q: Tied to the previous question; would you say “this is wrong” comes as a natural instinct or something that’s been “built” into us through society and media?
A: Urine has never killed anyone. We all started out floating in a mixture of our own urine when we were in the womb. Most people confuse this therapy with a fetish because our society looks down on the idea of urine. This is precisely why I wanted to make a film about urine therapy – to show people how it has worked and changed so many lives.
Q: It’s highly intriguing how various countries around the World have a similar approach to urine therapy. You interviewed people from the US to Japan and they all seem to have the same experience. In your search for people around the World, have you stumbled upon anything out of the ordinary? Some unique experience you might like to share?
A: I have encountered many people from around the world some who were given six months to live and started this therapy. It always amazes me how diverse their backgrounds are yet the results are much the same. Some of the most extreme cases are those who not only drink but also bath, inject and use it in every way they can. I think one of the most amazing claims was the woman who was treated for AIDS as we covered this in the film. During the last stages of her life and suffering a major healing crisis with pneumonia, her doctor reversed her illness. She now teachers others how to practice urine therapy.
Q: Finally, can you tell us about your future projects? Are you planning to expand this fairly awkward yet tremendously fascinating idea? Are there any new projects coming our way?
A: I am in the research stage of my next project, called Humble. It is also a controversial subject on the discovery of MMS by Jim Humble. MMS eradicates malaria in just a few hours. However, Humble has been chased out of many countries for exposing this, as many pharmaceutical companies have created a huge amount of pressure to stop anyone from selling it and treating people. I often think about what kind of world we live in when we can’t use a free cure.
INTERVIEWS
January 8, 2018 Cult Critic
Interview: Steven Williams – Director of Urine AidInterview done by Antonio Rozich
Steven Williams is a Melbourne based, award-winning Film and Television Producer. Steve has hosted hit TV shows including Satisfaction, Seen, Fifteen Fabulous Minutes, and Living It Loud, which was aired on Foxtel and Channel 31 for over 13 seasons. After spending time working on productions in Los Angeles, Steve returned home to Australia to work on his next project, the feature documentary URINE AID.
Antonio: Hi Steven. Let’s start with some basic questions. You’re the director of the documentary Urine Aid which tackles the illusive health benefits of using urine as a medical alternative. You got intrigued by this alternative form of medical therapy after an unfortunate situation in your family. In short, can you tell us about the road between the situation and making the documentary? What was going on in your mind when you decided to do this?
Steven: Growing up I was a sufferer of a heart condition and was on constant medication. I spent a long time being fed prescription medications.
That’s probably why I am somewhat anti-pharmaceuticals. So when I started thinking about what I want my first film to be, I decided it would be about an alternative therapy. I have heard about Urine Therapy before and my first reaction was OMG and I laughed. I thought, why? Why on Earth would anyone do this? I looked into it more and as I met some people, heard their stories, and watched them drink their own urine, I realized that Urine Therapy is not just about treatment, it’s also about people who are sick of being so sick.
Q: I’d like to address the elephant in the room straight away. When someone says drinking urine, I’m certain an enormous percentage of people will instantly twitch and laugh to defend their feeling of uneasiness and discomfort. Drinking urine simply doesn’t sound like something you should do unless you’re a 10-year-old kid doing a dare for $5. Did the documentary help by convincing people to take a second look and give it a more detailed thought?
A: The concept of using urine to treat the body has always been a hard pill to swallow, as it has a huge gross factor. However, the more people I started to tell about the film, the more they told me they have heard about urine therapy, followed by an inevitable question – does it actually work?
I discovered there were two types of people – some who have never heard about the subject and others who have tried this therapy. Most of the people were open to the idea and could not wait to see the film to find out more.
At one of the screenings, I had a few people contact me saying they had started the therapy and found it changed their energy levels. There is something very empowering about having your first drink.
Q: Some people interviewed in the film talk about the hardships of publishing their books on the topic of urine therapy. What about your film? Obviously, it’s much easier now thanks to the Internet, but can you tell us both about the obstacles as well as support you got?
A: It is always fun to tell people you are making a film on urine. As a first time filmmaker, this was going to be a huge challenge… Who would ever sponsor a film about such a taboo subject?! This is why I decided to self-fund the documentary. I have created a couple of Youtube clips as there was little awareness on the subject, unlike today when the internet is flooded with videos on the subject. Thanks to my devoted followers, I started a Gofundme page for donations to help submit to festivals. I still have a long way to go as the challenge is to find film festivals open to the controversial subject.
Q: The obvious and most likely the favorite argument for this form of treatment not getting bigger attention is a simple fact it’s free; some pharmaceutical company simply can’t profit from this because, well… you don’t have to go to your local shop to get a bottle of 100% natural urine. The thought of a company owning all the urine in the world sounds like something straight out of a Monty Python sketch.
