Thursday, March 3, 2011
Hi,
Please join us for a showing of God’s Square Mile. It is a documentary film about Ocean Grove and how both sides view the controversy of the Camp Meeting Association’s denial of our application to use the boardwalk pavilion for our civil union ceremony. Luisa and I are featured throughout the film. Rachel Julkowski is a wonderful young woman who produced this very fine film. Please log on to the web site below to order tickets.
Harriet
(Ms. Harriet Bernstein is a resident of Ocean Grove)
SHORT SYNOPSIS: (From the GSFF website)
“God’s Square Mile” tells the candid story of a town unwilling to compromise its beliefs in love, faith, or community. From the undeveloped sand dunes, scrub oak, and sea of the 1869 Jersey Shore to present day Ocean Grove, New Jersey’s billowing American flags and prohibition against the sale of alcohol, this film examines Ocean Grove’s work in cultivating a precarious balance between preserving its Christian heritage and embracing diversity. CAST: Harriet Bernstein, Luisa Paster, Reverend Dr. Richard Twidle, Reverend Scott Hoffman, Joseph Krimko, and Wayne T. Bell.
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Editor’s Note: The Garden State Film Festival will occur the first weekend in April. This film will probably be controversial and of great interest to Ocean Grovers.
“God’s Square Mile” is 35 minutes long and will be featured on April 2, along with several other films. Already it sounds much more stimulating than “Greta.” The word on the street is that it is a “tribute to the community of Ocean Grove.” We are hopeful.
Blogfinger will review this documentary, and Grovers who see the film will be able to comment on the blog. Thanks to Harriet for alerting us to this important event.
Paul Goldfinger. Editor @Blogfinger
Thanks for posting the screening information Paul. My name is Rachel Julkowski and I directed the documentary, God’s Square Mile.
I hope that many Ocean Grovers will be able to attend the screening, which I will be attending. There will be a Q&A following the screening and I look forward to continuing conversations after the screening.
The documentary strives to present a balanced, compassionate, and positive look at Ocean Grove and how the community, in my opinion, is working to find ways to treat one another with respect.
Please do come see and I welcome your feedback in person on April 2nd or via email at godssquaremile@gmail.com
For more information on the documentary visit: http://www.godssquaremile.com
to Roger That…OK, that’s fair enough.
anonymous: If you read the synopsis carefully and look at how the word “compromise” is used, you may discover that the filmmaker is not going down the same road as you are. It would be best if you see the film and then comment about it. You really should hold your fire until then.
It was actually the CMA, rather than the town, that was unwilling to compromise.