Risking Light
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Overview
- Genre
- Personal Doc, Minorities, Religion, Social Issues, and Human Interest
- Synopsis
From the streets of Minneapolis, the aboriginal lands of Australia, and the killing fields of Cambodia come the powerful stories of three people who had the courage to step out of the haunting, tragic darkness of the past, risking everything to reach the light of their own compassion.
RISKING LIGHT is a thought-provoking documentary that explores resilience, and the painful process of moving from grief to compassion and forgiveness. Through the unforgettable stories of Mary Johnson, who grieves a murdered son; Debra Hocking, a victim of government-sanctioned genocide; and Kilong Ung, who survived the terror of the Khmer Rouge, RISKING LIGHT challenges us to examine our own beliefs about forgiveness and ask “What would the world look like if we could learn to forgive one another?”
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 87 minutes
Credits
- Dawn Mikkelson ... Director, Producer, Editor
- Peter Rhodes ... Editor
- Miranda Wilson ... Producer
- Matt Ehling ... DOP, Associate Producer, Color Correction
- Emma Paine ... DOP (Sydney, Australia)
- Russell Hawkins ... DOP (Tasmania, Australia)
- Doug Blush ... Consulting Editor
- Chris Strouth ... Original Music
- Kevin Beacham ... Music Supervisor
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Emergence Pictures
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2010-2018
- Locations
- United States, Cambodia, Australia
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2018
- Festivals
- 2018 - Cinequest Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Flyway Film Festival, Duluth Superior Film Festival, Cambodia Town Film Festival
- Awards
- Best of Fest - Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
- Broadcast (Acq.)
- American Public Television, CBC
- Language
- English
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