What I’m trying to ask is the following: do you think for something to get a global attention it needs to go through a huge company since in the opposite case the pressure is too big and it stays in the shadows?
A: Big Pharma already makes money from the ingredients in urine as they use them in medications and beauty products. They just don’t want you to know about it.
Historically, Urine therapy has had a long history and it was popular in the 80s when the late Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai, promoted drinking his own urine. In Germany, it has a huge following as many books became best sellers.In other countries where controversial subjects are not talked about, it will always remain taboo. But the more we become aware of urine therapy and those who do this therapy are proud to say they drink their own urine, I think global awareness will happen. However, something that is free will always be demonized.
Q: Many people who actively practice urine therapy have noticed how after some time, it became something normal for them & they felt the benefits really fast. How much would you say the feeling “this is wrong & unhealthy” is in our head?
A: We have the same response to certain foods, for instance, bugs and similar weird creatures as we see it in some non-western cultures. We are conditioned from a very young age that urine is dirty as a waste product, so getting your mind around the idea of drinking it is quite hard, but often it’s the first choice as a last resort. Like with most things, we get accustomed to the funky taste in a very short time.
Q: Tied to the previous question; would you say “this is wrong” comes as a natural instinct or something that’s been “built” into us through society and media?
A: Urine has never killed anyone. We all started out floating in a mixture of our own urine when we were in the womb. Most people confuse this therapy with a fetish because our society looks down on the idea of urine. This is precisely why I wanted to make a film about urine therapy – to show people how it has worked and changed so many lives.
Q: It’s highly intriguing how various countries around the World have a similar approach to urine therapy. You interviewed people from the US to Japan and they all seem to have the same experience. In your search for people around the World, have you stumbled upon anything out of the ordinary? Some unique experience you might like to share?
A: I have encountered many people from around the world some who were given six months to live and started this therapy. It always amazes me how diverse their backgrounds are yet the results are much the same. Some of the most extreme cases are those who not only drink but also bath, inject and use it in every way they can. I think one of the most amazing claims was the woman who was treated for AIDS as we covered this in the film. During the last stages of her life and suffering a major healing crisis with pneumonia, her doctor reversed her illness. She now teachers others how to practice urine therapy.
Q: Finally, can you tell us about your future projects? Are you planning to expand this fairly awkward yet tremendously fascinating idea? Are there any new projects coming our way?
A: I am in the research stage of my next project, called Humble. It is also a controversial subject on the discovery of MMS by Jim Humble. MMS eradicates malaria in just a few hours. However, Humble has been chased out of many countries for exposing this, as many pharmaceutical companies have created a huge amount of pressure to stop anyone from selling it and treating people. I often think about what kind of world we live in when we can’t use a free cure.
FILM INK
IS YOUR WEE THE NEW BLACK?
AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS BELIEVERS IN ‘PISS HEALING’
Urine Aid ScreeningsDrinking your own urine is nothing new. In fact it has been the drink of choice for some 5000 years with even the likes of Madonna, Bear Grylls and Kesha known to partake in the odd drop! But what are the real benefits of Urine Therapy? The new documentary ‘
Urine Aid’ by Australian Steven Williams exposes the lives of those that not only drink it but also wash in it.
Urine Aid takes a rare look into the controversial and taboo world of urine therapy (or Amaroli); considered one of the oldest forms of health care this documentary explores the confronting subject of drinking urine for medical purposes.
“Growing up I was a sufferer of a heart condition and was on constant medication”, comments film director Steve Williams, “I spent a long time being fed prescription medications. That’s probably why I am very anti pharmaceuticals. So when it came time to think about what I wanted my first film to be I decided it would be about an alternative therapy”
Steve stumbled across Urine Therapy while researching and had the same reaction as everyone else – why!
“I had heard about Urine Therapy and my first reaction was OMG and laughed. I thought, why? Why on Earth would anyone do this? I looked into it more and as I met people, heard their stories, watched them drink their own urine, I began to realize that Urine Therapy is not just about treatment, it’s also about people who are sick of being so sick”.
Throughout the films making Steve discovered many amazing stories of people who have healed or managed their illnesses due to drinking urine. Including Richard Iredale, a Melbourne based urine therapist who practices what he preaches consuming at least one glass of urine a day for the last seven years and now also uses it on his skin to prevent aging.
“Urine is 95% water and 2.5% protein” comments Iredale, “Urine contains a blueprint of all the vitamins, antibodies and minerals that are present in your body and therefore drinking it tops up your body of its very own prescription medicine”.
Urine therapy is discredited by modern medicine however Iredale states western medicine acknowledges it does work, but they just can’t work out how; or how to make money from it.
