[2] Inspired by working with Spielberg the next year in 1983 Ptolemy directed and produced his first short film The Holograph which won first place in a regional arts festival.

He attended USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1990 and shortly after started a production company that produced TV commercials and show pilots.

[5] Along with his wife Felicia,[6] Ptolemy followed Kurzweil around the world to roughly 25 cities in five countries while documenting his ideas about the concept of the singularity.

[8] In 2010, Ptolemy directed the "We Are The World for Haiti" video which premiered during the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics with Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie.

[9] As of this writing Ptolemy is scheduled to produce and appear in a panel discussion called Transcendent Man LIVE with Ray Kurzweil, Steve Wozniak, Deepak Chopra, Dean Kamen, Michio Kaku, Tan Le with special appearances by Vice President Al Gore, Bill Maher, Quincy Jones and Elon Musk.