Jan Selby
2021owner of Quist Island Films, a film and video production company
located in Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA). Jan’s first film as director/producer was A CIRCLE AND THREE LINES (2009), a short documentary about the history of the ubiquitous peace
symbol, tracing its roots from a nuclear disarmament march in England
to becoming a global commercial icon. Jan’s most recent film, BEYOND THE DIVIDE (2014), is a feature-length
documentary about the courage to find common ground. Set in
Missoula, Montana, BEYOND THE DIVIDE follows Vietnam Veteran Dan
Gallagher and peace advocate Betsy Mulligan-Dague as they mend the
decades of animosity left behind by the Vietnam War.
Beyond the Divide
Jan Selby
Fifty years have passed since the beginning of the Vietnam War. The politics and casualties are history yet deep scars remain between those who served and those who fought a different war at home. In Missoula, Montana, a mysterious graffiti peace symbol inflamed the enduring animosity, dividing a community for decades. Through the courageous acts of a Vietnam veteran and a peace advocate, BEYOND THE DIVIDE illuminates a path to healing old wounds and demonstrates authentic peacebuilding. The story inspires audiences to take courageous first steps to reach beyond polarization in search of what unites us instead of what divides us.
Beyond the Divide
A Circle and Three Lines
Jan Selby
The peace symbol turned 50 years old in 2008. It is seen all over the world: on posters, at anti-war protests, on fashion runways. What does it mean? And where did this universal symbol come from? In A CIRCLE AND THREE LINES, Ken Kolsbun, author of Peace, The Biography of a Symbol, explains its rarely known history. Following its path from a march in England through the turbulent 1960s to today, Ken explains the numerous meanings of and controversies surrounding this memorable symbol. People of all countries, races, and religions have been inspired by the peace symbol, using it to express hope and the desire for change. Now that it is everywhere, how many people know its original meaning? A CIRCLE AND THREE LINES challenges us to think about how we use the peace symbol, its future and our responsibility to protect it, as well as our planet.
A Circle and Three Lines