From the review by Rory Aronsky on Movie Gazette Online:

On this DVD from Alive Mind Cinema, a label that Kino Lorber should be extremely proud of what with this and El Bulli: Cooking in Progress and Griefwalker, there are additional interviews with Sewell, most interestingly about how the church expanded after Sewell declared it a hate-free zone during voter consideration of an anti-gay initiative. Two deleted scenes find Sewell in Washington, D.C., wishing that politicians could pay more attention to what matters in being human, in being loving, and then talking about declaring a hate-free society. Trailers for Brilliant Moon and American Mystic (which seems even-handed toward pagans and mediums alike) are also featured, and as if Raw Faith wasn’t enough proof, they show that Alive Mind Cinema has gone and is continuing to go places where other DVD labels aren’t, filling a niche that has sadly been underrepresented until now. Now it’s well-represented.

Thinking of all the reviews I’ve written from 1999 up to now, and of reviews to come, for however longer I do this, I don’t think I’ll ever come upon another documentary as incredible as Raw Faith, as touching, as awe-inspiring, and as inspiring. More than just documentaries, this rises above everything I’ve ever reviewed. At their best, this is what movies can do. It should become standard inspiration to those who want to do themselves what has been done here. The world could use more people like Marilyn Sewell, and more filmmakers like Peter Weidensmith.

Click here to read the full review.

RAW FAITH will be broadcast on The Documentary Channel at 8:00 PM on May 20th.

The film is also available for pre-order now on DVD. Click here to order your copy now!

From The New York Times article of April 21:

Whole Foods says that...it is doing its part to address the very real problem of overfishing and help badly depleted fish stocks recover. It is using ratings set by the Blue Ocean Institute, a conservation group, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. They are based on factors including how abundant a species is, how quickly it reproduces and whether the catch method damages its habitat.

As the film SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH shows, the global demand for fish has led to dangerously low numbers of certain species of fish. Thus Whole Foods' recent decision to stop buying these endangered species of fish is a welcome move in the battle to keep the fishing industry sustainable, ensuring that all kinds of fish will be available for consumption in the years to come.

SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH has won the San Francisco Green Film Festival's Audience Award, with 97% of the audience votes rating the film as 'excellent!' Bring the film to your local community now!

Through Tugg's all-new community screening service, several new CRAZY WISDOM screenings will be coming to a theater near you. The details of these screenings are as follows:

April 2, 7:00 PM — Regal Park Place Stadium 16, St Petersburg, Florida

April 4, 7:15 PM — Cityplace 14, Kalamazoo, Michigan

April 4, 7:00 PM — Angelika Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Choose the films you want to see and where you want to see them with Tugg. Simply set up a screening time and date, announce the screening to all your friends, and get them to RSVP online. Once the targeted number of attendees has been reached, the screening will go ahead just as you planned! For more information, visit Tugg's website here.

Visit the CRAZY WISDOM website to learn more about the film.

In celebration of World Poetry Day, here is a video by Antonio Ferrera of poet Adam David Miller reading his poem "Keep Sending Love Out."

Ken Johnson of The New York Times has written a review, titled "Exposing the Body, Baring the Soul," of the Francesca Woodman exhibition beginning at the Guggenheim Museum in New York today. Click here to read the full review, and here for more information on the documentary about her life and her family of artists.

To watch the film now, click here to download.

Dennis Banks was honored with a Living Legends Award at a ceremony organized by the Human Symphony Foundation in Washington, D.C. last month for his contributions as a co-founder of the American Indian Movement and his ongoing commitment to the well-being of the Native American community.

Learn more about Dennis Banks and his role in forging the civil rights movement for Native Americans by watching A GOOD DAY TO DIE. For more information on the film and to watch now, click here or on the download box to the left.

The Guggenheim Museum in New York is putting on an exhibition of Francesca Woodman's work from March 16 - June 13. The first comprehensive survey of Francesca Woodman's brief but extraordinary career to be seen in North America, this exhibition offers an occasion to examine more closely the life and expression of a startling, idiosyncratic young woman.

In his latest post on the Crazy Wisdom blog, Robert Walker explores in depth the term "crazy wisdom", detailing its origins and analyzing exactly what it means.

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