A sensitively & adroitly crafted film about a collection of heroes from diverse cultures who get caught in a natural disaster and step up to help each other. The film communicates how each has dealt with the trauma - the Aussie battler, the mystical Maori, the Pakeha (white NZer) getting on with it, the Americans sustaining each other with mutual love, and the solid Belgian.
'The Volcano' moved me to question my NZ culture's attraction to, and dance with, powerful and unpredictable aspects of Mother Nature. We have easy access to an abundance of wild beauty. Much of it comes with risk. [Personally, I've been caught in a few hairy situations.] Are we too cavalier and reckless? Is the beauty and awe too great to resist? Is the low risk profile woven into our collective consciousness? I've concluded I don't know.
Ultimately, the event and aftermath appears to have allowed all the courageous people interviewed to move closer to love.
Sharing is impactful. This film could help all the survivors; loved ones of those lost; and first responders, to move towards finding an effective way to find sustainable peace.
Well done film makers, and well done those who stepped up to be interviewed.
'The Volcano' moved me to question my NZ culture's attraction to, and dance with, powerful and unpredictable aspects of Mother Nature. We have easy access to an abundance of wild beauty. Much of it comes with risk. [Personally, I've been caught in a few hairy situations.] Are we too cavalier and reckless? Is the beauty and awe too great to resist? Is the low risk profile woven into our collective consciousness? I've concluded I don't know.
Ultimately, the event and aftermath appears to have allowed all the courageous people interviewed to move closer to love.
Sharing is impactful. This film could help all the survivors; loved ones of those lost; and first responders, to move towards finding an effective way to find sustainable peace.
Well done film makers, and well done those who stepped up to be interviewed.