Sacred Land, Sacred Waters

A sacred evening of films and of wisdom shared by documentary filmmaker Brooklyn Demme, accompanied by Penobscot Grandmother Elder Cindy Fountain. The films are, according to filmmaker Brooklyn “an ongoing prayer for water, indigenous sovereignty, and planetary unity and healing.” These documentaries were filmed on location in the Amazon forest and in Standing Rock, South Dakota, part of the Lakota Sioux Reservation. The films are meant to inspire, uplift, and provide a deeper understanding of the struggles of indigenous peoples to maintain their tribal water rights and their sacred relationship with the land they live upon.

For those attending in person: Please be seated by 6:50 pm, leaving time for parking

For those attending online: We will not be live streaming the films themselves. You can join us for the discussion and sharing, but you’ll need to watch the films via the following Vimeo links on your web browser:

• Mother’s Day – 16 min.
• Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock – 25 min.
• The River That Flows Both Ways – 20 min.
• The Place Where the People Gather – 22 min.

This event is open to the public. Contact: ashram@villageoflight.org for more information.