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Dirty, disheveled and simmering with anti-immigrant rage, Gerardo Marcelo Alonso patrols his Buenos Aires neighborhood ready to take action against any of his perceived enemies of society. When he is arrested after a violent act of vigilantism, police quickly realize the troubled loner may be connected to an unsolved political assassination attributed to the far-right, CIA-backed terrorist group Fatherland and Liberty.

At the beginning of the 20th century, during the Russian Revolution, a mother raises a young nomad boy to rely on himself, and presents him with the only gift she can afford: a brown horse that becomes his best friend.

When the revolution reaches the vast lands of Mongolia, he finds himself separated from everything that matters to him, and sets off on an epic journey to reunite with the steed that was ruthlessly taken by Russian soldiers. Based on the award-winning poem Brown Horse by Mongolian laureate Ch. A Palestinian soap opera writer finds his voice in this ingenious satire that comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the lightest of touches.

Set in the time period leading up to the Six-Day War in , the central romance of the soap, between an Israeli general and an Egyptian spy, has transfixed Jewish and Muslim fans alike. Among the former group is the wife of checkpoint commander Assi. To impress her, Assi corners Salam and pressures him to manipulate certain plot points. Meanwhile, Palestinian sponsors have their own demands, as does its diva-like star.

Pulled in different directions and attempting to please all sides, Salam only wants to kickstart his career and rekindle a romance with former flame Mariam. But as the Communist Party and the Soviets take power in Hungary and a new kind of terror takes over, will they be able to continue their pure and loving father-daughter relationship? Estonia, Yet not long after, it leads Jorge to New York, where the playwright Sebastian lives.

Realising he never knew who his son really was, Jorge begins a journey that will open his mind and heart. After being brutally beaten by her drunken husband, Joy Max Eigenmann seeks help from authorities, hoping to have him arrested. But those claiming to be dedicated to protecting and supporting victims of domestic violence dismiss Joy, citing piles of paperwork and, although they appear well meaning, are powerless to help her.

Determined to protect herself and her 6-year-old daughter, Joy decides to take her husband to court and fight through a bureaucratic nightmare that will take all of her might to obtain justice in a system that offers little protection to those who need it most. Following up his gargantuan box-office anime hit Your Name.

Suga, a slippery detective who spearheads a magazine specializing in urban legends. His snooping leads him to Hina, who, in the midst of caring for her dying mother, discovers she can part the clouds and summon rays of sunlight through praying. Set against the backdrop of the impending threat of climate change, this beautifully painted trip across frenzied skies is at its heart a love story about two people attempting to restore harmony to a chaotic world.

Selected Filmography: Your Name. In this funny and touching observational documentary, a homegrown collective in a small Greek farming village exports honey and tomato products all over the world. Run mostly by older women, everything is done by hand: tilling fields, picking tomatoes, canning and even affixing labels. One of their littleknown secrets? Play classical music for the tomatoes to help them grow. When Alexander takes his year-old aunt and two of the other women to Belgium to offer their products to high-end natural food stores, the grocers unexpectedly confront them: Can they use quinoa in their stuffed tomatoes instead of rice?

What varietal of tomatoes do they grow? They return to Greece determined to devise products trendy enough to compete in the modern world of commercialized organics. And that, ultimately, is what Cristi is: a passenger aboard a fizzy, deadpan thrill ride in this breezy genre exercise and clever lampooning of official corruption and criminal conspiracy.

As his suspicions and grieving mount, Ingimundur risks endangering himself and those around him. Living in the countryside with her husband and mother-in-law, Lume a staggering Adriana Matoshi still struggles to adjust to a sense of normalcy 10 years after the end of the Kosovo war.

Tormented by chilling hallucinations and night terrors while under constant pressure to conceive a child, Lume is dragged by her husband to various psychics, faith healers and exorcists to cure her fertility issues, which unlocks traumatic memories that become indistinguishable from the present.

In Icelandic with English subtitles. COM No one makes movies like Roy Andersson. About Endlessness follows such Andersson masterworks as You, the Living and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence in distilling the awful comedy of human existence into priceless vignettes.

Instead, President Carter approved a high-risk mission to send a small team of highly skilled warriors to Iran to extricate the prisoners. Kopple gets remarkably candid interviews with all the participants: Carter himself, the men on the mission, the hostages themselves, the widows of the fallen, as well as Iranian guards and witnesses.

We even eavesdrop on the phone conversations between the president and the men on the ground as their mission encounters unexpected hazards. Desert One is emotionally devastating, historically illuminating and as thrilling as a Hollywood action movie. Takashi Miike Audition , one of the most prolific, inventive and outrageous action filmmakers from Japan, once again brings us a wildly entertaining mix of mayhem, romance and comedy in a mad visual romp that pushes to extremes.

Leo, an aspiring boxer, feels he has nothing to lose after finding out he has an inoperable brain tumor. Selected Filmography: Miss Sharon Jones! Holland blends her large-scale historical epic with a powerful, introspective look at a lesser-known 20th-century hero whose courageous battle to expose the truth still rings alarmingly familiar.

The result is a uniquely moving tribute to a man who, like the filmmaker, pursued big ideas, wild characters and ecstatic experiences. Renowned Sixth Generation master filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai Red Amnesia, PSIFF , a champion of urban realism, brings to light the trauma that ordinary people go through when confronted with situations out of their control.

In this family saga spanning three decades, once-happy couple Yaojun Wang Jingchun and Liyun Yong Mei lose their son in a drowning accident.

Years later, their adopted teenage son runs away from home, reopening old wounds. Deneuve plays legendary stage and screen actress Fabienne, a self-absorbed diva who lives for her art, often at the expense of those closest to her. Binoche is her resentful daughter Lumir, a screenwriter who returns to Paris from the U. Meanwhile, Fabienne is shooting a new movie, a sci-fi fable called Memories of My Mother, whose story uncannily echoes the fraught mother-daughter relationship in her own life.

Koreeda, a warm and wise observer, playfully scrambles the boundaries between art and life in his delightful, seriocomic examination of the push and pull of family affections.

Seated before an audience in a Paris opera house, she charms us with stories about her inspirations, her technique, her politics and her late husband Jacques Demy. We are treated to generous clips that range from her early breakthrough, Cleo from 5 to 7, to fascinating stories about the making of Vagabond with Sandrine Bonnaire, to her sojourns in s L. The pioneering Dr. Jess Ting is the head surgeon at Mt. We follow in Dr. Intimate without ever feeling intrusive, Born To Be is honest in its acknowledgement that surgery cannot solve all of the psychological issues confronting these patients.

Like the remarkable Dr. Ting, this film takes a close, deeply humane look. The struggles and triumphs of three courageous transgender high school athletes are at the heart of this stirring and thoughtprovoking documentary. His victories are accompanied by jeers and hate mail. Changing the Game pays tribute to the grit and guts of these remarkable kids, while forcing us to ponder the complex issues that it artfully raises. With her third feature, filmmaker Isabel Sandoval delivers impressive turns both behind and in front of the camera in this heartfelt and semi-autobiographical docudrama.

With ICE raids perpetually hovering in the background, Lingua Franca takes a sobering, timely look at the anxieties and fears that plague both immigrants and transgender people in the U. Most people know neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks as the bestselling author who made the science of the brain fascinating for the masses. Amiable, warm and engaging, Sacks is his own best witness to a life beset by struggle with his sexuality and in gaining the respect of a skeptical medical establishment, but also one of breakthroughs and triumphs, personal as well as professional.

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life is a rich, engaging testament to a giant of our age who reveals himself as achingly, vulnerably human. Bisexual Emilia, an aspiring actress in her mid-thirties who recently moved back home to save money, has hit something of a quarter-life crisis a few years later than most. Addicted to a Grindr-like app called Anon, the striking, red-headed Sydney high schooler pursues older men.

But after sex, he immediately blocks them. Leach is a sensation as the horny but increasingly bewildered Sequin, who gets his name from the glittery halter top he wears to his assignations. Sometimes it takes a tragic event to lead a person to happiness. Everybody thinks skinny, obsessive-compulsive Todd is gay his favorite film is Legally Blonde , and he might be but for his aversion to bodily fluids and physical contact.

