Body Psalms Project        the Films

Body Psalms films are designed as stand-alone artworks.  They can be used in screenings without any introduction or contexting.  However, orienting the films in the cultural landscape lends the films extra power  as the viewer connects the content with the context of its appearance.  

The films can be used as a catalyst for engaging groups- youth and adults in any gathering- in discussion of the value of the body in culture, religion and personal growth.

Art film shorts currently available:

Abundance    (Ps. 23:5)    2005 2:20
        - Woundedness and blessing, hand in hand.
Beauty Thereof   (Ps. 19:1,6) 2008    3:00
        - Beauty permeates the cosmos
Blessing  (Num. 6: 24-26) 2008    2:45
        - Benediction in dance and music
Fear to Wonder   (Ps. 139:14)    2007    3:55
        - Transformation of fear releases great power
Leave Bodies   (St. Theresa of Avila)    2007 3:35
        - The journey of life
Longing   (Ps. 63:21)     2005 2:20
        - The flesh answers the soirit's longing

Restoreth   (Ps. 23:3)    2005 2:30
        - Body and soul find each other at last
The 23rd Psalm  - Comfort in the face of fear      (8:15)
(Winner of the New Media Festival "Best Artwork"
Award, Berkeley, CA, 2007

Word Made Flesh Made Word    2005    2:20
        - The flesh comes alive with the word

Longing still


Film still from "Longing"

“Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; 

for that call'd Body is a portion of Soul discern'd by the five Senses.”  


 - William Blake (1757-1827)    
 

Below are some sample art films.   There are also some short documentary-style info films available.

"Longing"

The flesh answers the soirit's longing in this 2-minute video meditation
between a young woman and a beautiful old man.


Body Psalms' unique 3-D artform 


enriches powerful poetry with the all the expressive possibilities of choreography, calligraphy, sculpture and film, combined in a rich symphony of design. 

Words written along the body tumble, split and recombine; one word turned on its side becomes another, or changes meaning according to its juxtapositions against other words or with the gesture that unveils it.  Flesh becomes word and visa versa.

"Restoreth"

Body and soul find each other in this short meditation.  2;20
Hindi Line


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