What better way to spend Christmas with a get-together with family and friends and a feast, followed by sitting down to watch Christmas movies. Check out the video below for some Christmas movies inspiration before raiding your DVD cabinet or streaming service. Rosa Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief @rosamedea Continue reading Best Christmas Movies of All Time
When Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman travelled to Ethiopia as an ambassador for World Vision Australia, he went back home having formed a tight bond with a young coffee farmer, working to lift his family out of poverty. The story is captured in a documentary movie, Dukale’s Dream, which chronicles the start and growth of Hugh Jackman’s Laughing Man Foundation. Meeting Dukale, Hugh Jackman realised that something as … Continue reading Dukale’s Dream: Documentary charts Hugh Jackman’s Laughing Man Foundation
Indian Horse is a Canadian drama that follows the life of First Nations boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of 1970s Canada. A talented hockey player, Saul Indian Horse must find his own path as he battles sterotypes and alcoholism. The movie is an adaptation of Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse. The plot of the film follows Saul Indian … Continue reading Indian Horse: Canadian drama about a hockey player who survived Canada’s residential school system
Arming Sisters is a documentary movie profiling six women who are working on a grass-roots level to combat violence against Native American women. The Ft. Berthold Reservation (the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations) in North Dakota has struggled with an escalation in crime in recent times due to the influx of transient workers from the Bakken crude oil boom. This has seen a rise in sex … Continue reading Arming Sisters: Documentary profiles women working to combat violence against Native American women
Bear Witness: A Year in the Wilderness is a short film that follows couple Amy and Dave Freeman as they raise awareness and seek to protect Northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters from the threat of sulphide-ore copper mining. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota is America’s most visited wilderness area. It contains 1.1 million acres of pristine water and unspoiled woodlands. Along with the Superior … Continue reading Bear Witness: Couple’s expedition to protect Northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields is a documentary film that showcases US veterans who are becoming organic farmers and revitalising their communities with access to local, affordable, fresh, healthy food. The film, which highlights the growing number of veterans returning home who are affected by PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), shows how they are reclaiming their lives, regenerating soil and rural communities, and restoring local access to fresh … Continue reading Ground Operations: From veteran to sustainable farming
WASTED! The Story of Food Waste is a documentary film which aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the the eyes of well-known chefs and food waste champions such as Massimo Bottura, Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, and Danny Bowien, WASTED! The Story of Food Waste shows viewers how these chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what … Continue reading WASTED! The Story of Food Waste:
With Halloween just a week away and half-term in the UK, what better way to spend some time then watching a family-friendly Halloween movie or two with your kids. Check out this video featuring some of the best family-friendly Halloween movies for ideas and inspiration. Rosa Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief. Follow Rosa on Twitter. Continue reading Family-friendly Halloween Movies
Numen is a documentary film focusing on the healing power of plants and the natural world, and calls for a re-awakening of traditional knowledge about plants and their uses. The documentary offers an introduction into whole plant medicine, ecological medicine, environmental toxins, the limits of conventional medicine, and healing. Numen sets out to encourage viewers to think deeply about the sources of their medicine and how … Continue reading Numen: Documentary film examines the healing power of plants
AIR is a short film which highlights the impact and dangers of the UK’s air quality in the UK. Shot in a docu-drama style, AIR features interviews with experts on air pollution and emissions, cut with footage of Londoners travelling to work and school by various modes of transport. The documentary, the first in a series by Lark Rise Pictures, aims to show the truth about air quality … Continue reading AIR: Docu-drama examines impact and dangers of air quality
