With many thanks and kudos and hat tips to Chelsea Zimmerman--an old friend of this blog whose "Reflections of a Paralytic" are (by any sane standard) a font of sanity in the mixed and muddied fields of the blogosphere: please do check out the following movie, available for free viewing online (20 min):
THE BUTTERFLY CIRCUS
The movie, a 20-minute submission for a competition at The Doorpost Film Project (which promotes films which inspire and build up, rather than degrade and tear down), stars award-winning Eduardo Verástegui ("Bella") and Doug Jones ("Pan's Labyrinth"), and debuting Nick Vujicic, who runs a mind-blowing and inspiring ministry. Seriously: go check up on Nick's site!)
To borrow a bit of text from the film's site:
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow, but after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed.
And to snitch a bit of comment from Chelsea:
Life with a disability is NOT without value, hope, meaning or purpose. You must watch this film!
The writer/producer of The Butterfly Circus tells me that the film
will be up for *over a year* to be enjoyed at http://www.thedoorpost.com…
It is part of a film competition for The Doorpost Film Project which is a project designed to empower filmmakers who want to bring messages of hope to the world.
This makes me curious to see the other movies in the competition! Voting is open now through September 16. Please click on the picture above to watch and vote for Butterfly Circus. It really is a beautiful film with a beautiful message of hope and the dignity of the human person!
Well? What are you waiting for? Get moving!
5 comments:
Paladin,
Off topic, but did you or Chelsea see this on adult stem cells?
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/09/07/daily5.html?ana=yfcpc
:) I'll make you a deal: go watch the movie (and share your impression of it), and then I'll share my opinions about your article. Deal?
No deal, Paladin. I don't negotiate with...
Oh, wait, wrong blog. Sorry.
I will watch it when I get a chance, though. I like things that are free.
Shares your thoughts or not. Just wanted to make sure you saw it.
We were honored to find this blog about our film! We just wanted to let everyone know the short film is now available for sale on our new website at http://www.thebutterflycircus.com. We are also working on the full length version of the film so keep an eye out on our website and Facebook page for updates! Thank you for your support!
- The Butterfly Circus Team.
I love The Butterfly Circus. It always makes me feel good when I see the film. I can't wait for the full length film to come out. Here's the link to the page I wrote on The Butterfly Circus.
http://www.squidoo.com/the-butterfly-circus
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