HOPE in "Renewal" (Interfaith Documentary on Green Endeavors)

This documentary sounds INCREDIBLE. Just what I needed for this, the fifth day of advent. There is so much that can stir our hope, if we just notice. If we just spread the word... Thanks to the Plainviews e-newsletter and reviewer Sarah Masters for this:

Renewal

Across the U.S., there is a growing interfaith call for environmental activism. Veteran filmmakers Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller, in their recently released documentary Renewal, have captured the efforts of numerous religious communities to “preserve what they see as God's creation.”

The producers film Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Jews, among others, actively tackling a range of environmental issues from sustainable farming to mountaintop removal.
Ostrow and Rockefeller create eight vignettes, or short documentaries that can be viewed separately in this 90-minute film, that focus on groups ranging from Going Green, a movement that teaches congregations how to become more environmentally aware, to Food for Faith, which connects city dwellers in different religious communities with sustainable farming efforts.

Ostrow and Rockefeller have also launched The Renewal Project, which is dedicated to creation of alliances between secular and religious groups, and the filmmakers have put out a call for everyone from chaplains to local governments to join what they call The Renewal Circle. Members of The Renewal Circle will receive advance copies of the film Renewal to help spread the word, along with suggestions on how best to use the film as a teaching tool. To find out more about The Renewal Circle, go to http://renewalproject.net/join/.
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Completed: 2007Running Time: 90 MinutesProducers: Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller
If you are interested in purchasing this film, you can do so at http://www.renewalproject.net/dvd.

Sarah Masters is the Managing Director of the Hartley Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to production, cultivation, support and distribution of the best documentaries on world religions and spirituality.