Review by Peter Belsito at Sedona Illuminate Film FestivalHal Elrod has an ambitious goal: To “elevate the consciousness of humanity, one morning at a time.” He gets waylaid, however, when doctors diagnose an aggressive form of cancer and give him a 30 percent chance of surviving.
This is a feature documentary that takes a turn in the middle I’ve never seen before.
For an hour or so it is a film portrait of an interesting character. It begins as a young Hal Elrod is almost killed in an extremely violent traffic accident. He is injured very badly — fractures etc — and very slowly mends in hospital.
As part of his recovery he begins to contemplate the meaning of life — and most importantly how lives can be improved, elevated.
The reasoning is this — Do you roll over and hit snooze on your alarm clock first thing in the morning? Or do you...
This is a feature documentary that takes a turn in the middle I’ve never seen before.
For an hour or so it is a film portrait of an interesting character. It begins as a young Hal Elrod is almost killed in an extremely violent traffic accident. He is injured very badly — fractures etc — and very slowly mends in hospital.
As part of his recovery he begins to contemplate the meaning of life — and most importantly how lives can be improved, elevated.
The reasoning is this — Do you roll over and hit snooze on your alarm clock first thing in the morning? Or do you...
- 6/7/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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