Forgiveness. Part 1 : a time to love & a time to hate / Bullfrog Films presents ; produced and written by Helen Whitney ; produced by Helen Whitney Productions, Clear View Productions Foundation and WETA Washington D.C.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Whitney, Helen, producer, director, screenwriter.

Winterburn, Ted, film editor.

Sanderson, Paul G., director of photography.

Walker, Kathryn, 1943- narrator.

Bilous, Edward, composer.

DiBucci, Michelle, composer.

Neiman, Adam, composer.

Jacoby, Jeff.

Albacete, Lorenzo.

Sachs, Albie, 1935-

Van Zyl, Paul.

Hayner, Priscilla.

Rosenbaum, Thane.

Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla.

Sabune, Petero.

Lapsley, Michael.

Rutayisire, Antoine.

Helen Whitney Productions.

Clear View Productions Foundation.

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)

Bullfrog Films.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forgiveness.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming media file (84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences

Place of Publication:

Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2011]

Language Note:

Closed captioned.

System Details:

System requirements: access to Internet or Intranet ; media player.

Summary:

This layered film by acclaimed filmmaker Helen Whitney, addresses the act of forgiveness, a theological principle central to all major religions, but more and more frequently an issue that is hitting the fractious streets. Its new role in the world raises serious and complex questions: why is forgiveness in the air today; what is its power, and what are its limitations and in some instances its dangers; has it been cheapened or deepened ... or both? The film gives insight into the presence and absence of forgiveness illustrated in a wide range of stories from personal betrayal to genocide. Among them: the spontaneous demonstration of forgiveness following the 2006 shooting of Amish children in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania; a savage and senseless attack on two young female campers, and the struggle of a '60s radical to cope with the consequences of a violent act of protest that turned deadly.

Contents:

(The) Amish school shooting, Nickel Mines, PA (15:32)

Savage attack on two female campers, Cline Falls, OR (23:19)

Kathy Power, 60s radical, Wanted for murder (31:12)

(The) lost years : unjustly fired (12:19)

(The) therapy hour : dealing with AIDS (13:00)

Disc 2. Feature film (84 min.)

Mother walks out on husband and children (17:43)

Germany examines its past (29:34)

Rwanda : Confronting genocide (22:12).

Participant:

Narrator, Kathryn Walker.

Credits:

Director of photography, Paul G. Sanderson III ; edited by Ted Winterburn ; original music composed by Edward Bilous, Michelle Dibucci, Adam Neiman.

Notes:

Originally broadcast on PBS.

Publisher Number:

bf-fgive1 Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.