Hey there folks, John here. You may have noticed that there aren’t any new posts on the site today (well‚Ķ except for this one‚Ķ and the Audio Edition that will be online later this evening). There is a good reason for that. I’m out of town at the moment doing some pre-production work on a new project of mine that I thought I’d tell you about (I’m sure 99% of you don’t care about it‚Ķ but my mom does‚Ķ so I’m posting about it).
I’ve been itching to get back behind the camera again for a while, and there has been a documentary I’ve had in mind for quite some time‚Ķ so last month I decided to get moving with it. I’m making a documentary I’ve currently titled “The Prince of Peace ‚Äì The God of War”
The documentary is a look at the North American Christian Church and the issue of War and Pacifism in the midst of a Bush administration and Iraqi conflict (the film is NOT about Bush or Iraq, they only set the context).
In a religious faith where its founder (some Mexican dude names Jesus) seemed to teach a life of Pacifism, how can the majority of the religious right support the idea of War in Iraq? On the other hand, in a faith with so much violence and war in it’s own Bible in the name of God, how can some hold to the idea of Pacifism at all?
Already agreeing to appear in the project are former Spiritual Advisor to President Bill Clinton, Dr. Tony Campolo. The Author of “The End Of Religion”, Bruxy Cavey. Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, the honorable Sheila Copps. The Author of “Scholarship and Christianity” Dr. Jake Jacobsen. McMaster University Professor of History, Dr. Gordon Heath as well as several denominational and church leaders, politicians and other professors.
I’m quite excited about the project and will keep you updated on my progress. Shooting is scheduled to begin in May (I’ll basically be spending the month driving across Canada and the US) and I’m aiming for an October release date.
Wish me luck. I’ve done some short films before, and edited a documentary once‚Ķ but this will be my first kick at directing a documentary myself. This could get ugly.
