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Talking Story: A personal Journey into Spirit and Healing.

Denne prisbelønte dokumentaren, som det tok filmskaper og initiativtaker Marie-Rose Phan-Lê 11 år å ferdigstille, beskriver livet, ritualene og visdommen til helbredere og spirituelle ledere fra ulike kulturer i verden. Filmens unike tilnærming, Marie-Rose sin personlige reise for å hente tilbake kraften fra sine familierøtter, humaniserer kampen for kulturell bevaring og betydningen av å opprettholde de forskjellige måtene hver kultur oppfatter verden. Filmen fortelles gjennom hennes perspektiv, en aspirerende healer, født i Vietnam og oppvokst i Vesten.

Marie-Rose forteller: I Hawaii når en invitasjon er sendt ut, så vil verten si – kom hit og la oss snakke historier. Talking Stories handler om å ta tid til å dvele ved detaljene i det hverdagslige, for å fundere over det helliges nærvær, og å overgi enhver struktur av tid eller agenda. Det er å praktisere kunsten å lytte og å være til stede.

Da jeg begynte produksjonen av Talking Story med å reise fra Hawaii til Himalaya, tok det ikke lang tid før jeg innså at for å være istand til å få tilgang til helbredelsestradisjoner og helbredere i fjerne områder av verden, måtte jeg praktisere Talking Story. Det var ikke rom for effektive intervjuer, ingen produksjonsskjemaer, ingen måte å forbli en anonym tilskuer til andre menneskers visdom og erfaring. «

I løpet av filmen forflyttes vi gjennom verdener fylt av eksotiske steder, hellige praksiser og praktiske anvendelser i kunsten å helbrede. Fra regnskogene i Peru til Himalayas høyder. Det som trer frem er en serie intime portretter av helbredere og spirituelle lærere. Talking Stories.

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Teknisk informasjon

Originaltittel: Talking Story – A Personal Journey into Spirit and Healing
Sjanger: Dokumentar
Filmslipp: 2011
Regissør: Marie-Rose Phan-Lê
Produksjonsselskap: Festival Media
Produksjonsland: Flere land
Aldersgrense: ingen
Språk: Engelsk
Undertekst: Ingen
Lengde:  1 t 25 min
Nettside: marierose.com/talking-story-film
Filmen selges hos: marierose.com/talking-story-film

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Om innleder

Forfatteren Georgiana Keable har vært en pioner for fortellerrenessansen i Norge og Europa. Hun vil innlede filmen med å fortelle om ‘The Natural Storyteller.’ Hun forteller på Den Kulturelle Skolesekken og regelmessig på  Litteraturhuset og Deichmanske bibliotek. Boken som har kommet nylig – ‘The Natural Storyteller’ er en håndbok for fortelling om natur og miljø for barn og voksne. 48 historier fra hele verden pluss tips, øvelser, tegning og lek som utforsker hvordan de fortelles på en levende måte. Om de blir fortalt rundt bålet, på skolen eller på sengekanten vekker disse historier vilje og kjærlighet for vår levende planet.
Georgiana forteller som Pilegrim på Pilegrimsleden, som botanikker ved Oseberghaugen og som mor til Thor Heyerdahl i Larvik. På Høyskolen i Oslo har hun undervist i Muntlig fortelling i 18 år.  I 2002 startet hun Fortellerhuset med  fortellere fra 3 verdensdeler og grunnla den norske fortellerfestivalen i 2004. Hun har fortalt på festivaler i India, Iran, England, Danmark, Sverige, Finland, Sveits, Estland og Skottland. I 2015 fikk Georgiana Oslo bys Kunstnerpris for fremragende innsats innen Oslos kunstliv.
Boken er tilgjengelig på Deichmanske bibliotek, Amazon eller
 
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I think The Natural Storyteller is a brilliant book for young people, but it doesn’t end there. Anyone interested in storytelling as an art form, but doesn’t know how to get started, would find this an excellent place to begin. I can very much recommend it for anyone starting down the Bardpath, and anyone interested in finding emotionally sustainable approaches to activism. It’s an uplifting read that will leave you with a sense of possibility and optimism — something I think we could all do with right now. Nimue Brown, Spiral Nature Magazine
 
The book is life affirming. All of its stories are about taking delight in creation. But what makes her book unique is that her years of working as a storyteller give it a sense of adventure and fun. She knows how to talk with children. She is chatty and engaging. The book is a journey into storytelling as well as story. She understands that once a story is learnt it actually works its way into the nervous system. It becomes part of you.Hugh Lupton, award-winning Storyteller
 
The Natural Storyteller is a gorgeous heart-warming book full of stories that children (and people any age!) can relate to. It is a collection of stories, carefully gathered over a period of years, from all over the world.
What steals my heart about this book is that it unflinchingly addresses the turmoil and realities of life in the 21st century. The author does not shy away from tackling themes such as deforestation, war or corporate greed. This book is that rare thing: it unlocks emotions, ideas and a wild surge of creativity. Imelda Almqvist, Paganpages
 
