ANNOUNCING:
Wonder: The Lives of Anna and Harlan Hubbard

Anna and Harlan Hubbard lived life as few people in modern times have and in doing so accomplished at least two things that are very rare—contentment and freedom. In a house they built by hand, sustained by food they raised or caught, aided by no electricity or modern “convenience”, the Hubbards, met the world on their own terms and found deep meaning.Wonder considers the Hubbard’s astonishing life of freedom and what it says to Americans today.

Who hasn’t thought “there must be a saner way to live”? The Hubbard’s found their way and this one hour documentary brings to life the adventure of it all.

Wonder is being written and produced by Louisville, KY-based producer Morgan Atkinson. He has been recognized for his work profiling philosopher/monk Thomas Merton, the writer/social activist John Howard Griffin and many other programs in a career spanning more than 25 years.

Much of the narrative for Wonder will come from the Hubbard’s journals. Their thoughts will be complemented by excerpts from Wendell Berry’s book on their lives. Mr. Berry has agreed to voice his work. Will Oldham will be the voice of Harlan and Katie Weible that of Anna.

“Wonder” will be finished in the spring of 2012. To follow the project please join our Facebook page

Primary sponsors at present include
the Rivers Institute at Hanover College,
Eleanor Bingham Miller

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NOW AVAILABLE--
Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin

Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin is Morgan Atkinson's documentary on the remarkable life of a son of the American South, who became a citizen of the world and stirred the conscience of a nation.

John Howard Griffin is best known as the white man who in 1959 disguised himself as a black man and then traveled anonymously through the heart of Dixie. From his experiences he wrote “Black Like Me”, a groundbreaking best seller that today stands as a testament to Griffin’s moral commitment and a document of one of the more extraordinary events of the Civil Rights era.

“Uncommon Vision” focuses on Griffin’s social activism but will also examine how a spiritual commitment led him from a segregated childhood in Fort Worth to fighting with the French Underground, sustained him during ten years of blindness incurred by war injuries and inspired him during a prolific creative life as a writer/photographer.

It’s an inspiring, entertaining and edifying story. Studs Terkel, one of the great chroniclers of 20th century American culture and a frequent interviewer of Griffin, summed him up thusly.

“John Howard Griffin was one of the most remarkable people I have ever encountered…
He was just one of those guys that comes along once or twice in a century and lifts the hearts of the rest of us.”
Studs Terkel

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contact Morgan Atkinson mocoat@bellsouth.net (502) 637-7840 Duckworks, Inc. 1236 Texas Street Louisville, KY 40204

UPDATE-- Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton “In Soul Searching the insights of two dozen Merton scholars, biographers, friends and monastic brothers are woven together into a rich and intricate tapestry. The volume is not only a superb complement to Morgan Atkinson’s acclaimed film of the same name, but a significant achievement in it’s own right.” Patrick O’Connell Editor, The Merton Seasonal Soul Searching the book is coming in October of 2008. It is made up of extended excerpts from the interviews conducted for the documentary of the same name. Soul Searching is alive with the narrative of those who either knew Merton well or passionately care about him, including Fr. Daniel Berrigan, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Martin Marty, Paul Elie and many others. The picture that emerges through both the narrative and vivid photography, is filled with provocative insights into the interior landscape of one of the spiritual giants of modern times. Soul Searching will be broadcast nationally on PBS in December of 2008. Exact date and time to be announced. More... BUY THE SOUL SEARCHING BOOK NOW Just $19.55 plus $5 s/h

 

Wonder: The Lives of Anna & Harlan Hubbard

Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin

Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton - CLIP 01:
Abbot James Fox allows Merton more solitude.

Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton - CLIP 02:
Merton as teacher.

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