But are they meant to be lovers? Straight Up marks the astonishing debut of triple-threat talent James Sweeney, who wrote the witty mile-a-minute dialogue, directed with a perfect balance between artifice and real feeling, and stars as the unforgettably confused Todd. Finley as Rory partners him flawlessly, a millennial Hepburn to his nonbinary Tracy. To their families and neighbors, the two older women who live across the hall from each other are just good friends.

The free-spirited Nina is fed up with the deception while the more cautious, widowed Mado fears the reaction of her two adult children. Selected Filmography: Maistrac: Lavorare in Cantiere , doc feature. Back to the Classroom Studies show that sudents who are exposed to lessons on a musical instrument score higher on tests, have higher grade point averages, develop organizational and self-discipline skills, and learn about teamwork and collaboration.

We believe every student deserves the opportunity to be prepared and to succeed. Musical instruments enable self-expression and creativity. Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, The Foundation for the Palm Springs Unified School District can improve lives and strengthen our children through public education.

Our task is bridging gaps, and providing the resources to improve student academic preparedness across the education continuum.

Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. When Selma Golshifteh Farhani decides to return home to Tunisia after years in France, she is far from realizing all the roadblocks she will encounter, making the beginning of this new chapter quite hectic.

Yet Selma puts out one fire after the next with boldness and aplomb, determined to relocate her psychotherapy practice to a country where mental health is still taboo.

Perhaps best known for her dramatic performances, Farhani surprises in a more comedic role, bringing energy, vitality and wit. In French and Arabic with English subtitles.

Mary Beth Morgan Saylor and Priscilla Sophie Lowe are sisters living in a small New England fishing town who find themselves in too deep after the death of their mother forces them to sell the family home. For year-old Amanda Amanda Minujin the experience of growing up in Buenos Aires in the early s is anything but typical. Premiere In Spanish with English subtitles. Hugo Weaving plays Dan, a war photographer who, on a rare trip home to Sydney, encounters a South Sudanese refugee named Sebastian Andrew Luri, in an outstanding acting debut.

The men become unlikely friends over tangentially shared experiences, and share a guarded hope for the future despite each man carrying the psychological burden of what he has seen and experienced. Selected Filmography: Ghosthunter , doc feature. Over the course of the frantic afternoon, Lara purchases as many concert tickets as she can, handing them out to everyone she comes across. And why is she so conflicted about his career as a virtuoso? A major psychological character study rendered in a beautifully minor key, Lara is sure to strike a chord with anyone who has grappled with the pressures of tough love criticism, or the intense desire to earn approval from those who teach us.

Unable to make it home to Lima for the holidays, the Quechua immigrant finds herself stuck housesitting for her wealthy boss, overseeing renovations on the type of home she could only attain in dreams. A young teacher with aspirations of being a singer, Ugyen dreams of moving to Australia. While waiting for his visa, he is sent to Lunana, one of the most remote villages on Earth. Accessible by a long bus ride followed by an arduous week-long hike on foot, Ugyen arrives to find the conditions more primitive than expected.

The school is a bare room, devoid of supplies, textbooks, even a blackboard. But the locals are so relieved to have a teacher that they pitch in to provide him with necessities, both tangible and intangible. Little by little, the displaced educator in turn learns the importance of simplicity. Donna Shan MacDonald has been convicted of Driving While Impaired, a judgment that, coupled with her history of alcoholism, has severed her relationship with her family and friends.

The metaphor of rescue is clear, but soon Donna finds herself in over her head, and steps must be taken. His father is unwell and his mother is blind. Soon, two major blows strike: his father dies and his favorite hammer goes missing. How, in a place where everyone lets literally everything hang out, can something disappear?

Amazingly, he has no problem convincing his desired actors, including Jemaine Clement Flight of the Conchords , to appear in their birthday suits. Fares Sami Bouajila and Meriam Najla Ben Abdallah seem to have it all: a strong marriage, a delightful year-old son, fruitful careers and a fun group of friends.

But while on the road to a family weekend getaway, their car is caught in an ambush and their son, Aziz, is struck by a bullet.

In his feature debut, Mehdi Barsaoui depicts a tragic event that uncovers even more complex and knotty issues. His camera captures the growing fracture of his two main characters by isolating them within the frame, and his deft screenplay never dwells on superficial narrative elements. As Fares and Meriam see their life exploding, they are forced to expose their true sides, and in their time of desperation resort to making rash decisions.

Eager to create a better life for themselves and their soonto-be first child, young indigenous couple Leo Lucio Rojas and Georgina Pamela Mendoza Arpi leave their Quechua community for the bustle of s Lima at a time of intense social upheaval. When Georgina hears an ad for a pregnancy clinic offering free care, she gladly accepts what little help is made available.

Soon the pair uncovers a terrifying child abduction ring and a web of corruption that goes straight to the upper echelons of power. Winner: Best Actress, Thessaloniki. But the greedy and uncaring operation refuses to pay out, blaming Claudio for his own death, backing an already weary Francisco into a desperate and dangerous corner. With the money gone and nowhere left to turn, Francisco seizes an opportunity to live the kind of life long denied him.

Premiere In Spanish and English with English subtitles. This intimate, unflinching portrait follows Tsemel as she defends a year-old boy who participated in a knife attack, and a disturbed woman whose failed suicide bombing may have been more about suicide than politics.

Decades of mostly losing cases has not deterred her, and led to her win of a landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled that interrogations cannot involve torture. As this moving and illuminating film reveals, war is what happens when two opposing sides are unable to hear each other.

Peace begins when you listen. Ara Malikian. With his unruly mane of curly, coal-black hair, mascara-caked eyes, stylishly ragged clothes and thick beard, musician Ara Malikian looks every inch the raging punk rocker instead of the classically trained violinist he is. Now credited with more than 25 albums, sold-out world tours that combine the spectacle of symphony with the intensity of the most impassioned rock show, Malikian is a genre-melding iconoclast who manages to find joy and renewal in his beloved instrument, and in the messiness that is being human, in this lively and kinetic debut from director Nata Moreno.

Good things can come from difficult situations. Just ask Adam Goodes. Cogent, compelling and deeply moving, The Australian Dream is universal in its themes and reach.

Goodes emerges as a thoughtful, intelligent man who loved his game but whose life changed course, and who sees a future path of reconciliation and change. But out of that pain and a voracious lust for life arose the greatest jazz singer of the century. No American writer flew so high, or crashed so publicly, as Truman Capote. Guest, who dropped him with a vengeance when Capote published excerpts from the unfinished Answered Prayers, exposing their deepest secrets in barely fictionalized form.

The Capote Tapes does full justice to the brilliance, courage and demons of this singular literary icon. The Middle East today might be a far different place were it not for a coup sponsored in by Eisenhower and Churchill.

Under the code name Operation Ajax, the CIA and MI6 secretly plotted the overthrow of the democratically elected president of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, who had nationalized the oil industry, dealing a devastating blow to the English economy. Filmmaker Taghi Amirani had to dig deep to uncover the wild twists and turns of this epochal event, which led to the restoration of the Shah, which led to the Islamic Republic that is now our sworn enemy.

Coup 53 unfolds not just as a great history lesson but as a thriller, as the obsessive Amirani uncovers the identity of the mysterious British secret agent Norman Darbyshire, who ran Operation Ajax on the ground. To read his unearthed testimony, Amirana recruited actor Ralph Fiennes, who delivers with mesmerizing results. The new documentary from director Barry Avrich Prosecuting Evil celebrates David Foster, one of the most successful composers and music producers of all time.

Beginning his career as a performer, Foster rapidly evolved into a session player, arranger and ultimately a record producer of extraordinary talent and vision. A time Grammy award winner credited with over half a billion records sold, Foster is responsible for some of the most iconic music of the last four decades, creating remarkable work with artists Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Josh Groban, Michael Buble and Celine Dion.

The film goes beyond the wall of trophies to examine a man of ambition, extraordinary talent and brittle temperament, an artist who himself questions what he may have sacrificed in pursuit of that perfect and euphoric sound.