‘To protect our planet, in this hour of chronic need, we have to completely re-imagine our relationship with the natural world and its wondrous diversity. Storytelling plays a crucial part in that healing process, especially for young people, as Georgiana Keable so beautifully and powerfully reveals in The Natural Storyteller.’  Jonathon Porritt CBE, Forum for the Future
 
‘The Natural Storyteller is testament to the grace, mystery and joy that have always animated our human relationships with the earth. The stories in Georgiana Keable’s brilliantly chosen collection welcome us back into that special space and place, in which hearts, minds and spirits know we truly belong.’ 
Dr Donald Smith, Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre
 
This beautiful new book, offers a vibrant invitation to embrace a world of stories about animals and plants-and our relationship with them. I especially like how this book is more than just a collection of stories, there is so much scope here to really dive into the tales and to  experience and practice an ancient skill. The stories are timeless, appropriate for a wide age range, and offer an oasis of calm amidst the fast paced society of today, perfect for sharing and as a means of reconnecting with our environment. Luse of Adventures with Monster
 
‘On a cold winter’s night, I found myself running out into the world through Georgiana’s storytelling. I wasn’t the only one. My companions, world-leading climate scientists, swiftly followed. There is something so wonderfully comforting about listening to a story – Comforting and challenging – stories have so much to say to us, if we would but listen. In an increasingly fragmented world, suffering the impacts of climate change, stories bridge divides and bring us back together. Let Georgiana’s stories open your eyes and ears once more. A glorious anthology that grounds our feet in the roots of the earth and opens our hearts to each other.’ Professor Ros Cornforth, meteorologist and Director of  The Walker Institute for Climate System Research
This  collection of short stories encompasses enthralling tales from India, Scandinavia, Africa, Russia, Afghanistan and England and include story maps, story skeletons and riddles alongside each tale to aid the narrator’s memory in the retelling of the tales. Extension activities are also included with some of the stories so would be useful for teachers, librarians or forest school leaders.
Reading through these stories I was struck by their simplicity, warmth and compelling characters and was intrigued to learn that a question Georgiana is asked time and time again by teachers and parents is ‘Why aren’t you telling stories about real life, council estates and smart phones instead of talking animals, trees and flowers?’ Interestingly she is never asked this question by children.
Hugh Lupton points out in the foreword that ‘Nothing has really changed. Just like our ancestors, we still depend on the generosity of the land. We may no longer live by fields and forests but our lives are interwoven with the lives of insects, plants, animals and birds. Emotionally we are no different-greed, kindness, anger, courage, jealousy and love inhabit us just as they inhabited our ancestors.’Kate Haines for Greenfinder
‘A life of dedication to nature, storytelling and young people courses through the pages of The Natural Storyteller. It is written with intimacy, information and chock full of good stories and creative reflective activities. A wonderful and needed resource for children in today’s world.’ Laura Simms, storyteller and author
 
 
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Talking Story – A Personal Journey into Spirit and Healing

The Film is an award-winning documentary that chronicles the lives, rituals and wisdom of healers and spiritual leaders from diverse world cultures. Its unique approach of utilizing the personal journey humanizes the fight for cultural preservation and the importance of maintaining the different ways each culture perceives the world.

Talking Story: The Film is told from the unique perspective of Marie-Rose Phan-Lê, an apprentice healer born in Vietnam and educated in the West. The film transports the viewer into a world of exotic places, sacred practices and practical applications in the art of healing, from the rainforests of Peru to the heights of the Himalayas. What emerges is a series of intimate portraits of healers and spiritual teachers as both human and divine. The personal journey serves as a thread guiding the audience and introducing them to an expanded worldview and a deeper connection between modern life and ancient traditions.

In Hawaii, when an invitation is extended, the host will say, “Come over and let’s talk story.” Talking story is about taking
the time to linger over the details of the mundane, to ponder the realms of the profound, and to surrender any structure of time or agenda. It is practicing the art of listening and of being present. As I began production of the Talking Story
documentary project, traveling from Hawaii to the Himalayas, it wasn’t long before I realized that in order for me to access healing traditions and healers in remote areas of the world, I would have to practice talking story.

There would be no hit-and-run interviews, no rigid film production schedules, no way to remain an anonymous gleaner of other
people’s wisdom and experiences.

In the years since I returned from traveling the world and spending hours talking story with spiritual teachers and healers, there have been many advances in technology that make some aspects of our lives easier, with instant connectivity to information and individuals, while eroding our ability to connect deeply and intimately with the person next to us.

Since my mission has been to preserve endangered traditions and practices, I’m here to raise the red flag and tell the world
we are in danger of losing the tradition of talking story and the gifts that come with its practice. Sharing our narratives and feeling seen is one of the most powerful tools to help us heal from disease, engage in transformation,
and move through challenges. We are given courage when we feel supported by those around us—our sangha. We need to
know each other beyond social-media posts, to look each other in the eye, to extend a hand or offer a shoulder, and to be willing to not only give each other the time of day but the space of heart. Let this call to action be to
talk story until our bellies hurt from sharing laughs, our hearts break from sharing grief, and our spirits grow from sharing precious moments with the gift of our presence.

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