Fierce light when spirit meets action

Enlarge cover image for Fierce light [videorecording] : when spirit meets action / Seville Pictures presents a Fiercelight Film ; in association with Big Picture Media Corporation ; in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; produced by Cher Hawrysh ; written, directed by Velcrow Ripper.

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Fierce light [videorecording] : when spirit meets action / Seville Pictures presents a Fiercelight Film ; in association with Big Picture Media Corporation ; in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; produced by Cher Hawrysh ; written, directed by Velcrow Ripper.

Nhá̂t Hạnh, Thích. (Added Author). Tutu, Desmond. (Added Author). Walker, Alice, 1944- (Added Author). Ripper, Velcrow. (Screenwriter, Director). Hawrysh, Cher. (Producer). Séville Pictures. (Added Author). Big Picture Media Corporation. (Added Author). Fiercelight Films. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author). Lorber HT Digital. (Added Author).

Summary:

"A discourse narrated by the filmmaker, in which racism, civil rights, and basic human rights are explored. The film seeks to determine the causes and motivation of activists and protesters, declaring that this motivation is essentially a shared force."

Record details

ISBN: 0982253648
ISBN: 9780982253649
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Standard format (4.3).
Publisher: [Canada] : National Film Board of Canada ; 2009.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:: Photography, Velcrow Ripper.
Participant or Performer Note:: Congressman John Lewis: introduction and end - aproximate 10 min footage, Thich Nhat Hahn - 2 min. footage (62 min. mark), Desmond Tutu - 2 min. footage (62 min. mark), Alice Walker.
System Details Note:: DVD, NTSC, region 0.
Language Note:: In English and occasional Spanish with English subtitles; closed-captioned.