Premiere In English. A little white dog named Waffles will pull at your heartstrings in this involving and poignant documentary about unconventional veterinarian Marty Goldstein, whose embrace of alternative therapies puts him at odds with the veterinary establishment, even as he saves lives.

Director Cindy Meehl blends interviews with a fly-on-the-wall approach as she follows Goldstein and his associates as they attempt to perform miracles in upstate New York. The dogs and cats they treat are in dire straits; so ill that other veterinarians have given up. But by employing treatments rejected by the veterinary establishment, such as acupuncture and Vitamin C infusions, Goldstein gets results. The Dog Doc is an often moving, emotional rollercoaster.

Bring tissues. After returning to Vietnam for the first time in 47 years, two women experience an upwelling of emotions as they trace their early experiences as Red Cross Donut Dollie volunteers in , moving via helicopter from one battle zone to the next to provide beaten-down troops with a fresh and smiling face.

The Dollies are treated with immense compassion and hospitality by the Vietnamese, but it is their encounters with traveling U. Though their mission was to project wholesome motherly and sisterly love, there were a few instances of wild nights and secret affairs. This moving film honors their sacrifice and serves as a reminder that not all Dollies made it back from the war, either.

In English and Vietnamese with English subtitles. His experience with totalitarian regimes endowed him with the theme of an individual in conflict with institutions, a subject he continued to successfully develop in his American films. The rich, color-drenched work of legendary Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez opens doors to a playful and intriguing universe of ideas and emotions.

Primary colors come alive in vivid chromo-saturated spaces both grand and intimate, in a style that creates the illusion of movement and questions the very definition of color itself.

After a groundbreaking sevendecade career, at age 94, Cruz-Diez embarked upon his most ambitious and ultimately final project: to free color from form, to liberate it from light, narrative and matter.

Using a treasure trove of home movies, candid interviews and fly-on-the-wall perspectives, director Alberto Arvelo The Liberator, PSIFF has crafted a lively and touching portrait of a unique and restless artist as gentleman; a generous and devoted father and grandfather whose practice was always a true family affair, and whose brilliance of mind was equal only to his openness of heart.

In Czech, English and French with English subtitles. Can one uncompromising idealist inspire his countrymen to overthrow a tyrant? When the corrupt Republican Party of Armenia bestowed near-dictatorial powers on Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, former journalist and member of Parliament Nikol Pashinyan, who had served time in prison for his resistance to the leader, began a two-week march through Armenia, picking up fellow resistors on his way to the capital, with the dream of stopping the election.

American filmmaker Garin Hovannisian, with access to the key players on both sides of the struggle, captures the rousing, epochal events with first-hand immediacy, producing one of the most inspirational and timely political documentaries of the year. The Picassos and Old Masters!

The closets overflowing with dresses! The swarm of servants at her beck and call! All this you would expect from the razor-sharp eye of the director of The Queen of Versailles. The Kingmaker show us the dynastic ambitions of the Marcos clan, and gives us the political context that allowed Imelda to rise to a position of enormous power. In Armenian with English subtitles. Yet, so many women remain unmarried that the government once again tries to run a policy to offset what they consider to be a shameful situation.

But further west, the Yanacocha gold and copper mine owned by U. Through ongoing violent intimidation and harassment at the hands of a powerful U. There he broke down the barriers between art and design, encouraged his students to use the latest technology to wed artistic ends to social progress and confronted the tensions between art and commerce.

His pioneering multimedia ideas were decades ahead of his time. Roher includes compelling and insightful interviews with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins and others, many of whom created their seminal work alongside The Band.

Appropriately, the film culminates with the shooting of The Last Waltz, considered by many to be one of the greatest rockumentaries of all time, and the final public performance of a group whose impact on modern music is still felt.

This profoundly emotional documentary by directors S. We see a French bureaucracy overwhelmed and undermanned; we see sympathetic activists and volunteers trying to help in the face of increasingly brutal repression. This empathetic on-the-ground report puts us in the shoes of these abandoned refugees.

At the center of this story is year-old Souleymane, whose family was lost in the war in Darfur. Souleymane, who has been homeless and adrift since he was 13 and is praying that he can find a legal home in France, recites poetry to keep his spirits alive. The filmmaker becomes an active participant in her own movie, developing deep connections with her subjects, further emphasizing the level of empathy generated by these stories.

Leo Chiang: Mr. Documentarian Abe Polsky, who made the acclaimed Red Army about the great Soviet hockey team, returns to Russia just after the fall of communism, to tell a very different true tale: a wild culture-clash dark comedy where voracious American capitalism meets lawless Russian corruption, with results as lucrative as they are lethal.

The big bucks pique the interest of companies like Disney and Nike, that is until the Russian Mafia elbow into the picture and dead bodies start to pile up.

Chillingly entertaining, Red Penguins must be seen to be believed. Recalling the intimacy and frankness of other family relationship documentaries such as Tarnation and Capturing the Friedmans, Rewind gives brave voice to a survival story told by Sasha and his family.

What starts as a cautionary tale about the capacity for those closest to us to cause grave harm, the film is ultimately about personal resilience and a demand for a better justice system. In English. In this entrancing personal essay, debut filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey presents a profoundly conflicted case for the romantic comedy.

Also invited is a cadre of pop culture writers and film critics who reflect with a paradoxical near fondness on the rom-coms that permanently imprinted a distorted ideology onto their brains.

More than film clips present a nonstop barrage of horrors, where examples of how to behave in a relationship range from unrealistic to outright psychopathic. And then his empire came crashing down. He would die penniless and friendless. What happened? Producer and distributor Ira Deutchman, who worked for Rugoff, sets off on a quest to unravel the mystery behind his momentous rise and ignominious fall.

The result is this fascinating, illuminating portrait of the golden age of cinema, and the eccentric tycoon who made it happen. Now 84 and still drawing very day, the tireless Stevenson has led a life both charmed and plagued by demons. He rebelled against his patrician New England upbringing, and though he never trained as an artist, he possessed a gift that appeared effortless.

An illuminating examination of the creative process, this tribute to a very rare bird is filled with sharp commentary from his colleagues at The New Yorker, interviews with the nine children he struggled to support, and marvelous animated sequences that bring his inimitable drawings to life.

After years of political turmoil have weakened the Sudanese film industry, seeing films on the big screen, let alone making them, has become a distant memory to these filmmakers. Now prepared to challenge government censorship and drudge through seemingly never-ending and nonsensical bureaucracy, the dedication of these movie lovers to share their passion with the community is nothing short of empowering, and the simple pleasure of sitting down in a theater surrounded by other movie lovers takes on a new and powerful significance.

Over the course of almost five decades, British war correspondent Robert Fisk has reported on numerous global conflicts, most notably in the Middle East since his move to Beirut in In this new portrait from award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang Up The Yangtze we see the man behind the reputation and the occasionally controversial points of view.

Interspersed with fascinating archival footage showcasing his youthful reporting, Chang follows Fisk primarily to Syria and Israeli settlements, capturing a man almost perpetually in motion. In late , in the midst of perhaps the most contentious presidential campaign in history, and with gentrification increasingly displacing longtime residents, and recent shootings bringing police brutality into the national dialogue, Oaklandbased community organizers Anayvette Martinez and Marilyn Hollinquest set out to create lasting and necessary change in their community.

The two women formed the Radical Monarchs, a Girl Scouts alternative that teaches young girls of color their self-worth, the importance of supporting one another and the tenets of a progressive society. Martinez and Hollinquest balance intense logistical demands, perpetual funding struggles and their personal lives while defending themselves against right-wing media attacks.

From director Linda Goldstein Knowlton, We Are the Radical Monarchs is a heartwarming look at the first three years of an indispensable collective devoted to radical self-empowerment. The United States. Enter the ZeroImpunity project, both a documentary and a social movement, which seeks to raise awareness of these crimes, give voice to the voiceless, and become a force for change at an international level. Ambitious, eye-opening and utterly vital, this is a collection of stories that must be told.

Premiere In English and Syrian with English subtitles. What unfolds is a film of remarkable beauty and deeply charged emotional power, exploring loss, identity, colonialism, the true nature of motherhood and the aftermath of war. Yuma Mei Kayama is a talented year-old artist with cerebral palsy who has always lived under the watch of her overprotective mother. When her YouTube star friend begins taking credit for all her work, Yuma decides to break free and make a name for herself.

