Occupy Love Documentary to be Screened at Lincoln Theater

Damariscotta, Maine - Join the adventure of acclaimed documentarian Velcrow Ripper (Scared Sacred, Fierce Light) as he goes deep inside the revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet, as he asks the question, “How could the crisis we are facing become a love story?”

Occupy Love explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning.   The old paradigm that concentrates wealth, founded on the greed of the few, is causing economic and ecological collapse. The resulting crisis has become the catalyst for a profound awakening:  millions of people are deciding that enough is enough –  the time has come to create a new world, a world that works for all life.

The film connects the dots in this era of rapidly evolving social change, featuring captivating insider scenes from the Egyptian Revolution, the Indignado uprising in Spain,  Occupy Wall Street in New York, Indigenous activists at the Alberta Tar Sands, the climate justice movement, and beyond. Woven throughout the action oriented backbone of the film is a deep exploration of public love, and compelling stories of an emerging new paradigm.  It features some of the world’s key visionaries on alternative systems of economics, sustainability, and empathy, including Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Jeremy Rifkin, bell hooks and Charles Eisenstein.

The showing will take place at 7 PM on Thursday, April 18th at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta and will be free and open to the public. Come and explore a 21st century journey. Additional information can be found on the theater’s website, www.attthelincoln.org or the film’s website, www.occupylove.org.