Producer-director Storme Wood’s Paradise Recovered intelligently discusses faith and religious tolerance (and intolerance) — as well as critically analyzes abusive and prohibitive religious sects — all without a tinge of condescension or judgment. Rather than criticizing religion and spirituality (or lack there of), Paradise Recovered walks the fine line of only taking extreme religious sects to task. More than anything else, Paradise Recovered turns out to prove that religious and spiritual people can peacefully co-exist with atheists, agnostics and everyone else as long as there is an open and intelligent discourse. In other words, listening and understanding is significantly more important than attempting to convert others to your beliefs. I sat down with Wood during the 2010 Austin Film Festival for a discussion about Christianity, religious cults, personal freedom and the need for everyone to turn down the outrage. DS: What attracted you to Andie Redwine’s script? Sw: I tell Andie...
- 11/29/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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