This she does in increasingly surprising ways. In the hallway of a love hotel she meets Mai Makiki Watanabe , an empathic sex worker who takes Yuma under her wing to expand her horizons and grow her confidence. In the autumn of , Stanislaw Ulam Philippe Tlokinski , a brilliant Polish mathematician, is invited to join a team of elite scientists in New Mexico for a top secret assignment: The Manhattan Project.

On the one hand, his research proves to have practical purposes: smaller nuclear explosions could, he posits, aid in outer space travel.

On the other, his contributions to the development of the atomic bomb has Ulam and his wife Esther Garrel grappling with the ethical fallout of thermonuclear warfare. With a deftly calculated script that recalls Greek theater, and gorgeous, period-perfect production design, Adventures of a Mathematician gives audiences a unique look at the private life of an incredible mind and a truly explosive time in world history. In this gracious and textured new film from director Louise Archambault, we are introduced to the bucolic life of three elderly hermits living deep in the woods of Quebec.

With its luscious photography and measured pace, Archambault has created a slow burn of a story about aging, love, regret, nature and memory, with a measure of carpe diem.

The artist is Richard Smythson Bruce Dern , a revered abstract expressionist. His wife Claire Lena Olin , who gave up her painting career to support him, is troubled by his increasingly erratic behavior. His students are stunned by his abusive, inappropriate conduct in class. For help, Claire turns to her stepdaughter Juliet Rylance , who bitterly resents her father, staying far away from his Connecticut country home.

Balancing the realities of a grim cancer prognosis and the fervent, flawed love of her pill-popping mother Anna Essie Davis and desperately lonely father Henry Ben Mendelsohn , Milla wants little more than to forego routine and dive headlong into the unpredictable messiness of life. With Anna and Henry each inches away from their own abyss yet trying to hold it together for a child whose body is fighting her will to live, the pair must resort to drastic measures in this wry and fresh debut feature from director Shannon Murphy.

When a horrific tragedy is discovered at a neighboring farm, the citizens of Bacurau begin to discover the nefarious plans of an unknown force led by Michael a deliciously reptilian Udo Kier. Filho once again masterfully captures the political unrest and turmoil of a not-so-distant-future Brazil through bizarre means that combust with suspense, humor and vitriol. Their father, Dargye, finds it difficult to explain to his boys the problems that will arise if his wife Drolkar becomes pregnant again.

Under Chinese rule it would mean crippling fines, while forced abortions are a major issue for Tibetans who believe that, according to Buddhism, when a child is born it is the reincarnation of a dead ancestor.

In modern times faith and traditions collide with what the government dictates, but for Dargye a choice has to be made. Nicolas demands that they continue their journey, but the authoritarian sanatorium director, Dr. Kroll Udo Kier insists that he submit to a strict regime of rest and rehabilitation. Meanwhile, a delegation from Vienna arrives bearing the news that the last King of the Belgians will become the first Emperor of Nova Europa. One of the most emotionally elegant films of the year, Bellbird is set over four seasons on a small New Zealand dairy farm.

Ross Marshall Napier is a farmer struggling to cope with the sudden death of his beloved wife, Beth. Out of necessity, he realizes he must forge a bond with his gentle, introverted son Bruce Cohen Holloway.

But seeing how his father is struggling, physically as well as emotionally, Bruce is reluctant to derail his own life to help take over duties on the farm, and without Beth as a buffer, both men are left adrift. The presence of locals proves useful, no matter how unsolicited their help and support might be. Bang and Debicki, exuding sizzling erotic chemistry, are wonderful together in a tale whose wittily sophisticated surface cracks open to reveal its darker underbelly.

In busy Cairo, Hala Basma has isolated herself inside her apartment, yet she is never truly alone. Constantly battling mental illness and suicidal thoughts, Hala is unable to fulfill the traditional duties of a wife and a mother to her newborn baby. Her sweet husband is nothing but supportive, but an innocent mistake at work blows out of proportion and requires him to serve time. All her familial responsibilities are now on her shoulders, including the legal battle to get him out of jail.

In his feature debut, Hisham Saqr captures with empathy the journey of a deeply complex and emotionally fragile woman who has no choice but to find the inner strength to stand up for herself in a society uncaring of her struggles.

Premiere In Arabic with English subtitles. For no-nonsense prison warden Bernadine Williams Alfre Woodard in a towering performance , the fight to hold onto the last threads of her humanity in a job where issues of life and death are a daily matter is an often losing battle.

With her marriage to literature professor Jonathan Wendell Pierce stressed to its limit, and the bottle providing her only measure of solace, Bernadine reaches a breaking point after witnessing a botched execution. With the pending capital punishment of a possibly innocent death-row inmate Aldis Hodge next on her docket, the warden finds herself haunted by her position in a system where basic humanity is in short supply. Goliath tale. After the death of her dairy farmer husband, middleaged widow Inga takes on the corrupt local co-op whose unfair policies hold the residents of her community hostage.

Ace Estonian cameraman Mart Taniel November lovingly captures the unique landscape, the compliant cows, and some very charismatic Icelandic sheep dogs. Unlike predecessors such as 12 Angry Men or Rear Window, this story takes place in a tropical garden by a pool. The peaceful setting is in great contrast to the ferocious and complex circumstances playing out there.

A conversation that begins with civility and carefully chosen language soon takes unexpected twists and unsafe turns. Mona is the only one able to help him tap into his feelings after a tragic event leaves him emotionally paralyzed.

As French chanteur TJ, a gay Muslim, prepares to represent his country in Israel, he encounters a homophobic terrorist, sensational tabloids and obsessive Mossad agents who threaten to derail his path to fulfillment. As producer Adar Shafran Maktub, PSIFF and his team were preparing their film and miniseries to air in tandem with the actual Eurovision event in Spring , they had no idea how much their fictional vision would resemble reality.

While she obsesses over this possibility, Nina unenthusiastically attends high school, where she sells illegal cellphones on the sly in the hopes of earning enough money to return to her boyfriend in Serbia. As the country prepares for Christmas, a peculiar atmosphere descends on the country, revealing both excitement and concern. In the country, an abandoned farm burns. In a slaughterhouse, chickens squawk along a beam. In a museum, a mother argues with her ex-husband over the phone.

In a living room, a young girl encourages her grandmother to try on her new virtual reality headset. Through 56 short scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both harsh and compassionate, of modern Iceland. What appears to be an idyllic childhood for year-old Mulla on the picturesque, serene Lakshadweep Island is in actuality the tumultuous life of a mistreated orphan.

Upon leaving his beautiful island, Mulla finds himself immediately thrown into the seedy, chaotic and ruthless underbelly of Mumbai amid a world of gangsters, sex workers and child traffickers. Premiere In Malayalam and Hindi with English subtitles. This tautly paced, precisely executed, darkly comic thriller plays with the genre tropes of a hostage drama while offering important social commentary.

Meanwhile, an ambitious, cynical web journalist also spies a route to fame. With its top-notch cast and tension-inducing score, Extracurricular is gripping, provocative and shockingly funny. Set in the south of Israel near the Gaza border, in a place where the beleaguered citizens live with incoming rocket fire, longtime pals Shaul Amir and Nissan Savyon attempt to rob a postal bank.

But the mismanaged job results in Shaul being collared and sent to prison. Years later, upon his release, Shaul is less than pleased to be greeted by the newly religious Nissan seeking his forgiveness. Like Maktub, the fun here comes from the rapport between the guys despite their love-hate relationship, in this uproarious modern take on traditional bourekas comedies. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

As close friends, Ichiko playfully and thoughtlessly reveals a secret from her past that could come back to haunt her.

Accused of complicity by all around her, including friends and co-workers, the safe, happy life that Ichiko knew crumbles.

Is revenge worth pursuing? The obscenely extravagant world of the uber-rich is the target of this bitterly hilarious satire that re-teams director Michael Winterbottom The Trip with his actor muse Steve Coogan.

