About Paul (Contact: pperry87@cox.net)

Paul Perry (www.paulperryproductions.com)is the co-author of several New York Times bestsellers, including Closer to the Light, Transformed by the Light and Saved by the Light, which was made into a popular movie by Fox-TV. His work has appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Outside Magazine, Reader's Digest, and several other popular periodicals. His books have been published in more than 30 languages around the world.

In 1986 Paul's interest in the effects and meaning of near-death experiences led him to a professional involvement with Dr. Raymond Moody, considered to be the founder of near-death studies. The two have written five books together (Paranormal, Glimpses of Eternity, The Light Beyond, Coming Back and Reunions). All tolled he has written or co-written more than 10 books on the subject of near-death experiences, four of which have become New York Times bestsellers. His most recent books are two bestseller with Jeffrey Long, MD (Evidence of the Afterlife, and God and the Afterlife) and Dying to Wake Up: A Doctor's Voyage into the Afterlife and the Wisdom He Brought Back, with Rajiv Parti, MD.

Paul is also a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on worldwide television. His best known film, Jesus, the Lost Years was first the subject of a book he wrote for Random House, Jesus in Egypt, which follows the trail believed to be used by the Holy Family as they fled into Egypt to escape the murderous soldiers of King Herod. He returned to Egypt to produce and direct Visions and Miracles: Out of the Land of Egypt, a documentary film that chronicles modern visions that are confirmed by film or video or with scientific evidence, as with miraculous healings (www.visionsandmiracles.com). His most recent documentary, AFTERLIFE, tackles the fascinating subject of near-death experiences and interviews scientists who have researched proof of a life after death. It also features a number of people who have died and returned to tell their astounding stories (www.paulperryproductions.com). That film was on Netflix for five years and was reissued by Sony in 2017.

DALI'S GREATEST SECRET, a documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali is Paul's latest project. The film was nominated at the Madrid International Film Festival in 2014 for Best Director and Best Documentary. It is about a secret painting done by Dali, The Vision of Hell, and how its subject, a vision that took place in Fatima, Portugal, had a profound effect on his life and work. The painting was hidden beneath a nun's bed for 30 years and was rediscovered in 2005. Read a recent article about the painting and movie at: http://paulperryproductions.com/paul-perry-interview-dali-villas-golfe-magazine-may-2017/

MUMMIES OF LISBON, an excavation of 80 mummies hidden in a church in Lisbon, Portugal, has been issued by SMG Media and Sony and is currently available on Amazon Prime and many other outlets.

Paul is currently working on a documentary film series about Medieval relics, which he expects to complete in 2018.

Paul is a graduate of Arizona State University and a former fellow at the prestigious Gannett Center for Media Studies at Columbia University in New York City. He taught magazine writing at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, and was Executive Editor at American Health magazine, a winner of the National Magazine Awards for General Excellence. Since becoming a full-time writer, Paul has written or co-written more than books on a variety of subjects, from the paranormal to piracy.

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Dannion Brinkley is an internationally renowned speaker and New York Times bestselling author in the fields of spirituality, and the near-death experience. In issues surrounding the death process, he is one of the premiere crusaders on behalf of hospice and palliative care, and is a leading expert on grief and bereavement. Dannion is also a driving force in the integration of complimentary and allopathic medicine, especially in end-of-life care.

He is the author of 3 books, with his first, Saved by the Light, selling over 20 million copies. In this highly acclaimed 1994 classic, Dannion shares the story of his death, and subsequent journey to the Other Side, after being struck by lightning, in 1975.

Saved by the Light, was produced as a movie of the week, by the Fox Television Network, in 1995, and is one of the most watched films in television history. That same year, Dannion’s second book, At Peace in the Light, was published.

Dannion had a third near death experience in 1997, and the surprising lessons he learned are outlined in his third book, Secrets of the Light, co-authored by his wife, Kathryn. This successful husband and wife writing team are currently working on their next book, Ten Things to Know Before You Go!

As the son of a WWII veteran, and a former Marine himself, Dannion holds our nation’s veterans very close to his heart. To show his deep respect and appreciation for our men and women in uniform, he co-founded The Twilight Brigade. His non-profit organization trains volunteers to be a loving presence at the bedside of those veterans making their transition, from this world to the next. Over the last 18 years, The Twilight Brigade has trained over 6,000 volunteers to do this invaluable work.

Dannion has personally accrued more than 36,000 volunteer hours at the bedside, and been present to offer his comfort and wisdom at the passing of 2000 people. He has been to the Heavens, and back, three times, and believes his purpose in life is to share the good news:

There is no such thing as death!

Dannion knows that the world can be transformed if we all understand that we are great, powerful and mighty spiritual beings, with dignity, direction and purpose.

For more information about Dannion Brinkley, please visit his websites:

www.dannionandkathrynbrinkley.com

www.thetwilightbrigade.com