Renewal (documentary)
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Renewal, a 2008
documentary film
, is the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today’s religious-environmental activists. Directed and produced by American
filmmakers Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller, the film includes eight stories that represent the growing religious-environmental movement. Each story is set in a different religious-tradition, addressing a different environmental concern. Renewal began airing on public television stations in the United States in April, 2009.
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
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Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, is the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today’s religious-environmental activists. Directed and produced by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmmakers Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller, the film includes eight stories that represent the growing religious-environmental movement. Each story is set in a different religious-tradition, addressing a different environmental concern. Renewal began airing on public television stations in the United States in April, 2009.
Stories
The eight stories in Renewal are:- A Crime Against Creation: Evangelicals bear witness to mountaintop removal mining and the destruction of AppalachiaAppalachiaAppalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S...
(11:20 min.) - Going Green: GreenFaith in New Jersey helps congregations take the first steps to environmental action (14:20 min)
- Food for Faith: Muslim tradition and charity forge bonds between urban communities and sustainable farms in Illinois (14:50 min)
- Ancient Roots: The Teva Learning Center and Adamah in Connecticut bring environmental education together with Jewish tradition (17:30 min)
- Compassion in Action: Green Sangha, a Buddhist community in northern California, leads a campaign to save trees (11:10 min)
- Eco-Justice: The Holy Spirit inspires a battle against industrial contamination in small-town Mississippi (11:30 min)
- Sacred Celebration: Catholics and Native Americans embrace religious ritual in a struggle to protect New Mexico’s land and water (9:30 min)
- Interfaith Power and Light: Across America people of all faiths mount a religious response to global warming (9:25 min)
Presentation history
- In honor of World Environment Day 2008, Renewal was screened at the United Nations.
- Renewal is featured in Humane Society of the United StatesHumane Society of the United StatesThe Humane Society of the United States , based in Washington, D.C., is the largest animal advocacy organization in the world. In 2009, HSUS reported assets of over US$160 million....
’ “All Creatures Great and Small Campaign.” - Voted “Best of Fest” at the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival in Seattle.
- Screened by over 1000 Interfaith Power and Light-affiliated congregations, in 29 states.
- Showcased as a workshop at Bioneers by the Bay, a conference dedicated to visionary and practical solutions for restoring the Earth and its inhabitants.
- An official selection of the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival and National Tour, the largest environmental film festival in the United States, a festival for activists by activists.