"One Heart-One Spirit"
Date and Time
Saturday Nov 28, 2015
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Saturday, November 28th
Beginning at 7:00pm
Location
The Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane (off Route 9W)
Bennington, VT
Fees/Admission
Suggested Donation at the Door
Contact Information
(802) 753-6835
Description
One Heart One Spirit
"We are all connected. We are one human family."
Film screening and Discuss with Director John Pritchard
Written & Directed by John Pritchard
Produced by Kenneth & Beverly Little Hawk
Executive Producer: Greg Reeves
Filmed by Award-winning Cinematographer, Paul Tait,
and Award-winning "Kanyini" Director, Melanie Hogan.
An Aboriginal Australian and Native American documentary narrated by award-winning actor Jack Thompson, One Heart-One Spirit tells the story of Kenneth Little Hawk, an elder Micmac/Mohawk performing artist, meeting the oldest surviving culture on the planet: the 40,000 year old Yolngu nation located in northern Australia. At the three day, annual Garma Festival, Little Hawk learns that he has much in common with the Yolngu who believe that the Earth is our mother and we are all connected as one human family.
“Many of us have forgotten about being humane, and that’s what ONE HEART - ONE SPIRIT is working at to bring the humanity back to each and every one of our behaviors, here and all around the world.” - Kenneth Little Hawk
SynopsisONE HEART - ONE SPIRIT celebrates indigenous wisdom and promotes respect and equality for all human beings.
“Many of us have forgotten about being humane, and that’s what ONE HEART - ONE SPIRIT is working at to bring the humanity back to each and every one of our behaviors, here and all around the world.” - Kenneth Little Hawk
Synopsis
ONE HEART - ONE SPIRIT celebrates indigenous wisdom and promotes respect and equality for all human beings.
Join Native American Mi'kmaq/Mohawk performing artist Kenneth Little Hawk as he travels half-way around the world to Australia where he meets legendary movie star, Jack Thompson. In North East Arnhem Land, Jack introduces Little Hawk to the oldest surviving culture on the planet: the 40,000 year old Aboriginal people of the Yolngu nation. At the annual Garma Festival (Garma means "coming together in harmony"), the Yolngu people greet Little Hawk with open arms as if he were a family member. He plays his flute and shares his Native American stories with everyone he meets: Djalu, the Didgeridoo master; Djiniyini, the wise Yolngu elder; Dr. Yunupingu, Garma co-founder, Australian of the Year and Yothu Yindi lead singer; Ms. Yunupingu, the artist and healer; Timmy, the tour guide; the Grandmothers; and Galarrwuy, Garma co-founder, Australian of the Year and honorable Yolngu leader officially recognized as an Australian National Treasure. (61 minutes)
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