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From: Jim Fadiman
To: •••@••.•••
Subject: Re: re/ documentary : "A Compelling Necessity"
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:35:55 EDT
rkm> I don't see any reason why I couldn't focus a pilot
locally, here in Ireland, and more specifically in Wexford
County
excellent idea especially since Ireland is now seen as prosperous and
forward thinking.
the whole memo is wonderful summary or where you are and what has to
be done and how it might happen.
blessings
Jim
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for your encouragement. I just hope I can move from
imagination to reality. Please thank Dorothy for the book draft on
making docs. Good advice there. I was pleased as well that much of
what she said was harmonious with my intuition. She raises the
question of whether or not a narrator is appropriate. Will need to
think about that one.
cheers,
rkm
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From: "P. Margot Bogdonavich" <>
To: •••@••.•••
Subject: RE: re/ documentary : "A Compelling Necessity"
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:26:25 -1000
starting there sounds like a very 'SOUND' idea. good place to get
your feet wet in that type of project. Sending aloha for you and the
idea. Susie Jenkins
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thanks susie - rkm
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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:52:08 +0200
From: Bob Ocegueda <>
To: •••@••.•••
Subject: Re: re/ documentary : "A Compelling Necessity"
Hi Richard,
I think the idea for this documentary is excellent. We need many
more examples of positive solutions to our problems. Visual
production have a much greater impact in our consciousness than words
alone. I wish you the best of luck for its completion.
I would also like to suggest the use of YouTube or the like, for
shorter pieces (or longer if they are split into 10 minute chucks)
It is proving to be invaluable to the dissemination of ideas.
Best regards.
Bob
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Hi Bob,
I don't really understand the YouTube phenomenon, or mySpace. Do you
understand how people find out about specific 'places', and how
places become popular?
rkm.
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From: "Robert Gregory" <>
To: •••@••.•••
Subject: re planning for a film
One thought I have is that you should study Soylent Green - the
impact continues after years and years, to resonate with me - cheers
- bob g
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HI Robert,
What scenes, or themes, are for you the most evocative of the film's impact?
rkm
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From: "NancyAnn" <>
To: "'Richard Moore'" <•••@••.•••>
Subject: RE: Gore's Book on Democratic Discourse
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:26:22 -0600
I have not read Gore's book. Yes, I agree with your comments, and
would like to add a couple of comments.
For those of us who live in privileged society, where we have access
to resources, part of our lifestyle has been to use our resources to
protect ourselves from the vulnerabilities that come with living in a
physical body. This is not a bad thing, it is part of surviving.
Yet, we forget how vulnerable we all are, when we personally do not
experience life threats, and when we have lived in "comfort" over
time. An insulated life tends to develop a world view that says the
world is "safe". Then we fail to notice the ways that systems we
build protect this "safety" illusion for those of us who "have", and
at the same time limit the survival resources for others who "have
not". Then when the "inevitable" happens (human or natural) which
shakes that illusion and puts us in touch with our mortality we want
to "fix" the "whatever" that has threatened our illusion of safety.
It is interesting that people born into this insulated life, have
little ability to understand or compassion for people who find
themselves "poor" in terms of resources. There is a tendency to
blame them as if they created their "poor" condition. It reminds me
of the expression, "There but for the grace of God go I." The
picture seems similar whether it be people in "developing" countries,
people at the effect of a natural disaster, or people who have lost
jobs because of medical crisis and found themselves homeless. Too
often I have seen "needy" people in this country treated with the
greatest of disrespect when they name the problems in the "systems"
that fail to provide for needs and services they require for basic
survival, even when those needs and services are the reason for the
systems existence.
My QUESTION is how do we give a VOICE to these "voices" that cannot
heard? that DO understand the deep rooted failings in our systems, in
a way that is so undeniable we are shocked into doing real change,
instead of shooting, defiling, or firing the messengers and their
invaluable messages? Yes, talking is a beginning. But must contain
the real stories of intolerable pain and suffering, that is
preventable, to move people into action. Talking must move beyond
the analytical to heart "sense", to policy and strategy changes that
MUST happen to restore dignity and respect to ALL people. This kind
of change only happens when people's consciousness of what is
happening and level of disgust is so high, they will no longer
tolerate "life as usual". We had a small taste of that with 9-11,
then later in the New Orleans disaster, but we failed as a society to
focus on the inadequate infrastructures that contributed to and
participated in creating disaster of larger proportions. We were all
moved in recent years by the fall of the Berlin wall and the fall of
communism in USSR, and the dramatic events that ensued. Perhaps, it
is time to focus on vital issues and walls of tyranny within our own
government systems to find the rigid yet vulnerable systems that must
come down for real change to happen. It takes a common vision of
great proportions to move people toward creating a more sustainable
world. It seems important to support such visionary leaders as they
step forward to share their message.
NancyAnn Stealey :o)
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Hi NancyAnn,
Thanks for your very thoughtful contribution.
You ask how we can give voice to those who cannot be heard --
referring to those we would consider to be disadvantaged. I'd answer
this with a question...Do you have a voice? Do any of us have a
voice? I'd say we need to begin by 'achieving voice' ourselves, those
of us who are not disadvantaged. We need to understand that seeing
our sentiments echoed in the mass media is not at all the same as
'having a voice'. Indeed it is the opposite, it is a substitution for
a voice, an intentional inducement to complacency, a lulling voice
saying 'there, there, everything will be ok, don't worry'.
You say: "This kind of change only happens when people's
consciousness of what is happening and level of disgust is so high,
they will no longer tolerate 'life as usual'." This is a sentiment
I've heard from many people. It is strangely ironic that many people
who want positive change are hoping for things to get worse. There is
a logic to that perspective, but it is not grounded in observation.
We are already in a situation that is intolerable. The nation is
embroiled in a brutal and unpopular war, our national finances are a
balloon waiting to burst, the Constitution has been cancelled, our
streets are home to the homeless and destitute, our government
operates concentration camps, the media lies to us, and our President
is a fool. Just how bad does it need to get before we reach a tipping
point?
The 'hope it gets worse' perspective is overlooking the boiling-frog
phenomena. If things get worse gradually enough, with good enough
cover stories at each step, then a tipping point will never be
reached. The perspective is also overlooking how people actually
behave in times of social collapse. If things do get really worse, as
in an economic collapse, everyone will look to the government to save
them, to bring in food supplies, etc. It is not a time when people
will have the luxury to be rebellious.
There will never a better time than now to 'achieve our voice' and
stop tolerating 'life as usual'. And it as much for ourselves and
our children that we need to do this, as it is to alleviate the
suffering of others.
best wishes,
rkm
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