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POP-UP in PARIS: Ciné-Salon
Mission JOY: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
An OnLine SCREENINg SALON (In English, Duration 2.5 hours)
Date: Wednesday, June 7
Time: 20h GMT+2 / 11am PDT / 2pm EDT * Meet & Greet starts 15 minutes early
Join me online for an encore screening salon of Mission: JOY, once again, with Featured Guest Producer & Co-Director Peggy Callahan.
Before and after watching the film, which features two extraordinary Nobel Peace Prize Winners, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, we will engage in shared conversation and group connection. Our focus will be on the ripple effect that JOY (and films like hers) can have on us as individuals and on the world in which we live.
THE FILM: Mission: JOY -- Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India, this film is a behind the scenes exploration of the extraordinary relationship of two global thought leaders, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. With genuine affection, mutual respect and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from cutting-edge science, ancient traditions and lived experience regarding how to live with joy in the face of life’s challenges.
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Featured Guest:
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Peggy Callahan, Producer & Co-Director
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Ripples... & More Ripples
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You may have experienced this film during our Spring Screening Salon Series, Vulnerability & Connection when Peggy was with us.
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Or maybe you were one of the 68+ million people from around the world who saw the film during last weekend's 48-hour Global Watch Event, UNITE FOR JOY, co-hosted by Sir Richard Branson, Gloria Estefan, Cher, and many others.
If not, or if you want to see it again...
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On June 7, you will see it in its entirety during our online screening salon.
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As of June 9, the film will go live on paid streaming platforms.
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Click here:
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If not already, you'll need to Join as a Member. (It's free, easy & cancellable at any time.)
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On the Booking Calendar, select the date. Then click on the salon time to finish up.
FAQS:
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What is a screening salon? Find out here.
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Online screening salons are free to attend.
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In lieu of a booking fee, we invite you to make a contribution to support our Featured Guests.
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100% of what SSR receives will be split among the Featured Guests to support their work.
A Taste of Past Gatherings...
VULNERABIILTY & CONNECTION
JUST COMPLETED - Fall Program to be announced
Spring '22
OnLine SCREENINg SALON Series
Dates: April 5, 12, 19 & 25
Time: 5pm - 7:30pm PT / 8 - 10:30pm ET * Meet & Greet starts 15 minutes prior
Join us online for four Tuesdays in April for compelling screened content, shared conversation and group connection with our Featured Guests and each other.
THEME:
For decades and even centuries, being vulnerable was perceived as a weakness. So much so that it could result in ridicule, ostracism and even death. However this character trait is now touted as a tool for personal fulfillment and intimacy in our personal lives. More recently its benefits have penetrated the business world, where it is one of THE power skills for effective leadership.
This series we'll explore what happens when we dare to be vulnerable and how it impacts our lives.
SCREENED CONTENT & FEATURED GUESTS:
Though each salon stands on its own, this series offers various perspectives to more fully connect with the theme and fellow participants.
* To reserve your place, first Join as a Member. Then book each gathering one at a time, by first selecting the date.
Meeting Jim
Meet Jim Haynes, an extraordinary man who grabbed the spirit of the 60s with his heart and soul and continued to carry it throughout his 87 year-long life. For 4 decades Jim welcomed friends and complete strangers, mostly new to one another, to Sunday dinner at his home in Paris. In his own words, One of his books was called Hello, I Love You (1974). He claimed that his ambition was to have everyone in the world in his address book.
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Featured Guests:
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Steven Ullman, Producer/Director and longtime friend of Jim Haynes
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Gilliam (Gigi) de la Torre, Cinematographer & Co-Producer (Directed by Ece Ger) - Schedule Permitting
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Mission: JOY -- Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India, this film is a behind the scenes exploration of the remarkable friendship between Nobel Peace Prize Winners Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. With genuine affection, mutual respect and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from cutting-edge science, ancient traditions and lived experience regarding how to live with joy in the face of life’s challenges.