Throughout the documentary we are introduced to real life survivors who believe they have healed themselves of some of the most serious of illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer following a urine therapy lifestyle. Survivors including Christina Hernandez Paz; a Mexican women who was diagnosed with high grade bowl cancer, suffered from anaemia and her outlook looked bleak.
“Christina had been told by doctors that she didn’t have much time left and that chemo would only buy her more time” comments the documentary director, “Christina couldn’t afford the treatments her doctors wanted her to start and was left scared and alone.”
Christina then heard of a local chemist speaking of urine therapy and decided to explore this option.
“She felt she had nothing to lose!”
When Christina drank her first glass of her own urine she noticed her pain was subsiding – almost gone. After that she started a urine fast of five days on, five days off and in a short amount of time she started to feel better. Fast track a few months and oncology tests revealed a 70% improvement on her cancer which stunned the doctors who tested and re-tested with the same results. Today Christine is cancer free.
But has the film maker tried it himself?
“Yes” laughs Steven, “it would be very hypocritical to make a film about urine thereby and not try it myself! I pinched my nose and went straight for it. It was a little unpleasant with a salty flavour but honestly not as bad as you would think!”
Steven hopes that his documentary will expose the hidden benefits in this unique and often laughed at therapy by sharing actual success stories and real facts behind the practice.
“If nothing else I hope that Urine Aid will make people confront their own views as to whether they would drink their own urine – even if it meant they might be healed”.
AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS BELIEVERS IN ‘PISS HEALING’
Urine Aid ScreeningsDrinking your own urine is nothing new. In fact it has been the drink of choice for some 5000 years with even the likes of Madonna, Bear Grylls and Kesha known to partake in the odd drop! But what are the real benefits of Urine Therapy? The new documentary ‘
Urine Aid’ by Australian Steven Williams exposes the lives of those that not only drink it but also wash in it.
Urine Aid takes a rare look into the controversial and taboo world of urine therapy (or Amaroli); considered one of the oldest forms of health care this documentary explores the confronting subject of drinking urine for medical purposes.
“Growing up I was a sufferer of a heart condition and was on constant medication”, comments film director Steve Williams, “I spent a long time being fed prescription medications. That’s probably why I am very anti pharmaceuticals. So when it came time to think about what I wanted my first film to be I decided it would be about an alternative therapy”
Steve stumbled across Urine Therapy while researching and had the same reaction as everyone else – why!
“I had heard about Urine Therapy and my first reaction was OMG and laughed. I thought, why? Why on Earth would anyone do this? I looked into it more and as I met people, heard their stories, watched them drink their own urine, I began to realize that Urine Therapy is not just about treatment, it’s also about people who are sick of being so sick”.
Throughout the films making Steve discovered many amazing stories of people who have healed or managed their illnesses due to drinking urine. Including Richard Iredale, a Melbourne based urine therapist who practices what he preaches consuming at least one glass of urine a day for the last seven years and now also uses it on his skin to prevent aging.
“Urine is 95% water and 2.5% protein” comments Iredale, “Urine contains a blueprint of all the vitamins, antibodies and minerals that are present in your body and therefore drinking it tops up your body of its very own prescription medicine”.
Urine therapy is discredited by modern medicine however Iredale states western medicine acknowledges it does work, but they just can’t work out how; or how to make money from it.
Throughout the documentary we are introduced to real life survivors who believe they have healed themselves of some of the most serious of illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer following a urine therapy lifestyle. Survivors including Christina Hernandez Paz; a Mexican women who was diagnosed with high grade bowl cancer, suffered from anaemia and her outlook looked bleak.
“Christina had been told by doctors that she didn’t have much time left and that chemo would only buy her more time” comments the documentary director, “Christina couldn’t afford the treatments her doctors wanted her to start and was left scared and alone.”
Christina then heard of a local chemist speaking of urine therapy and decided to explore this option.
“She felt she had nothing to lose!”
When Christina drank her first glass of her own urine she noticed her pain was subsiding – almost gone. After that she started a urine fast of five days on, five days off and in a short amount of time she started to feel better. Fast track a few months and oncology tests revealed a 70% improvement on her cancer which stunned the doctors who tested and re-tested with the same results. Today Christine is cancer free.
But has the film maker tried it himself?
“Yes” laughs Steven, “it would be very hypocritical to make a film about urine thereby and not try it myself! I pinched my nose and went straight for it. It was a little unpleasant with a salty flavour but honestly not as bad as you would think!”
Steven hopes that his documentary will expose the hidden benefits in this unique and often laughed at therapy by sharing actual success stories and real facts behind the practice.
“If nothing else I hope that Urine Aid will make people confront their own views as to whether they would drink their own urine – even if it meant they might be healed”.