To celebrate his 60th birthday, fast-fashion industry billionaire Richard McCreadie Coogan intends to go all out, planning a glitzy shindig at an exclusive hotel on a Greek island, where recreating the Colosseum scene from the movie Gladiator with a live lion is one of the more tasteful festivities.

What happens to love and family when life suddenly has an expiration date? They juggle prestigious and demanding careers with their blended family of biological children and step-children. Everyone seems content enough, although Anja feels a bit sulky that she bears the brunt of running the busy Oslo household and preparing for the holidays. But just before Christmas Anja receives some bad news. In , as the USSR heads toward collapse, Boris, a RussianJewish stand-up comedian favored by the regime and the public, feels tormented by censorship, external oppression and his own insecurities.

Fame, combined with a lack of personal freedom, is driving him crazy. Sick with self-loathing and at odds with his running-out-of-patience family, Boris decides to challenge censorship in what turns out to be a dangerous game. Latvianborn, U. Jaded by the provincial worldview of her small-time drug dealer boyfriend and less-than-supportive parents, the doeeyed teen harbors dreams of attending the Barcelona Circus Academy to become an acrobat, but finds herself suffocated by what her gossipy neighbors and mean-girl peers might say.

Setting: Seaside nowhere near the sea , 17th-century England sort of. A town on the verge of mob rule. Returning home to the burg after a mediocre tour are puppeteers Judy Mia Wasikowska and Punch Damon Herriman , with the latter living up to his name whenever he gets a few pints under his belt.

Judy already regrets her impromptu marriage to the untalented performer, but soon he gives her two urgent reasons to want retribution. Judy then aligns herself with a band of outcast heretics to enact revenge on Punch and the entire town. In her feature film debut as a director, noted Australian actor Mirrah Foulkes has created a story that is dark, inventive, violent and occasionally tonally downright bonkers.

Well supported through terrific art direction, a solid soundtrack and spot-on performances, Foulkes has made a period romp with a pressing contemporary feel. In Mandarin, English and Cantonese with English subtitles. When retailers like Walmart push their manufacturers overseas for lower costs, the cuts keep the workers down to minimum wages, and the factories ignore safety regulations in order to keep the profits in check. When a fire kills more than workers in a Dhaka garment factory, the owners escape accountability and return to business as usual.

When Shimu Rikita Nandini Shimu discovers that one of her friends has died in the fire, she is inspired to fight for safety reforms and unionize, but it will take all of her tenacity and determination to win. For generations, the Gamache fathers and sons have been dutiful tailors to the Paternos, a criminal organization shaped by a carefully constructed morality that binds its members to uncompromising rules.

Taking grand leaps to impress the Paterno godfather, Vince winds up sparking the fuse that ignites an all-out war. After a horrific act of violence breaks the bonds of this organized crime union and their close-knit tailors, both clans are left at risk of being brought down by their internecine betrayals. Saddled with debt, Oleg the affecting Valentin Novopolskij , a noncitizen Latvian butcher, takes a job at an industrial abattoir in Belgium.

But a false accusation at the meat factory soon leads to his being fired. In a year in which the travails of immigrants marks a major cinematic theme, the naturalistic Oleg offers a ferocious critique of the systems that allow for these abhorrent labor practices. Manville is astounding in her ability to convey her painful internal struggle with a forlorn look that no one, save for her fellow patients, can even begin to grasp. In the late s, year-old Qodrat survives on the streets of Kabul selling trinkets and black market cinema tickets.

Bollywood is hugely popular in Kabul, and Qodrat dreams of one day seeing himself in one of his favorite movies. When the police nab him and admit him to a Soviet orphanage for boys, Qodrat learns to adapt to a more disciplined and happier life. But the political situation in Kabul is changing. As the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan and the Mujahideen take over, the boys of the orphanage are determined to defend their home, giving Qodrat the opportunity to step forward and emerge as one of his on-screen heroes.

Selected Filmography: Wolf and Sheep In Rwanda, , on top of a hill near the Nile River, a select group of girls attends Notre-Dame du Nil, an elite Catholic boarding school run by Belgian nuns. Despite their uniforms, the hierarchy between the students is more pronounced than in typical high schools as tensions mount between the Hutus and Tutsis.

Gloriosa, the daughter of a high government official, makes Tutsi students, friends Veronica and Virginia, her target. Comedy and tragedy go hand in hand in this story about an absurdist power struggle set in a remand penitentiary.

As long as the detainees in the isolation ward obey the rules, they can fill their time in remand limbo with activities such as fitness or handicrafts, and receive financial and emotional rewards. But Markus, with his designer wardrobe and expensive lawyer, believes himself a breed apart and stirs up trouble by challenging the leadership of choir master Niels.

Poised, distinguished horse trainer Wiebke Nina Hoss lives a moored and picturesque existence on the secluded farm she shares with her responsible adopted daughter Nicolina Adelia-Constance Ocleppo. After a lengthy bureaucratic process, Wiebke is finally able to grow her family with the addition of Raya Katerina Lipovska.

Based on true events, The Perfect Patient combines gripping Nordic noir with a human story about a relentless and resourceful search for the truth. Thomas Quick David Dencik is the most notorious serial killer ever convicted in Sweden. From the psychiatric prison where he serves a life sentence, he claims that he was also a cannibalistic rapist and confesses to an additional 25 murders.

Now a single mother, Sarah is guilt-ridden about leaving her fragile 8-year-old daughter behind during a formative year in her life. As the countdown to liftoff approaches, the composed Sarah begins to make rash decisions that threaten her chance to ever make it out of this world.

In her feature film debut, director Aisling Chin-Yee guides her gifted cast through an intimate and often comically volatile exploration of grief, marriage, divorce and motherhood.

A Bulgarian joke making the rounds posits that all Bulgarians are optimists because the pessimists have long since left the country. The stories are connected by the body of a junkie that keeps moving from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. By the time they are 20, the two men are as close as brothers. But on the night he is to make his heralded public debut in a packed concert hall, Dovidl vanishes, never to reappear. The heightened melodrama of the likes of Douglas Sirk is brought down to the fertile earth of the tranquil home of Lila Talia Balsam and Edgar Scott Cohen in this elegant yet thrilling drama from filmmaker Hilary Brougher.

Tensions run high between the couple on the eve of the departure of their eldest daughter for a summer boating expedition. The extraordinary Balsam channels a wide range of emotions with just a single glance as a woman now facing the uncertain future of her twilight years. During World War II, many movie stars played a real-life role in espionage.

One of the most successful was Norwegian actress and singer Sonja Wigert. You keep it up and you could qualify for one of those genius grants For the uninitiated, a Wet Willie is a very specific form of torture.

I am talking about instances of behavior that render the stereotypical WTF question irrelevant. Internationally, you can throw a dart: Syria, Africa, Israel and the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, are all each roiled in a toxic stew of upheaval, unrest and unease that is palpably repugnant to even the casual observer.

Economically, the same dynamic attaches. With each passing quarter, the European Union is sounding like nothing more than an ironically named, multicultural improv group whose mission statement now is to provide surreal laughs in lieu of anything even remotely approaching governance, let alone singularity of purpose.

Domestically, we are more than pulling our weight when it comes to conduct that leaves one permanently shaking their head in disbelief. In fact, we have so exceeded the subterranean standard for that as to reach lows that are stripped of any shame, becoming, curiously enough, shameless in the process.

Our political system is so glutted with money stained with monomaniacal greed that even as we are literally awash in destruction shot from guns at a rate that would make an illegal arms dealer blush As if!

Wanting to get in on the ground floor of this lunatic structure, in the state of Insanity that is otherwise known as Arizona, pregnancy occurs two weeks before conception according to a law that went into effect last August.

But I digress As outlandish as these examples are, though, I can attribute them to forces I can identify with: namely greed and fear. Thus, I can at least conceive of someday understanding them.

But recently I came across a story that left me struggling to relate to on any level. Just days after his 22nd birthday, Mr. Sugiyama underwent elective genital-removal surgery, divvied up the relevant organs do the math, kids between diners, and garnished it with button mushrooms and Italian parsley. I recognize that there are people whose lives are devoid of sexuality, making them asexual.

