we have decided not to die is a stunning short film. i have been on the lookout for it for a while since being tipped off about it by andrew pickering.
anyway to my delight when i got the latest onedotzero dvd (which are always wonderful) i discovered that the film is on it. it’s produced by dan askill who made the unkle reign video which i blogged about as a worship trick not long ago. see daniel askill work on the collider web site.
the film is about 11 minutes long and follows three rituals – birth, between, and rebirth. the first is a woman breaking through the surface of a swimming pool (very bill viola like), the second is a man in the wilderness between two cars about to collide, the third is a man running through a window of a high rise office. these three themes pretty much summarise the process we have been going through in grace – currently we are still in the ‘between’ or liminal place.
it is a stunning film and has received a lot of critical acclaim. in terms of how you use it, just show it – it raises so many thoughts and questions (at least it did for me).
Something to watch out for in terms of potential for art and worship…
http://nouslife.blogspot.com/2005/10/paper-view-technology.html
you can watch the whole movie online at http://www.zed.cbc.ca/
just search for “have decided not to die” under videos.
josh.
that image alone makes me want to buy the movie
sorry i didnt send you a copy of the film – i dont have a dvd burner – at least you have it now. you can also get the film in issue 8 of special ten magazine from http://www.specialten.com . at home we used it to start discussions on our past present and future.
wow, that was fantastic!