Film:
Amistad, 1997
Starring Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Stellan Skarsgard, and Anthony Hopkins.
Synopsis (from IMDB):
Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Amistad — Discovering Truth
Posted in Action/Adventure, Amistad, Compassion, Cooperation, Curiousity, Drama, Greed, History, Hope, Injustice, Persistence, Steadfastness, Violence, tagged abolitionists, Amistad, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, Christianity, Faith, Film, History, justice, Movies, Race, Racism, Religion, slave trade, slavery, Spielberg, Struggle, Truth, Unity on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Validation — A Kindly Tongue Attracts Hearts
Posted in Generosity, Independent, Kindness, Love, Romance/Romantic Comedy, Short Films, Validation, tagged Baha'i Faith, Faith, Film, happiness, Hope, Kindness, Love, Movies, short film, Spirituality, TJ Thyne, Validation on May 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Film:
Validation, 2007
Starring TJ Thyne and Vicki Davis.
My Thoughts:
This is a brilliant short film that just makes you smile. At 16 minutes it brilliantly delves into the topics of kindness and validation in ways longer films haven’t. I would like to thank LuminousRealities for sharing this find first, and like her will implore you to do [...]
Grapevine Fires — Love and Loss
Posted in Compassion, Kindness, Love, Loyalty, Music Video, tagged Art, Death Cab for Cutie, dog, Faith, Family, fire, home, Hope, loss, Love, Music, Music Video, rain, solidarity, Spirit, tragedy, wildfire on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is the end of the semester for me, so I’ve been caught up in papers and final projects and have been neglecting the blog. My birthday recently passed and my wonderful sister sent me the new Death Cab for Cutie EP on iTunes. It came with this music video which I just watched and [...]
