Canadian filmmaker Andrea Sadler will screen her documentary “The Sacred Run, the Lotus and the Feather” on Friday, February 14, 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, located at San Lucas 19, Riberas del Pilar.
The film follows First Nation Ojibwa leader Dennis Banks as he leads a historic ceremonial run alongside Indigenous participants from North America and Japan, joined by volunteers from 13 countries. The journey, which spanned 4,000 kilometers along the Sea of Japan, culminated in Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a simple yet profound message: “All Life is Sacred.”
Sadler joined the run, camera in hand, to document this remarkable physical and spiritual journey, capturing the experiences of a diverse group of runners—young and old—who came together to promote peace, respect for the Earth, and the rich cultural diversity of humanity.
Sacred Running is an ancient Indigenous tradition in which messages are carried from village to village. Banks, along with Indigenous Grandmothers, founded The Sacred Run in 1973 as a way to strengthen their people and culture at a time when First Nation communities were suffering immensely due to the lasting effects of colonization.
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