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Unplugged
Something is amiss and we can't quite put our finger on what. It seems that the further our society progresses, the more disenfranchised we feel. And although the digital world is compelling and absorbing, having a conversation without a phone in our hand, a headphone in our ear or a screen in the background is the real art of being human.
And yes, we certainly do recognise the irony, given that you're all watching this film through your digital devices. But it's about finding the balance :)
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Who is Green Renaissance? We are Michael and Justine - passionate filmmakers, living off-grid and dedicating our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share positivity out into the world.
This film features : Ronan Skillen, Faine Loubser and Mariejo Wiehe
All content filmed in South Africa.
Editing - by Jackie Viviers
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
Equipment used - mix of Sony FS7 and Sony A7S
Music sourced from ArtList - https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Empty Seats - by Mayfield
Seasons - by Wanderer
New Dawn - by Cody Martin
A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) - by Pān Yung Chih
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
German - by Tanja Pütz
Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino
Korean - by Chloe Park
Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Spanish - by Marianne Carrere
Turkish - by Ozdemir Akin
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And yes, we certainly do recognise the irony, given that you're all watching this film through your digital devices. But it's about finding the balance :)
To be part of our film making journey : https://www.patreon.com/greenrenaissance
If you'd prefer to make once off contribution, our PayPal details are : paypal.me/greenrenaissance
Who is Green Renaissance? We are Michael and Justine - passionate filmmakers, living off-grid and dedicating our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share positivity out into the world.
This film features : Ronan Skillen, Faine Loubser and Mariejo Wiehe
All content filmed in South Africa.
Editing - by Jackie Viviers
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
Equipment used - mix of Sony FS7 and Sony A7S
Music sourced from ArtList - https://bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Empty Seats - by Mayfield
Seasons - by Wanderer
New Dawn - by Cody Martin
A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) - by Pān Yung Chih
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
German - by Tanja Pütz
Italian - by Vincenzo Mocerino
Korean - by Chloe Park
Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Spanish - by Marianne Carrere
Turkish - by Ozdemir Akin
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Visiting silence can be an adventure, a life changing journey into peace and quiet. In silence we can hear our own thoughts. Silence speaks for the part of life that is beyond words. There is space, inner freedom and creativity. We find a place within us that is centered, a place of trust.
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Black rhino are given new home.
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Editing - by Justine du Toit
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
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This film is part of a series collaboration between three independent filmmakers - Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films. These films explore how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine.
We'll be sharing a total of 12 short films, from across five continents - releasing one per month for the whole year of 2024 - four from each filmmaker.
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The following music tracks are used in this film:
You've Changed So Much - by Indigo Days (via Epidemic Sound)
Eyes Locked With Yours - by Rupert Sachs (via Epidemic Sound)
Loto - by Matteo de Grandis (via Audiio)
Starways - by Eden Avery (via Epidemic Sound)
Everything Will Fade - by Ave Air (via Epidemic Sound)
Paper Thin Reality - by Ave Air (via Epidemic Sound)
A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Albanian - by Denis Skendaj
Arabic - by Frihat Oussama
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Czech - by Katarína Borek
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Korean - by Hotae Devin Noh
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Spanish - by Paty Aguirre
Vietnamese - by Thi Le
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Deep down, inside our bodies, lives the soul. No one has ever seen it, but we all know it's there. There is a 'soul bird' who lives inside us all.
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And he believes that just like the bird is free, so we must allow our soul to be free.
To be part of our film making journey : https://www.patreon.com/greenrenaissance
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Who is Green Renaissance? We are a tiny collective of 2 passionate filmmakers (Michael and Justine). We live off-grid and dedicate our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share ideas.
Equipment used - Sony FS7 with still lenses
Music sourced from Audio Network
Free Falling - by Richard Kimmings and Chris Egan
Fingertips - by Evelyn Glennie
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey and Stef Albertyn
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Croatian - Davor Bobanac
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We've become obsessed with the stuff that we have. We buy new clothes, trendy sneakers and the latest iPhone to make us happy, and we succeed. But only for a while. Then the stuff grows old and obsolete, it loses it's sparkle and we quickly get bored with it.
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Blinking Lights - by Michele Nobler
Family Together - by Borrtex
Jakob (instrumental version) - by Vic Davi
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We live in a culture that dreads the inevitability of growing older, treats it like a disease to be cured with potions, tries to silence it with botox. And through all of this, we’ve forgotten that to grow old at all is a tremendous privilege - to become a person worthy of old age is the triumph of life.
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Filmed in Whidbey Island, Washington State, USA.
The full quote shared by Vicki during this film is by Florida Scott Maxwell - "You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality. When at last age has assembled you together, will it not be easy to let it all go, lived, balanced, over?"
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Who is Reflections of Life? We are Justine and Michael (previously known as Green Renaissance). We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth – that we are all human. The more that we understand and believe in this interconnectedness, the more we will treat ourselves, one another, and planet earth with a greater sense of compassion.
Filming - by Michael Raimondo
Editing - by Justine du Toit
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
The following music tracks are used in this film - all sourced from Epidemic Sound:
Assertively Furtive - by John B Lund
Phases - by Alan Ellis
Chalets - by Martin Gauffin
It's in the Trees - by Martin Gauffin
Fading Memories - by Martin Landh
Be - by Indigo Days
A Golden Sun - by Heath Cantu
A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Arabic - by Frihat Oussama
Bulgarian - by Polina Stoyanova
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) - by Shun-Ying Lu
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Persian - by Mona Zadsham
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Romanian - by Anca Zaharia
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish - by Paty Aguirre
Vietnamese - by Thi Le
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