But things really begin to spin off the rails for me when said person decides to offer to cook their severed genitals for the highest bidder. I suppose it will come as no surprise that not only did this happen, but that Mr. Check please! Or e-mail him at MichaelRaysses hotmail. We made it into Climate disasters, devastating school massacres, and a continuing unstable economy has most people around the world feeling fear about what will unfold in So here is my suggestion.

Every time you hear something grim on the news, take a moment and surround that crisis or challenge with a pink bubble of unconditional love. Then do this with every problem you have. Sending love is a powerful tool to assist in the transformation of our planet.

Dear Dr. Toni: I have been reading your column for several years and enjoy it very much. My husband died of cancer a year ago. I have been living in the same city for 15 years but am feeling a pull to move to a new city in Mexico where there is an artist community. I am an artist, too. I have the means to do it, just not the guts. What is the best way to figure out if this is the right decision? And I am also concerned about timing. How does one know when the right time is to make a move?

A faithful reader Dear Reader: There are a number of ways to make relocation decisions. I myself have relocated 4 times in my adult life. One way is to work with an astrologer who can look at your chart and the charts of places you want to relocate to in order to determine if the city of inquiry is best for what you want.

For example, if you want to emphasize your career, you might choose a city that would enhance those possibilities. If you wanted to emphasize partnership or marriage, it may be a different location. An astrological reading can also give you information on good times to move versus other times. Another approach to this is to set an intention before going to sleep to get intuitive information from the dreamtime. Do this over and over again until you get an answer but write down any dreams you have in the morning.

If you write your dreams down it will stimulate more dream recall. When we are asleep, we leave the reality of linear time and are able to travel so to speak to the future that already exists in a parallel universe.

I have received many messages in my dreams that did not come to pass until at least 6 months later. It has been documented that people have been given premonitions about future events like earthquakes, plane crashes, and people dying before they happened. Keeping a record of your dreams will strengthen your intuition. The third way of accessing wisdom for major life decisions like relocation is to meditate.

Never the less, it has many other benefits such as stress management and enhancing mental focus so I am always an advocate for developing a meditation practice. Keeping a record of your dreams will strengthen your. Trust where the energy is taking you and if you are having trouble with trust, work with a coach who knows how to clear emotional blockages that are preventing you from hearing the truth for yourself.

I have no plans of going back to school so I just wondered what the message is. A reluctant student Dear Reader: If we look at this as a metaphor, I would ask you to reflect on what school symbolizes to you.

What was the emotional tone of the dream? Were you happy or anxious about being back in school? What level of education was it? Grammar school, college, or graduate school? I would say that you are being called to either get more traditional education or you are in a new spiritual initiation.

Pay attention to these dreams to see if they change at all. Does the emotional tone of the dream change as well. Before you go to sleep, ask a question of your unconscious to answer you in your dreams. Then notice in your waking life if there is a new level of consciousness showing up in your thoughts. Pay attention to your thoughts by being a witness to them.

Working with a therapist who is trained in dream analysis can also support a time of great transition. Happy New Year, everyone! Toni Galardi is a transitions coach, psychotherapist, and the author of The LifeQuake Phenomenon: how to thrive not just survive in times of personal and global upheaval. She can be reached by phone at and DrToni LifeQuake. Waiting in stillness at the base of the spine to be awakened, to guide us to union with the universal Self, the Self that when recognized, is everything.

It is pure, it is love, it is light. It is the culmination of all our trials and tribulations, which inspired us to seek her out in the first place.

Kundalini Yoga is considered the most comprehensive of yoga traditions, combining meditation, mantra, physical exercises and breathing techniques. His work through 3HO served to spread his message that every human possessed the birthright to be healthy, happy and holy, and by , there were over 3HO ashrams throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel.

Yogi Bhajan left this world in October of with a distinguished reputation as a man of peace, world-vision, wisdom, and compassion. He authored and published more than 30 books on topics ranging from spirituality and consciousness to communication and psychology.

Throughout his life Yogi Bhajan was passionate and influential with inter-faith work, nuclear disarmament, Sikh rights and unity, healing arts and the foundation of Miri Piri Academy www.

Serving students from all over the world, Miri Piri Academy combines a rigorous Cambridge curriculum with daily spiritual and yogic practice. Snatam Kaur was introduced to music and spiritual practice at an early age.

Schooled in kirtan, meditation, and Gurmukhi, the Sanskrit-based language of Sikh scriptures from Northern India, the young Snatam Kaur began to develop the devotion and skills that have grown and blossomed into a compelling, profound talent.

Snatam Kaur personifies the meaning of her name: universal, nucleus, and friend to all. These themes have expressed themselves in a variety of ways throughout her life, and are particularly present in her music. Snatam Kaur is one of the most popular New Age artists of our time, selling over 70, albums a year. For more than four decades, students in Los Angeles and from around the world have sought out her classes in Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, and Pre- and Post-Natal care.

Guru Prem and his wife Simran travel throughout the world teaching the principles of Divine Alignment to students of all types of Yoga. These accomplished musicians and teachers will be joined by Miri Piri Academy alumni who have become accomplished dancers and musicians in their own right.

She has traveled the world singing and performing classical Indian dance. Nirinjan Kaur grew up with sacred music and Naad Yoga as a natural part of her life. Her deep understanding of the Shabd Guru, and the sacred Naad is reflected powerfully in her voice and her rendition of these ancient sacred mantras.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www. Whether to improve your current one or looking for a fabulous new one? However, her inner child is still devastated and unhealed by the old trauma. His mom believed that he was supposed to always be strong because he was male. As a result, his inner male never grew up to be able to express his feelings constructively. Think of the woman who idealizes her husband who died some years ago, and thinks no one will ever be good enough to replace him.

One of the issues to consider is that we have lifetimes of experience with many of the people we work with, with our friends, and certainly with our spouses, children, and other family members.

The result of being similar to these people is that we can really relate to each other. However, there are old karmic debts to pay. However, as an example, they can later sabotage our financial success because we created financial difficulties for each other over previous lifetimes.

We may trust each other a great deal, for example because the other person was our mom a previous lifetime. And then we experience a difficulty, and the unresolved negative karma between us comes to the surface. Now our distrust really goes up because of what the other person did to us seventeen lifetimes ago. All of these relationships will work poorly, unless the issues are resolved. These are old beliefs that are held by our sub-personalities that we may or may not be.

We have old outmoded beliefs like that regarding the spiritual path as well. The same applies if we want to manifest — money, a project, etc. Parts of us prevent us from succeeding because of old unresolved issues from this and previous lifetimes, including vows of poverty, vows to remain celibate, and so on. Every time we have difficulty with someone or our path is an opportunity to look at ourselves and heal old issues, in our personality, our sub-personalities, such as our inner critic or inner child, and at the soul level in the akashic records, which is the history book of our previous lifetimes.

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The Sanctuary is located 40 miles north of Santa Barbara, California. You can make the mountains ring. Or make the angels cry. Know the dove is on the wing. And you need not know why. Smile on your brother. Everybody get together. Try and love one another right now. We must pay close attention to the things that happen both inside and outside. Our very soul — no the soul of the world – is calling to us. The book is a mystical adventure of synchronicity, intrigue and romance — with most definite Spiritual underpinnings.

We stand poised on a threshold of incredible possibility. What happens next on our little blue-green planet is up to us. Each choice we make, small or large, matters. We hold the possibility of creating a magnificent garden on earth. We can create a world where hunger and poverty are things of the past. But, we must listen closely, and quietly – and allow the new technologies mind and spirit to make themselves known.

Each thing we think, do and feel matters. We have the gift of choice — do we chose love or fear? Shall we feed the Light or Dark? We hold the fate of the world in our hands! The old ways no longer work — we need a new Vision for our world. The end of the Mayan calendar is a clarion call to return to our roots — our connection to our mother earth, to oneanother and to all life around us.

I am lying on a cot in a small, cement and steel house in an Arab village close to the Sphinx on the Giza plain near Cairo. The night is hot and dry, and the air is thick with dust. The locals say that I was near death from exposure and dehydration when I was found two days ago lying near the Sphinx.

I am awake again. I have no idea whether days or only moments have passed. It is pitch black, and except for the flickering flame of a small candle casting patches of light on this page, I cannot see anything.