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Featured Guest:
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Peggy Callahan, Producer & Co-Director
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The Lesson (ends 30 min. early, at 7pm PT / 10pm ET)
The Lesson is an emerging platform that connects audiences with a growing collection of personal stories... stories that dig deep and seek to connect, teach and inspire, including those of:
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Bea Arthur: a young entrepreneur and Shark Tank survivor
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Ginny Glider: a two-time Olympic rower and battle-tested leader
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Karl Wagner, an ex-CIA agent, widower and father
Ginny and Karl will be with us for the post-screening conversation, and Bea might be, too.
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Featured Guest:
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Reed Frerichs, Co-Founder & CEO
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Closing Salon (ends 30 min. early, at 7pm PT / 10pm ET)
This even more interactive salon will integrate prior salons to focus on connecting even more with the series theme and each other.
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Featured Guests:
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Our Entire Group
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Click Here to Support our Featured Guests
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In lieu of a booking fee, we invite you to make a contribution to support our Featured Guests.
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To add your ripple, click on the image here or on the booking page. Thank-you!
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100% of what SSR receives will be split among the Featured Guests to support their work.
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Contact Us for a complimentary consultation with Christine to add Stone Soup Ripple programming to the culture of your organization or community. More at SSR Pro.
CONNECTION & BELONGING
Fall '21
SCREENINg SALON Series
THEME:
Starting in late October and leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, we explored the sense of belonging that is possible when we dare to explore unfamiliar territory and connect in unexpected ways..
SCREENED CONTENT & FEATURED GUESTS:
Each salon stands on its own. The series offers various perspectives on the series theme.
Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields
America needs a million new farmers. Veterans want the job.
This is their journey, transitioning home to find a purposeful path and a new life.
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Featured Guest:
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Dulanie Ellis, Producer-Director
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My So-Called Enemy
Six courageous Palestinian and Israeli teenage girls participate in a U.S.-based women's leadership program.
In this 7-year coming-of-age story, we see how that experience meets with the realities of their lives at home.
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Featured Guests:
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Lisa Gossels, Director, Producer & Co-Editor
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Justin Schein, Director of Photography & Co-Producer
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Joline Makhlouf Rukab, Film Subject & Advisor
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Disconnected
A fed-up mom forces three teens to have an actual conversation by confiscating their cellphones for one hour.
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Featured Guests:
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Meredith Thomas, Actor In the role of the mother
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Monika Hochreutener, Executive Producer & Community Volunteer
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Closing Salon (ends 30 min. early, at 7pm PT / 10pm ET)
This even more interactive salon integrated prior salons to focus on the series theme.
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Featured Guests: Our Entire Group
TAKING A STAND
sPRING '21
SCREENINg SALON Series
THEME:
What happens when we dare to go against the current... and stay the course?
In this series, we experienced trailblazers whose vision and conviction have revolutionized lives, mindsets, practices, policies... and generations.
SCREENED CONTENT & FEATURED GUESTS:
Each salon stands on its own. The series offers various perspectives on the series theme.
Period. End of Sentence.
“A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.”
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Trailer. The film won the 2019 Oscar for Best Documentary Short.
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Featured Guests:
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Melissa Berton, Producer. Executive Director of The Pad Project
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Ruby Schiff, Executive Producer. Co-Founder of The Pad Project
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The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
"When you control seed, you control life on Earth." The life story of Dr. Shiva.
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Featured Guests:
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Camilla & Jim Becket, Directors and Producers
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Ted Turner: Captain Planet
Dr. Sanjay Gupta's intimate profile of Ted Turner and his environmental work, often lost in the headlines.
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Featured Guest:
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Laura Turner Seydel, international environmental advocate & eco-living expert & Chair of Captain Planet Foundation
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Closing Salon (ends 30 min. early, at 7pm PT / 10pm ET)
This even more interactive salon will integrate prior salons to focus on the series theme.
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Featured Guests: Our Entire Group
