‘Social’ media has been presented as the modern solution - sold to us as a cyber hack of connection. While it certainly has its uses, it allows for a connection that occurs only within the mental arena, while our physical selves remain alone in our living rooms.
Rediscovering our connection to humanity means moving beyond the illusion of ‘social’ media, where connections often feel shallow and confined to screens. The true work of meaningful connection is done in shared spaces, where more than words are connecting us - creating a space where true intimacy can occur - even if that means just touching an arm, holding a hand or sitting together saying nothing at all.
So, instead of just liking, sharing, or commenting online, let's pick up the phone and make plans to meet face-to-face. Look into someone's eyes, connect with their soul, and start consciously creating meaningful connections in our lives. It is in this way that we will look around one day and realise that we are no longer alone.
Featuring L Frank.
Filmed in Santa Rosa, California, USA.
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Who is Reflections of Life? We are Justine and Michael (previously known as Green Renaissance). We use our passion for filmmaking and our love of storytelling, to remind our audience of one simple truth - that we are all human. The more that we understand and believe in this interconnectedness, the more we will treat ourselves, one another, and planet earth with a greater sense of compassion.
Filming - by Michael Raimondo
Editing - by Justine du Toit
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
The following music tracks are used in this film :
Fire Dance - by Andrés Cantú (via Epidemic Sound)
Vernal Equinox - by Drift Far Away (via Epidemic Sound)
Earth Forever - by Cumulus Creek (via Epidemic Sound)
Watching Stars Collide - by Hanna Lindgren (via Epidemic Sound)
Pappa - by mee (via ArtList)
Celestial Repose - by Amber Glow (via Epidemic Sound)
A huge thank you to these guys, who gave so generously of their to time to help with translations, enabling us to provide subtitles in the following languages:
Albanian - by Denis Skendaj
Arabic - by Frihat Oussama
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Czech - by Katarína Božek
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Vicky Polychroni
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Korean - by Hotae Devin Noh
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Sibylle Steinpass and Lucivani Valvassori
Romanian - by Anca Zaharia
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Spanish - by Paty Aguirre
Vietnamese - by Thi Le