May I Be Frank is a film that documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante’s life. Frank is 54 years old, obese, depressed and addicted. He stumbles into a local raw, organic and vegan restaurant in San Francisco, Café Gratitude. When Ryland, a server at Café Gratitude asks Frank “What is one thing you want to do before you die?” Frank replies, “I want to fall in love one more time, but no one will love me looking the way I do”.

Ryland, his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, are inspired by the possibility of helping Frank. For the next 42 days, Frank will eat only raw food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners, and get a weekly colonic. Ryland, Conor, and Cary get to support Frank’s miraculous transformation. Frank gets a new body, a clearer mind, and most importantly, a soaring spirit. May I Be Frank documents the essence of the human condition and what it truly means to fall in love again.

THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what’s REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream — uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future. For more information, please visit www.thrivemovement.com.

Courageous is a movie that tells the story of four men, one calling: To serve and protect. When tragedy strikes home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Protecting the streets is second nature. Raising their children in an integrous way? That’s courageous. It is currently playing in theaters.

I’m not sure if this film is going to be good, but it has the potential to take a unique look at the power of forgiveness to heal. The synopsis from the film’s web site says:

Identical twins Andy and Pete Goodwynn have been side-by-side since the womb. But that’s about to change…

As their high school graduation nears, Pete plans to marry Maggie, the love of his life, and head off to school to become a preacher. Andy, who wants nothing to do with God, has no plans, no direction, and seemingly no future.

But in a cruel twist of fate—orchestrated by a rival for Maggie’s heart—Pete finds himself locked away in prison on trumped-up charges.

Will Andy be able to help Pete gain his rightful freedom? Will the brothers seek vengeance on those whose corruption and deceit have taken that freedom away? While revenge may seem sweet, BROTHER’S KEEPER is a powerful reminder that only forgiveness can truly heal.

Yoga Is from Suzanne bryant-cunha on Vimeo.

“Yoga Is” is a film about the transformational power of yoga. Follow filmmaker Suzanne Bryant as she meets with the most prominent Yoga Gurus and teachers in the west and travels to India to explore the power of this ancient practice. Along the way she discovers what YOGA IS. This is the story of a woman who thought she had it all …until she lost her beloved mother to cancer. Trying to process and understand her profound grief, Suzanne embarked on a journey and turned to a deeper practice of yoga.

SEVEN DAYS IN UTOPIA follows the story of Luke Chisolm (Lucas Black), a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour. When his first big shot turns out to be a very public disaster, Luke escapes the pressures of the game and finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas, home to eccentric rancher Johnny Crawford (Robert Duvall). But Johnny’s more than meets the eye, and his profound ways of looking at life force Luke to question not only his past choices, but his direction for the future.

Stephen Simon is starting a film mentoring program to help you develop and manifest your film project. Stephen brings a deep level of experience, knowledge and insight into film making and developing…He personally produced Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, All The Right Moves with Tom Cruise, and the Academy Award-winning What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Annabella Sciorra. In 2003, he co-founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD distribution business that is now in its eighth year with subscribers in over ninety countries. He has also directed two films: Indigo and Conversations with God.

The content of the program includes:

• Stephen will spend twenty hours per month on your project, including two hours per week of one-on-one phone conversations. He has installed a private line in his home office exclusively for this Film Mentoring Program. Phone sessions will generally last about an hour each, unless you’re working on script notes. Those conversations might last as long as two hours.

• If you want his input on your script or a book or article that you want to adapt, he will read the material thoroughly and discuss it with you in detail. This process might also include a page by page work through of new drafts of your script.

• If you’re in pre-production, production, or post production, he can advise you all along the way. This might include cast and crew recommendations, viewing early cuts of your film, and advising you on your next steps.

On the program’s Web site, Stephen writes:

“…Are you looking to entertain people, help them feel better about themselves and their world, illuminate human experiences that can fascinate and inspire others, or perhaps help us laugh at and with ourselves? If the answer to any of those questions is “yes”, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking to make films that exploit rather than uplift the audience, I am not your guy…”

For more information on Stephen Simon’s Film Mentoring program please visit http://theoldhollywood.com/stephen-simon-film-mentoring-program/

Martin Sheen, plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James.

Driven by his profound sadness and desire to understand his son better, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his “California bubble life” behind.

Armed with his son’s backpack and guidebook, Tom navigates the 800km historical pilgrimage from the French Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compostela in the north west of Spain, but soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey.

While walking The Camino, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, all broken and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen) a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt) who is suffering from a bout of “writer’s block.”

From the hardship experienced along “The Way” this unlikely quartet of misfits create an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again, and discovers the difference between “The life we live and the life we choose.”

“The Way” was filmed entirely in Spain and France along the actual Camino de Santiago. It will be in theaters in the US and Canada on October 7. This information was found on the film’s web site.

Warrior looks like it could be one of those movies, similar to The Fighter, that on the surface is marketed like a traditional sports movie; but is actually about overcoming your inner demons, rising to the occasion, and being there for family members in spite of past conflicts. Below is the movie trailer and write up for Warrior from IMDB. It will be in theaters starting September 9.

Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of their broken family – within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate’s action/drama, WARRIOR. An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan’s unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives

     The video clip below is an interview with Gary Renard from Living Luminaries: On The Serious Business of Happiness movie where he talks about forgiveness and the unconscious mind.  He says that if we condemn and judge others, then we are sending a message to our unconscious mind that we are not worthy of God’s love.  His teachings are focused on the level of the mind, in contrast to trying to help others change the “stuff” in their life.  According to him, we can change the experience of our life by changing the way we view others.  When we forgive others, then we are actually forgivining and healing our self on a conscious and unconscious level.  The result of this forgiveness work is that we see ourselves to be worthy of God’s love and decrease the seeming separation between our self and God.  This helps get rid of some of the ’junk’ in our mind so that we may be more open to receiving and acting upon inspiration.

You can purchase Living Luminaries: On The Serious Business of Happiness on Amazon by Clicking Here.