Fiercelight

Tonight I am blogging about a very intriguing documentary focusing on the critical mass of spiritual activism being achieved globally. The film is called Fiercelight - when spirit meets action, and has a tremendous pedigree. It profiles a number of different protest movements that have arisen at what the director calls the "ground zeros" of the above mentioned spiritual activist movement. Some truly legendary figures such as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist leader, and Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple, are interviewed. The project was produced by Mark Achbar, who some of you might know as director/producer of The Corporation. Fiercelight is directed by Velcrow Ripper, whose last film, Scared Sacred, tore a hot streak across North America film festivals.

I was just made aware of this film, but it really seems to reflect a genuine up swelling of emotion and involvement that has become part of the lives of so many. While some might balk at the term spiritual activism, it best serves as a historically comprehensable label for the kind of irrepressible and hopeful protests that are sprouting around the world. By referencing a basis in religion or spiritual contemplation, some kind of context is provided for distinct phenomena. Whether you believe it is rooted in ancient traditions of compassion or exists as a unique and timely phenomena, the courageous actions and worthy causes being taken up by entire segments of society needs to be recognized.

Here is a link to the film's official website:
http://www.fiercelight.org/home

And a link to Velcrow Ripper's previous film:
http://www.scaredsacred.org/

Ripper also has a blog related to the film:
http://fiercelove.org/