A film series focusing on environmental issues (not a Movie Night joint, just an FYI)...
Presented by St. Andrew's United Church and the Halifax Shambhala Sustainability Initiative
Presented by St. Andrew's United Church and the Halifax Shambhala Sustainability Initiative
People of many faiths around the world recognize our sacred Earth is in grave danger. The communities of St. Andrew’s United Church and the Halifax Shambhala Centre have joined to explore the deep connections between Spirit and Earth in a new cooperative film series, Sacred Earth Awake. We invite you to share these films with us and aspire to a broader understanding of how to live together in our precious world.
Screenings are at 7 pm on the fourth Monday of the month either at St. Andrews or Shambhala Centre. Suggested donation: $5.
Everyone is Welcome!
Monday, January 25 • St. Andrew's
ScaredSacred Velcrow Ripper 105 min.
Can we take the trials of extreme historical situations and transform them into a force of awakening? This film takes us to the pivotal 'Ground Zero's' of the world, places like Wounded Knee, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, New York City, and Afghanistan, and unearths unforgettable stories of survival, ritual, resilience and recovery.
Monday, February 22 • St. Andrew's
Baraka Ron Fricke 97 min.
Shot over the course of 14 months in 24 countries, Baraka speaks in magnificent images, natural sounds and composed and discovered music. It is a true pinnacle of global filmmaking and what the director calls a “guided meditation on humanity”.
Cosmic Zoom Eva Szasz 8 min.
This short NFB production probes the infinite magnitude of space, and its reverse, the ultimate minuteness of matter, through animation. A film without words, it embodies a freshness and clarity that would seem impossible with other means of exposition
Monday, March 22 • Shambhala Centre
Sisters on the Planet 40 min.
An OXFAM production of stories from women in UK, Brazil, Uganda and Bangladesh who are determined to do whatever they can to put a stop to climate change. Be inspired by their stories and learn how you can help.
Monday, April 26 • Shambhala Centre
Microcosmos Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou 80 min.
Billed as “Jurassic Park in your own backyard”, this family film captures the fun and adventure of a spectacular hidden universe revealed in a breathtaking, close-up view unlike anything you've ever seen.
Monday, May 17 • St. Andrew's
Crude Sacrifice: A story of dirty oil and democracy Lawrence Carota 60 min.
With the backdrop of the mighty Athabasca River, this documentary takes a critical look at why Canadian leaders seldom discuss our basic human rights to clean air, clean water and a healthy earth. It follows the personal and public stories by people whose traditional way of life has been desecrated by the Alberta Tar Sands and the multi-national oil companies exploiting them.
Monday, June 14 • Shambhala Centre
The Chances of the World Changing Eric Daniel Metzgar 99 min.
Fueled by an abiding passion for saving endangered animals, Richard Ogust abandons his life as a Manhattan writer to build a fragile ark that is constantly on the brink of capsizing. This film is the poetic, lyrical tale of a saintly but all-too-human artist who sacrifices nearly everything in his quest to preserve the world's disappearing turtles and tortoises.
Thursday, September 30 • location TBD
Fierce Light Velcrow Ripper 97 min.
This film continues the quest for a fusion between spirituality and activism explored in series opener, ScaredSacred. Believing that "another world is possible," Ripper presents a compelling, global journey into the world of spirit in action, an exploration of what Martin Luther King called "Love in Action," and Gandhi called "Soul Force”
Monthly film series continues in October. Stay tuned.
