HOPE - Willy Whitefeather

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Comment by Barbara Treece on April 5, 2009 at 8:52am

This was very moving,
Thank you.
Barbara

Comment by Jade Wah'oo Grigori on December 3, 2008 at 9:46pm

busheaux~
Thank you for sharing this poignant expression of choice and consequence, of beauty and wisdom. I have known Willy over the years (if you see him, tell him Jade Wah'oo says "Hey!"). He is a man of Wisdom that comes forth in a manner nonlinear and seemingly illogical... until he pulls it all together with a clear and concise statement at the end.
I care that you have cared enough to post this video. Thank you.
Blessings~
Jade Wah'oo

Comment by buscheaux on October 3, 2008 at 2:50pm

Hope is a unique and powerful short film with a message of peace for the future. Combining animation, archival footage and live action, in a multi-layered non-linear story, the film brings the viewer on a fascinating journey through human existence. Hope is shaped around the knowledge and ideas of Willy Whitefeather, a man in his sixties of Cherokee ancestry, a fascinating storyteller, healer, survivalist and an individual of wisdom and heart.

Using traditions and stories from Native American and world cultures, the film combines dreams, images and reminiscences from our collective memory to send a message of hope for the future. Now is the time to reconnect with Spirit, to recognize the effects of our actions, to evaluate the underlying causes of suffering and to reshape our life and our world into a harmonious one.

The film's animated scenes are in styles reminiscent of Pueblo pottery design, Sioux painted hides, Petroglyph drawings and Hopi mural paintings. The soundtrack is similarly layered with the sounds of a beating heart, breathing, wooden flutes, drums, rattles, a traditional Cherokee lullaby and original music. Hope urges us to change course and follow a path of wisdom, responsibility, beauty, simplicity and gentleness.

Director: Catherine Margerin
Producer: Mary Mathaisell
Author/Visionary: Willy Whitefeather