Directors: Aleksandra Wolska and Eric Thiermann
2011, U.S.A., 51 min.
Viewers will be taken on a poetic journey exploring the unique role of bells in various cultures around the world. Local Santa Cruz filmmakers Eric Thiermann and Aleksandra Wolska of the Impact Media Group visit a remote Greek Island invaded by bell-carrying animal spirits, record the exorcising of evil forces from the painted monasteries in Romania and witness the liberation of ancestral ghosts in Japanese Shinto Shrines achieved by the cleansing power of sound. A 30-ton bell in Poland peals from a king's tower on All Saints Day and LA inner city children come together as a family through the healing power of bells. The film's exquisite soundtrack highlights music of the acclaimed Sonos Handbell Ensemble of Oakland, appearing live, in a quartet, before the film.
