Allen Moore
2021Loving Krishna
Allen Moore, Ákos Östör
Loving Krishna is about the worship of Krishna and the meaning of devotion. It explores the rural and urban character of the town of Vishnapur in West Bengal by examining the royal past, everyday life, work in traditional arts and crafts, bazaar exchange, and sacred rituals and festivals. Public and private devotional life is represented by detailed visual narratives of the Chariot Journey of Krishna, celebrated by the whole town, and the Birthday Festival commemorated on a much smaller scale of intimate family worship.
Loving Krishna
Serpent Mother
Allen Moore, Ákos Östör
Serpent Mother is about devotion to the Goddess of Snakes and the importance of divine female power in West Bengal Indian life. The film's focus is the Jhapan Festival, the great celebration of snakes. Shown are festival preparations, the role of traditional arts and crafts in the worship of the Goddess, devotional singing, and an exposition of ritual action. The difficult and complex symbolism of the ritual is explained by the participants themselves. In addition to the commentary, this makes accessible what is, at first glance, exotic and inexplicable behavior.
Serpent Mother
Out of Our Heads: A Male Journey into the Heart
Allen Moore
Out of Our Heads: A Male Journey into the Heart is a call to action for men who want to break out of their apathy, create more meaning in their lives, or simply connect more with other men – and be fed by an authentic, creative, supportive male community. Using poetry, myth, ritual and community-building exercises, the Men's Wisdom Council creates a safe container in which men can share their deepest emotions, heal old wounds, and develop a bigger dream to move them forward in life.
Out of Our Heads: A Male Journey into the Heart