My fingers feel stiff and sticky on my pencil stub as they struggle to form these words. My eyes burn and my head is pounding. I do not know how long I have been here or how long I was in the desert before they found me.

I do not know who I am My whole body shuddered as I put down the diary I was reading. For some unknown reason I had been trembling since the moment I opened it. Some kind of strange altered state had overtaken me the instant I spotted the unexpected object in my camera case. My hand still smarted from the electric-like shock that burnt my fingers when I first touched the small, soft, leather-bound book.

I know it sounds crazy, but it felt like the diary was alive! It was like seeing a ghost, except the ghost was real. Real — and somehow familiar! That was the bizarre part. I had never seen it before, but it seemed like an object I had known all my life. I felt, literally, compelled to open it, to look inside.

This is insane! One moment I was calm, in complete control of my mind and emotions, and the next? Suddenly a new and crushingly obvious thought slammed me.

This book. Where could it have come from? I knew I had just taken it out of my camera case, but it was the same camera case I had packed at home in Los Angeles, handcarried through four airports and never let out of my sight. How could it have gotten here? I quickly checked out my film and equipment.

Everything seemed fine. I looked back at the book lying close to me on the bed. I shut my eyes for a long moment. Finally, I forced them open and looked — really looked at it. Clearly what I was seeing was simply an ordinary, rather worn leatherbound notebook, nothing to get excited about. It was just an old notebook that someone had used as a diary, and somehow it had landed in my camera case.

So why did it create such a real and visceral reaction in me even before I read a word of it? It was just plain eerie. I went into the bathroom, splashed cold water on my face, and stared blankly at my image in the mirror.

What am I sup- posed to do with the damn thing now? I closed my eyes once more. My head began to throb. I sat back down on the bed. Okay, this whole thing is absurd! What I had just felt was probably my imagination — or maybe my surroundings. After all, I was in Egypt, one of the most enigmatic places on earth. Yesterday was the first day of our trip, and we were in Cairo, home of possibly the most famous and mysterious structures in the world, the Great Pyramids of Egypt.

A sudden quiver ran through my body. I was too exhausted to think, but I forced myself. Of course, that has to be the answer The week before I left had been filled with frenetic activity alternating with a virus-induced numbing fatigue. Nonetheless, I had pushed myself forward, moving mechanically through each day. I had to because I had made a commitment. I was to be the photographer for a group of people touring ancient Egyptian sacred sites as a part of their spiritual quest.

I had never been interested in anything even remotely connected to spirituality. What a mess! November 29 It is the six-month anniversary of my being discovered in the desert, but it feels more like a year. Last night I had a very strange experience. During the night I was awakened from a deep sleep, or what felt like a deep sleep, by a high pitched whirring sound.

As I opened my eyes and sat up, I thought Rashid was standing by the side of my cot. I blinked to clear my vision then realized it was not Rashid, but rather a tall figure whose facial features were almost completely hidden by the deeply draped hood of its long dark robes. Only the eyes showed, like two brilliant blue stars in a night sky. The scent of roses filled the air, and although there was no light, the phantom was illuminated by a greenish-gold glow that seemed to emanate from within the cowl of its robe and surround it like a halo.

I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could utter a sound, the apparition put a finger to its lips, signaling silence. It then spoke in a low, clear masculine voice. Yes, that is your name, and you are at the center of warring forces that you have no way of understanding at this time. You could say that you are in the eye of the hurricane.

It is very quiet where you are, but a. For now, you must take what I am about to tell you on faith. You must trust that I am here to help you. Later, you will remember who I am, and all of this will begin to make sense.

It is a drama in which you now play a pivotal role. In fact, it is one in which at an earlier time you yourself chose to participate. You have long since forgotten that decision, but it has not forgotten you. How you handle the tasks ahead will determine the future of the Hu-man Race as you know it, as well as that of Planet Earth, itself.

That clamp is now being loosened, and you will begin to remember things quite naturally and quite quickly. Whatever emotions you may experience in the coming weeks and months, keep in mind what I have just said. It was green and blue and fresh. I saw strange and unusual forms of plant and animal life that have never been seen by present day human eyes.

There were giant plants that moved of their own volition and great flying creatures with golden feathers. Their wings spanned twenty feet and glistened in the sunlight as they glided sleekly and gracefully through strangely colored skies.

I saw the stuff of myths — giant griffins and winged horses. Before my eyes, great silver spaceships and flying discs were carrying many types of Star Beings, some similar in appearance to those in the room. I saw them land on Earth and materialize whole cities, even instant architectural wonders, out of barren rock.

I watched as they transported giant boulders, first by making them weight- less, then easily moving them and finally placing them gently and precisely into position.

Once in place, the boulders resumed their former massive weight. The Star Beings were able to perform these feats effortlessly by collectively focusing the vast power of both their minds and voices.

At times, in order to sound a particular tone, they enhanced their voices by using small machines. During those times, their voices rose in unison to such a high and harmonious level of vibration that they could suspend gravity.

They were also able to create extensive rock carvings by projecting an image directly from their minds onto the rough face of the rock. Among the variety of creatures I saw in the crystal were the great apes, those associated with the ancestry of Man. I watched as some of them became illuminated by the glowing light and were transformed, becoming more and more Hu-man-like. I saw other life forms that came into being in a different way — exactly as they had in my dream in the Arab village.

They began as pure light. As time passed, they grew more and more solid, then more and more dense. Eventually, they became humans. I watched as two highly developed civilizations emerged and later, vanished.

The first Root Race was destroyed, and the second one simply disappeared. Only a very. Last night I had a terrible dream. I was in my room, and all was dark because it was night. Suddenly the floor became covered with blood, and soon the blood began to fill the whole chamber. I dipped my finger in the blood and started to write words on the wall, but because of the darkness, I could not read the words I wrote. It is that old woman, she is the cause.

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To me, practical solutions. If that ploy begins to fail, drop strategic hints about your nascent At the Blue Sky event were backyard beekeeping kits and composting-made-easy kits. Water conservation arethat especially to the Southwest, as well, The key here is to suggest something more glamorous or colorful. Like, say, like their grey water plumbing system. The anger can express itself in many different ways, with just as many objects.

Typically, though, it finds its target in any and all expressions, written or otherwise, from the offending writer. CI N OM. A current situation that seems vague and uncomfortable will begin to reveal signs pointing in a definitive direction. Trust your intuition. Be conservative with finances too, because all is not as it appears.

The 16th will likely reveal something that has been in the background for some time. One wrong word can bring down a relationship. This month, an emotional situation may trigger some of your forgotten tendencies — that is to say, behaviors you thought you had left behind. You cannot avoid facing the reality of this situation no matter how hard you deny it.

Something or someone will likely bring out the worst in you. Though you may feel confused and overly pressured, your decisions will give you the movement needed to face your problems. Illusions may serve in the moment, but will only lead to harder times. You emanate a certain charisma that is recognized by others as a gift for recruiting or delegating.

Because you are receptive to the talents of others and mindful of how to assist with practical uses, you are able to animate the latent skills of others. Be aware how this process will also stimulate your own potential for further growth. Let your curiosity lead you to avenues of inspiration. For those in school, take the initiative to start discussion groups or lead presentations.

You will find that a connection you are trying to make is interrupted by an outside influence. If this is a person, it is likely they will interfere with your channel of communication. Do your best to ensure that what you say is being understood.

In terms of an important decision, get ready for an unexpected detour. What you think you want will be challenged by an annoying factor around the middle of the month.

Be flexible! However, you must be willing to face the apparent discord because within this dilemma is the new path to your next step. Be prepared for someone to challenge your ideas about something important at home, in the office, or among friends. Although conflict arises, separating your emotions from your better judgment gives the advantage of calm repose. To conquer the competing impulses within, self-discipline is necessary.

There is something quite magical about this month, but only those with open eyes and active imaginations will experience it. Find ways to surround yourself with joy and inspiration — adopt the wonder of a child and spend time doing fulfilling activities. The beginning of the month is full of opportunities for romance, so go ahead — strut your stuff and express yourself!

It could be worthwhile to risk a little, add some excitement to your routine and do something for the sake of adventure. The conservative side of you might cringe next month, but, hey, live in the moment.

