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In the gorgeous setting of central Brazil, a rag tag group of 10000 mayan calendar followers, bioregionalists, permaculture experts, Rastafarians, alternative health practitioners, and NGO executives come together to prepare and train for December 21, 2012 – the end of the mayan calendar.
But who is going to deal with the garbage? Welcome to “Survivor” for social change addicts where consensus is the only way to make decisions. Anyone can speak. For as long as they like about whatever they want. And they do.
Out of the 400 who volunteered, only a quarter actually show up to work. But despite the seemingly unwieldy process, consensus slowly builds, dialogue happens, the garbage is dealt with and attitudes shift.
The film’s fascinating characters take us on a journey that covers terrain from the practices of permaculture and consensus facilitation all the way to the meaning of the Mayan calendar, which mysteriously ends in 2012, just a few short years away. In the process we are introduced to new ideas about politics, nature and even time itself.
Call of the Hummingbird is a fascinating exploration of new paradigm thinking about organizing for social change.
I need some advice for my blog….I like your layout. Can you help me?
Greetings,
I am writing to ask for a preview copy of your film Call of the Hummingbird. My name is DaleLynn Gardner, and I work for the Far North Conservation Film Festival and Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve.
For the past five years, the National Park Service has been a co-sponsor of the Far North Conservation Film Festival; a nonprofit film festival sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Public Lands Information Center, Fairbanks Arts Association, Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation, University of Alaska Fairbanks Student Activities Office, and the student chapter of The Wildlife Society.
The Far North Conservation Film Festival presents a diverse group of outstanding films sharing a common theme of conservation and sustainability of wildlife, wild places and cultures around the world. The festival is free to the public. We just completed our fifth festival in November and are in the planning phases of the 2009 festival. You can see more about the festival at:
http://www.farnorthfilms.com
I believe your film might fit nicely in our festival, and the film review committee would like to view your film. If your film is selected we will notify you and finalize any details. Selected films will also participate in the traveling portion of the festival at other locations within Alaska. All locations maintain our goal of providing a film festival that is free to the public.
If you are interested in letting us show your film, please email me, and I will send you a submission form by reply.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Hi, I really admire the layout of your site. What theme are you using?
Beautiful Blog and look forward to seeing Call of the Hummingbird
Do you have a @twitter ?
hiya – alice is at @aliceklein for all her projects
and 2012 info is @2012manifesto
cheers!
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can u pls send me a copy of the movie for the welfare of children pursuing their project in Biodiveristy conservation, a enthu video pls.
Hi Arun, thanks for your inquiry – please contact the filmmaker at alice(at)nowtoronto(dot)com – she will be able to help you with your request.
About the layout – it is a custom layout for wordpress – the credits are at the bottom of the page
the call of the humming bird looks great and i love the concept and the funding is from the us fish and wildlife service? this is very interesting and i love the concept, cant wait to see the film. goodluck with it all.
Combining two very resonating events – caring for the environment and 2012 end of Mayan calendar. Sounds like a very good idea. Now, I’m really curious to see this film.