Shake the Dust // Kickstarter

I wanted to take a moment to share something very special with all of you. Afriendof mine has been personally funding his film Shake the Dust for 4 years now and needs our help to finish it! What is Shake the Dust? You can read all about it HERE.    [ “Shake the Dust” is a feature documentary that tells the stories of break-dancers in struggling communities around the globe that, although separated by cultural boundaries and individual struggles, are intrinsically tied to one another through their passion for break-dancing and hip-hop culture. ]   What gets me the most about this film is the basic concept it stands upon. Through his global travels Adam has experienced many different cultures and has seen first hand the amounts of struggle and suffering, but that is not the main focus of this film...   [ Suffering was indeed there, but it was not the majority of what I found.  Many filmmakers enter into a place of crisis, and, with a multitude of motives good and bad, endeavor to capture nothing but agony and despair.  Now, I believe there is certainly a place for that.  But if that is the only story that is told, then the subjects of our words, photos, and videos, are deprived of their humanity.  I believe we are called to empathize with suffering people– not just pity them. When we are able to glimpse the whole of their experience– to taste their daily life, and seek to understand their culture– we will then begin to truly be moved to compassion for them– because we will not simply be looking at disturbing images– we will be looking at our brothers and sisters who are in peril.  People need to see the full truth– both the suffering, and the humanity.  This, I believe, will be the catalyst that truly stirs us to action. ]   Shake the Dust opens our eyes to much more than pictures we see on the news and in magazines. Shake the Dust shows us the commonality we share with countries who have experienced tremendous amounts of pain and suffering. Break-dancing becomes a tool in this film to open our eyes to the hope and beauty that stands amidst struggle. Not only does it connect us to these characters in the film - but it helps remind all of us that our own struggles and hardships do not define who we are. Please take a moment to watch this video posted below and then please head over to Shake the Dustto find out more information about this amazing film. If you feel inclined to help make this film happen head over to Kickstarter to make a donation! If you would like to share the link to donate here it is -   http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/looseluggage/shake-the-dust-hip-hop-in-the-most-unlikely-places/checkouts/8997674/thanks?clicked_reward=false&p=0&v=u    THANK YOU to those of you who took the time to not only to read this post but also for looking further into what Shake the Dust is all about -- and an even BIGGER THANKS to those of who you made a donation on Kickstarter! There are only a few days left for Shake the Dust to reach its goal on Kickstarter- so please share it with your family and friends!   Hugs,Lauren