The Full Moon on the 27th is a great time to indulge! Too often though, amazing experiences are passed off as problems. Life as an ever- changing flow requires openness. Invoke your curiosity this month as you observe the ups and downs of your emotions. Think of these feelings as messengers and pay attention to how you respond.

Now is a time to balance opposing forces within, find a middle ground, and let them flow. How, you ask. Nothing is bad, but thinking leads you to believe it is. Sometimes the questions asked are more important than the answers looked for. Let go of your need to be right. Consider how being overly prepared is an invitation for disaster. It conditions your mind to expect the worst or you miss opportunities by sticking too close to the to-do-list.

This is a critical time for self-analysis — not to point out flaws, but to find ways in which you can express more of yourself in the world. Your recent goals may be put on hold as you find yourself burnt out from too much effort. Pause for a second and feel proud of your past accomplishments; it is more important to honor yourself than aspire for worldly recognition.

Be patient with others and keep your opinions to a minimum or you may end up in hot water with someone. You are human and therefore intended to make mistakes; however, you are the master of your own sovereignty and capable of transcending any barrier.

You may be faced with what seems like a Herculean task. Just keep in mind that this is your empire and there is no such thing as defeat. After you shave away the fear, you will uncover a unique strategy that will win the battle. Think outside the box! Adrienne Abeyta presents a unique forecast blending the tarot with astrology.

A gifted reader of intuitive arts, she offers private consultations and psychic entertainment for parties and events.

To set up an appointment, she can be reached at Every day we wake up with a blank canvas of twentyfour hours. Day by day, choice by choice, thought by thought, word by word, we create by Anahata, Seed of Love our lives.

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We are all field is an important carrier of information, so when two people are learned there is not one cure for all bodies, for all spirits. We, everygenerated one of us, you years. Forlove our of cure or healing modality. There is too much energy for and them, are all made of the essence of Love. To The one I personally use and recommend is the Enagic LeveLuk SD the first time, there is scientific proof that a compassionate heart can one modality to wake up a being.

What I learned was that selves is to love our neighbors, our brothers and sisters. That one thing is Love. There is no their tipping The tipping pointgenerated where mankind continue ovingkindness, in the way we have, If in point.

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It is about ourhelping ability tothem love get ourselves. The cultures that willYou be mind blowing. These changes are shifts ofintransformation and they come presence. Waking up to whoprovide we are and accepting that As a bonus, high quality water ionizers can produce our Truth. This is who we are, really! Human beings have no control over many things. And one of them is Mother Earth.

We never understood that we literally, consciously create eople often deny their creative potential. What does it encompass? This, one,like is cleaning the beauty five different water, including water that can replace harmful She is our Mother Ship. She is our planet designed to support a loving humanity with things the entire electromagnetic field around ourselves—that we create how in chemicals the mystery. Forthat eachyou every human being onhome this line. Can you see it?

Do you feel it? It is all around you. It is so can create a greener withOr cleaning. Mother We had creativity small that to unique and it is what makes our gifts unique. This is how we are able to feed each other and Earth. The Lovein of aGaia. Shebox is designed There is anMatter assumption that being creative has something to do Love. The love of our Mother. The Love of Get topaint. Most to serve as healers and teachers for one another. We are Light Workers and Way Showers for and she wants to thrive.

It Each is widely known that heartyourself disease byEach far not the number onethe killer another. It goes on and on. It is the cycle of life in the human body. If we were all exactly alike to ainparent wanted tobeings.

Many people are not that they are at risk, and had the same constitution or ancestral paradigms, we would not be able to see others cannot control. Our Planet Earth,say, is out of reach to mankind. But creativity is much bigger than that.

If weresearch all camethat fromcan the same light do toan harm this self healing planet. She is on her else. Every day of Aquarius. There is forms—into one molecule that is of particular importance atwethe core to into heal one another. As spiritual beings having asongs, human experience, thrive onofthe contrast This is the Era of our Brotherly Love.

There is only Love. Yes, Love does conquer all. And we know that imagination is the most potent engine we encounter ahealth, myriad of amalgamation people and adventures. We talk with people. We work cardiovascular it is known as thethese focus of the our uniquity brings. We are and an of Nitric spiritualOxide, beings in human bodies. We Do you trust?

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We inspire each other when we dare to create. We open others hearts. It is quite a show. And, look who is watching? Those all41 over. C MO AG. We are so blessed to be on earth at this time. Yes, there are systems failing all across the globe.

There is poverty, starvation, war and destruction of resources on earth leading us towards a global catastrophe, however, each of us has a choice in thought and in action to participate towards a catastrophe or to make a shift towards positive solutions.

When I view that glass, do I see a glass half empty or is that glass half full? Birth sees the glass half full! Here people participated in guided meditations, chants, gongs, and music with the Agape International Choir and special guests led by Rickie Byers Beckwith and interactive activities led by Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith, Dr.

Joseph Michael Levry and Dannon Brinkley. The focus was on releasing all thoughts, things and actions that no longer serve. It is the process of clearing the space internally for that which we name good. Activities focused on honoring Air, Water, Fire, and Earth and many activates focused on the breath. As Rev. Michael Beckwith describes, we listen with the ear behind the ear and see with the eye behind the eye and feel with the heart behind the heart and in that space we raise our vibration.

This was one of the chants that was led by Dr. Joseph Levry, founder of Naam Yoga which is a unique perspective of combining the wisdom teachings of Kabala with Yoga. This chant was used to focus on healing the world. Dannion Brinkley author of Saved By The Light and founder of The Twilight Brigade, brought his near death experiences unique perspective of the shift from the Maya calendar and the focus to a new way of collaborative leadership.

Barbara Marx Hubbard, at 83, is a vibrant role model for active aging. She birthed this idea over 3 years ago and gathered a team of visionaries to put this idea into action. Global Birth Hubs are popping up where like minded people are already coming together in their respective.

Many of us had to learn this lesson the hard way as we experienced our own self-neglect turning quickly to reactionary statements and actions towards others. Sales Associate Vision Magazine. She eloquently summarized that just like any birth there is the process of growing up so for the next 8 years, there is the process and gatherings towards the Emerging as the new humanity moves through its own stage of maturing.

We already have the solutions, however, implementing them takes some time. She reminded us that just because those of us gathered see The New Way, there are those in the world still holding on to The Old Way. It takes courage, commitment and integrity and an attitude of not giving up. Singing and chanting is as much a part of the humanity of life as breathing.

Singing is remembered in our brain in a different place than speaking which is why when some people develop dementia; they are still able to sing when they are not able to talk. I share that because singing brings us to a deeper connection to our heart space. So this event was filled to overflowing with the joyful sounds of music and dance. So… Where do I go from here? I am so grateful to have participated in person at this launch event. Personally, I am taking stock of who I have been and releasing the parts of me that no longer serve and I am choosing courage, leadership, love, peace and collaboration in all parts of my life.

Where do WE go from here? One of the reasons you feel lighter and brighter after meditation is due to the intake of light into the chakras and the speeding up of the rotation of the chakras. This enables them to increase their intake of energy and expel dirty energy from the brain. All of these functions are choked off by a glandular system locked in chronic stress response.

Anger and frustration literally constrict your heart energy and shrink the chakras in your brain. Ego takes over and leads to more anger and stress. It becomes a vicious cycle. Your choices of food and herbs impact the way you express yourself at every moment. Being conscious of how food and herbs influence the chakras of consciousness creates a seamless transition into a more conscious life. A Gnostic review of what we can and should change first: ourselves How does dealing with stress properly enhance you as a human being?

Tired of searching for effective supplements? The search is over. Buy Gluten-Free Remedies. Science has proven that eating ten servings of fruits and vegetables a day reduces your chances of premature death by 40 percent.

Even more importantly, these same ten servings would prepare you for experiencing higher consciousness. If you are on a path of enlightenment, Roger Drummer, concentrate on green leafy vegetables, salads, a. I had unknowingly prepared my energy body for my awakening experience by eating a highly nutritious vegetarian diet for many years. Only then was a cup of Chinese herbal tea able to affect me the way it did and start me on a path of higher consciousness.

 
 

 

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