Occupy Love (2013)

OCCUPY LOVE captures the heart of the movement of movements that is sweeping the planet in response to todays economic and environmental crises Philosopherfilmmaker Velcrow Ripper travels to historymaking hot spots asking the question How can crisis create a love story Scenes include the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square Spains Indignado movement Occupy Wall Street NYC The Maple Spring in Quebec and indigenous activists at the Alberta Tar Sands The film explores the aspects of this arising that take the form of what Martin Luther King Jr called Love in action Woven throughout is a deep exploration on the meaning and importance of public love the love of humanity the love of the planet