Spiritual Cinema

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See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuestThis Saturday, there will be 3 short films from a "Spiritual Cinema Circle" collection, followed by a 40 minute movie, "Evolution", featuring local actress Melanie Case. This is a special sneak preview since the official premiere is going to be at The San Francisco International Film Festival, where Evolution is an Official 2008 Selection. Melanie will be joining us on Saturday. See below for details.

When: this Saturday from 7-10 pm at:

Shift Happens
4530 18th St. (at Ord, 5 blocks up from Castro)
San Francisco, CA 94114

There is no charge for the event, but donations expressing your appreciation are welcome to Celebrate Life Spiritualist Community, who pays the rent for the space and provides the projector, tea and popcorn.

Yoga, Noga, Reyoga
A tongue in cheek take on the meaning of yoga (union), Yoga, Noga, Reyoga (Union, Separation, Reunion) is the beautifully animated inner journey of two young monks who find themselves competing for enlightenment. How are we supposed to remain focused and strong with so many outside distractions? 5 minutes, no dialog. Created by Kengo Kurimoto.

La Liberte De l'Interieur (Freedom From Within)
This award-winning short film cleverly conveys our human struggle with the beliefs we hold about ourselves and the word around us, showing how these beliefs can keep us from our expansive true nature. Are you ready for freedom? 5 minutes, no dialog. Written and directed by Eric Albertson.

The Laughing Club of India
This joyous documentary made by celebrated Indian director Mira Nair (The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding) introduces us to a new trend spreading across India: laughing clubs. Knowing the positive health benefits of laughter, groups of people meet to laugh together each week. Nair traces the roots of these clubs by following some members home, revealing challenging lives in much need of laughter as a form of medicine. Now laughing clubs have spread throughout the world-- if you can't find one near you, you can start one yourself! 36 minutes in Hindi and English with English subtitles. Written and directed by Mira Nair.


EVOLUTION: THE MUSICAL!http://www.evolutionthemusical.com/
Trailer: Evolution Trailer
Who Begat:Who Begat
As the debate between Evolution and Creationism rages, "Evolution: The Musical!" invites you to enter a world where both theories are true. In this musical tour-de-funk, we meet The Beasties, a clan of humans who have recently evolved from primates, and The Blesseds, a self-righteous religious sect who descended directly from Adam and Eve. When a brutal slaying provokes the Beasties to attack the Blesseds, all hell breaks loose and an unlikely romance throws a monkey wrench into the whole musical mess. Will the rule of humanity go to the ape people or the Jesus freaks? Anything is possible in this awkward marriage of West Side Story and South Park.

Blurb about premiere:
The Baptist Church says Evolution is "intelligently designed."

Lower primates try to give it "two thumbs up."

EVOLUTION: THE MUSICAL!
WORLD PREMIERE
Tuesday, May 6th
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL