Someone in a radio show this week mentioned the online movie, "Overview."
When Apollo 8 went to orbit the moon and come back, the visual impression of seeing the world defined against the blanket of stars and black infinity was a powerful look in the collective mirror of humanity in all its glory, vanity, disaster and hope.
The people interviewed offer lots of food for thought to teachers & students alike.
See also the trailer for their movie now in development about life on earth as one people, [3 min.], http://vimeo.com/60234866
2013-03-07
online "Saving 10,000 lives" at YouTube
On March 6, 2013 the director, Dr. Rene Duignan, presented his 51 minute movie about the high rate of suicide in Japan to members of the news media & the National Diet. He documents the problem, the causes, the solutions, and the social consequences. Mental health professionals, researchers, teachers, friends and family members may benefit from this open discussion of a difficult topic.
http://tinyurl.com/saving10000 [full movie just uploaded], http://www.saving10000.com [website, including trailer for movie]
2013-03-01
New short film: The Huala of China's Sanchuan Region
See the huala (trance mediums/ shamans) among the Mangghuer people of the Sanchuan Region, on the northeast Tibetan Plateau. The movie is intended for a general, rather than an academic, audience, so please feel free to share the link with your students, neighbors, grandmas, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUjLwtix2_U
The Gods Incarnate - The Huala of China's Sanchuan Region
This film is about ordinary people who incarnate deities. These people are called huala in the Mangghuer language. Huala are found in the Sanchuan Region, on the northeastern Plateau, in China
[G. Roche]
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