Risking Light: Journeys of Forgiveness

Originally envisioned as a feature documentary film, Risking Light is a episodic video podcast divided into two threads. The first thread is essentially a feature documentary told over the course of 12 short episodes released in a 3 month timeframe.

Risking Light: Journeys of Forgiveness

Mary's son is killed in cold blood. Kilong's family starves to death while he is enslaved by a brutal political regime. Bob is stolen from his parents and raised by abusive caregivers, set on making him "white." From a mother's meeting with her child's killer to a genocide survivor's decision to turn away from vengeance, Risking Light explores the act of forgiving the unforgivable through these stories from the United States, Cambodia, and Australia. No religious or academic experts, just the lived experiences of five remarkable people -- Mary, Oshea, Kilong, Bob, and Debra – as they anguish, hate, and, finally, forgive.

Risking Light interweaves their painful journeys and invites us to look at the struggle for forgiveness in our own lives. Is it as simple as saying the words, "I forgive you"? Must victims meet face-to-face with their tormentors to truly forgive? What happens after the words are said?

Risking Light: Stories from the road (released at the same time or soon after Journeys of Forgiveness, also short episodes)

"Average people" have phenomenal stories. Series of intimate stories from "average people" from around the world talking about forgiveness in their lives. Each episode introduces a new story of someone's struggle with forgiveness. From a woman whose best friend was murdered to a child whose sister lied to her, these stories speak to the range and depth that forgiveness factors into each of our lives.

Partnerships

We are looking to partner with organizations whose mission compliments our own to share these stories and inspire worldwide dialogue around forgiveness. What it means for individuals? What it means for groups? What it means for countries? What it means for humanity.