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Theme Speaker The Rev. Douglas E. Wadkins Eliot 2013 Day 1 The Daily Round “Let the Great World Spin” Day 2 Joy and Laughter “To Truly Laugh” Day 2 Joy and Laughter “To Truly Laugh” Day 3 Sadness & Loss "'s Not That I am Afraid to Die..." Day 4 Forgiveness, Faith, Fear & Film The Fantastic Four (?) Day 4 Forgiveness, Faith, Fear & Film The Fantastic Four (?) Day 5 Love and Other Redemptions Day 6 “The Play’s the Thing” Befriending Film

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

1. Be Prepared

2. Remember your intention to be hospitable

3. Connect with the characters Befriending Film

4. Pay attention to your reactions

5. Consider the significance of what you are seeing

6. Look for the bigger picture

Befriending Film

7. Watch for epiphanies

8. Don’t turn away from the shadow

9. Let the movie simmer

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Links

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Filmography 1

Baraka. Dir. Ron Fricke. Magidson , 1992. Film.

Beasts of the Southern Wild. Dir. . Perf. Quvenzhané Wallis, , Jovan Hathaway et al. Cinereach, 2012. Film.

Defending Your Life. Dir. . Perf. Albert Brooks, Michael Durrell, , et al. Producer Robert Grand, 1991. Film.

The Descendants. Dir. . Perf. , Patricia Hastie et al. Fox , 2011. Film.

The Impossible. Dir. J.A. Bayona. Perf. , Ewan McGregor, Geraldine Chaplin et al. Apaches Entertainment, 2012. Film

Juno. Dir. Perf. Ellen Page, J.K. Simmons, , Olivia Thirlby et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007. Film.

Lars and the Real Girl. Dir. . Perf. , , , et al. LG, 2007. Film.

Life of Pi. Dir. . Perf. et al. Fox 2000 Pictures, 2012. Film.

Filmography 2

Marvin’s Room. Dir. Jery Zaks. Perf. Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, et al. Productions, 1996. Film.

Rabbit Hole. Dir. . Perf. , et al. Olympus Pictures, 2010. Film.

The Sessions. Dir. Ben Lewin. Perf. , William H. Macy et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2012. Film.

Superbad. Dir. Greg Mottola. Perf. , et al. , 2007. Film.

The Trip. Dir. . Perf. , et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2010. Film.

We Were Here. Dir. Bill Weber, David Weissman. Perf. Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein et al. David Weissman, 2011. Film.

Wit. Dir. . Writer. . Perf. , et al. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2001. Film.

The Honor Roll…films that didn’t quite get included in the week’s clips

Accidental Tourist. Dir. . Perf. , , et al. Warner Bros , 1988. Film.

Angels in America. Dir. Mike Nichols. Writ. . Perf. , Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson et al. HBO Films, 2003. Film.

Another Earth. Dir. . Perf. William Mapother, , Matthew-Lee Erlbach et al. Artists Public Domain, 2011. Film.

Argo. Dir. . Perf. Ben Affleck, , et al. Warner Bros., 2012. Film.

Atonement. Dir. . Perf. , , James McAvoy et al. , 2007. Film.

Beginners. Dir. . Perf. Ewan McGregor, , Mélanie Laurent et al. Olympus Pictures, 2010. Film.

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Dir. . Perf. , , et al. , 2012. Film.

Big Fish. Dir. . Perf. Ewan McGregor, , et al. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 2003. Film.

The Honor Roll…films that didn’t quite get included in the week’s clips

The Hours. Dir. . Perf. Meryl Streep, , Nicole Kidman et al. , 2003. Film.

Magnolia. Dir. Paul Anderson. Perf. Julianne Moore, , et al. 1999. Film.

Moonrise Kingdom. Dir. . Perf. , , Jared Gilman et al. Indian Paintbrush, 2012. Film.

Saint of 9/11. Dir. Glenn Holsten. Perf. Ian McKellen, Larry Boes, Everald Brathwaite et al. Equality Forum, 2006. Film.

Samsara. Dir. Ron Fricke. Perf. Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi et al. Bali Film Center, 2011. Film.

A Single Man. Dir. . Perf. , Julianne Moore, et al. Fade to Black Productions, 2009. Film.

Take Shelter. Dir. . Perf. , , Tova Stewart et al. Hydraulx , 2011. Film.

The Honor Roll…films that didn’t quite get included in the week’s clips

The Tree of Life. Dir. . Perf. , , Jessica Chastain et al. Cottonwood Pictures, 2011. Film.

Up in the Air. Dir. Jason Reitman. Perf. George Clooney, , et al. Paramount Pictures, 2009. Film.

The Way. Dir. . Perf. , Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger et al. Filmax Entertainment, 2010. Film. Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Gasland 2 (documentary) - Scott Sandberg o - Bob Borquist o Truly, Madly, Deeply - Elizabeth Tovey o (Scene: ’s character sits down to dinner in at the table of a large dysfunctional deeply loving family - Jessica Motherwell o Heart and Souls (Scene: when they walk down the street singing “walk like a man”) – Carlos and Lena Mejia Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Rachel Getting Married - Marcia Stephenson o The Milagro Beanfield War – John Bishop o Pippin / Rocky – Peter Collins o Red Balloon / Grave of the Fireflies – Robert Sears o (Scene: When realizes the alien is in the shuttle with her) – Stephanie Simmons o Most Exotic Marigold Hotel – Ann Hovland

Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Mud (2012) – Judith Hance o Guilt Trip (not absolute but good for families with kids going off to ) – Cristi Bishop o The Magdalene Sisters (Painful and necessary to witness – these women suffered and nobody wanted to know for too long) - Pauline Kenneally o Schultze Gets the Blues (Scene: interaction with woman in hot tub) – Don Morgan o The Tokyo Story – Munir & Gail Katul Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Spaceballs – Peter Munns o Junk Mail – (Scene: Final 5 minutes most nuanced ending ever) – Allan Davison o (Quote: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return”) – Janna Allen o They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (Theme: Courage) – Anonymous o Cinema Paradiso – James Quayle

Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o What Dreams May Come (Themes: Love, Loss, Pain, Tragedy, Hope) – Janna Allen o Forrest Gump – van Gessel o What’s Opera, Doc? (1957 US Animated Short; “Retoin My Love”) – Warren Jessop o Hope Springs (Scene: The couple explaining their sex life to psychologist. The awkwardness that is so evident – humerous & yet so moving) – Dianne Hicks o The Butcher’s Wife (Scene: Gifted Psychic accurately foresees love in other peoples’ lives but makes an error in “seeing” her own happiness; Psychic / Spirituality) – Jessica Motherwell

Campers’ Movies: Faves and Most Meangingful o Cherry Blossom – Munir Katul o Sophie’s Choice (Scene: Decision on which child haunts me) – Anonymous o An Affair to Remember (Scene: At end when Cary Grant find and doesn’t realize she can’t walk – Sue Jensen o Lord of the Rings Trilogy: - Douglas Wadkins o Harold and Maude – Scott Cawthon o Unfinished Story – Libby Masarie o Brazil – Anonymous o Departures – Paul Henerlau & Linda Jo Reinhart