Heart of a Soul Surfer - Bethany Hamilton

Last month we actually debuted East Hawaii's showing of an awesome documentary called Heart of a Soul Surfer. This documentary follows the friends and family of Bethany Hamilton, the Kauai surfer who suffered the loss of her arm after a shark attack. Most people remember hearing this story in the news, I sure do.

It was an awesome documentary! And thanks to the producer of this movie who sent us tons of fliers and handouts to make this showing possible.

I have to tell you the crazy story behind this night.
After we had set up posters at the colleges, towns, and coffee shops advertising this free Dinner-and-a-Movie, we found ourselves without the DVD about 6 hours before the showing.
All the Film and Justice crew searched their houses, cars, etc.. GONE

Then Noelle had the wild idea to have the DVD sent to our island from Kauai. (yeah right) By airplane. (yeah right) In <6 style="font-weight: bold;">Awesome night, and thanks to everyone that made food, and a huge thanks to Becky who sent the DVD and to Aloha Airlines for their kokua!

The Meatrix and The Future of Food

Boy oh, boy. The two movies we showed last night were excellent!

The first one, The Meatrix, was given to us for free, including the entire set of pamphlets and refrigerator magnets and all. That was a 15-minute clip emphasizing the new invasion of agricultural corporations and their new invasion into the farming industry. What used to be life has been turned into machined tools to produce a product. I think their satire is extremely appropriate and I am jealous I didn't think of the idea first. :) to tell you the truth. I love it.

The second movie we saw was "The Future of Food", and we actually had to pay out of our pockets, a hundred dollars. I am a bit peeved at this cost, but nevertheless the movie was worth watching, and I'm glad our extended audience was able to see these truths.

I personally recommend The Future of Food to almost anyone and everyone. As I speak I am writing numerous emails to my friends in the mainland letting them know exactly what is going on in the agrobusiness sector. This movie is open to view, either by download, or also by Netfllix.

Thanks to all that showed up. Let's keep this First Sunday of the Month theme going! Next month is gonna be a movie I have been wanting to watch on the big screen. I hope many will come to check it out.

F & J 1.0- Dinner and a Movie

Film and Justice is now moving out of its Beta stage. We will now be offering a free dinner along with the movie. Most months we will be making up a pot of chili and rice (both vegitarian and meat). Families are invited to come and enjoy dinner while they watch the movie or documentary. We will do our best to have a enough foods for everyone, but in the event that we have more people tahn expected, those who come late may miss out on the meal. Following each showing we will be having an informal discussion time for anyone who desires to talk through how we can personally respond to the issues that have been discussed in the film.

attention moviegoing committee

right now I am emailing a place requesting a DVD of a food & health safety variety.

Last week we watched "Animals are Beautiful People" which was quite entertaining, but I think Ahsh said it best when he said, "I kind of wanted to think a little more than I did tonight."

I agree, I think it's time we start seeking out good, relevant, and dare I suggest "heady" movies.
My feeling also is that the people of Pahoa and Puna would really be into topics such as GMO's, Big Pharma, and the like. Wish me well on this email, I think you guys would love what I'm trying to get.

Blue Planet - Warner Bros and BBC really did it this time!

Welp, last night we all watched the Blue Planet, which was an hour long documentary on the beautiful creatures of the ocean and the arctic/antarctic.

SPECTACULAR!

It makes me want to see the other series on this.
After last month's showing of "Born into Brothels" we decided we would like Film and Justice night to be both informative about social issues worldwide, but also show some beautiful and uplifting documentaries. This was one that gave me a reminder of the complexity and sanctity and perfection in nature - this was excellent.

On a sidenote, there will be some more intense political documentaries playing at mile marker 13 on July 14th. email me if you want info.

note: next month's documentary will also be awesome. i recommend it. (cheap date?) and the popcorn was delicious. however, i did catch a kernel that is still stuck and rotting in my molar gums. i think my shunning of popcorn will resume.


way to go gang. that really made my sunday night. i was laughing and jaw-dropped during much of that showing. spectacular

Reflections on the Opening Night

We had a great time watching "Who Killed the Electric Car." The crowd was small but it was a great start to our monthly movie nights. The discussion time ended up being rather informal, with a bunch of people just hanging out in the lobby eating popcorn and getting to know each other.

One of our desires through this Film and Justice Night is to build a team of people who have a passion for social justice and community development both locally and globally. We are currently developing this vision and would encourage anybody who is interested to come to the next movie night to share in this organic vision-shaping journey that we are on.

Welcome to the new Film and Justice blog site

We want to encourage positive discussion and community development as we join together in learning about local and global issues. Our desire is that we wouldn't stop just with learning and discussing, but that we would work together to pursue mercy and justice in Puna and in the world.