Holy Affection

"As perversion grows in a society, people begin to withhold their affection so that they won't be perceived as sexual predators. As people withhold their affection, a famine of love begins to grow in the land. In a society starving for affection, love-deprived folks begin to lower their sexual standards to obtain some affection. As they break their moral barriers to do this, perversion increases. This, of course, causes even more people to withhold their love, and the beat goes on and on. Thousands of years ago, the wisest king ever born, King Solomon, wrote, "...to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet" (Prov. 27:7). To love-famished people, even perverted affection is better than no love at all."

"People are starving for true love that is manifested through an embrace, a holy kiss, or reassuring compliments. But for this culture to be restored...we have to have pure hearts, clean motives, and healthy minds before we restore holy affection."

"I want to emphasize that you can and should have healthy, nonsexual soul ties with people, whether you are married or not. It is normal to have loving, affectionate friendships with people of the same heart."

Kris Vallotton in "Moral Revolution"

KONY 2012

So I feel out of the loop having only just watched this today, but here it is. The new video by Invisible children on Joseph Kony. This is exciting to me in more ways than one. Obviously it is exciting to have the prospect of justice being carried out on the earth. However being an aspiring film maker, seeing the power documentaries can have to change the world is also highly encouraging.

It is 30 minutes but it is well worth your time. Please note, and having done some research myself I believe the filmmakers agree, that this is a short, simple film. It is not an all encompassing detailed account of the conflict in Uganda and in Africa. It is meant as a gateway. A gateway for you to do more research on your own about the conflict and a gateway for you to voice your opinion on what you think should be done about it. I also encourage you, (as you always should) to not just accept what you see and hear. While I definitely support Invisible Children and what they are doing I think it is also important to understand why people do not support them and what they have received criticism for. Here is an interesting blogpost with a counter argument that you could check out after you watch the video. The comments and discussion below it are interesting as well. Also you can check out Visible Children.

Personally I think that no matter what, Invisible Children has already been successful. They have more people talking about this issue than ever before. There is an increase in knowledge of the subject as well as new ideas and opinions being presented that can help the world work towards a solution.

Anyway, here it is. If you don't have 30 minutes I have posted the 1 minute trailer below it. Also if you have never seen the original Invisible Children film I would encourage you to find a way to view that sometime as well.





Updated March 11, 2012
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The Proposal

Here is my film for my Production Processes class. I Co-wrote the original script. I also was the Director on the shoot and did all the Editing for this version.



Here are a couple production stills from the shoot that took place back in early November.