<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; ">Velcrow Ripper is a lot like his movies -- friendly, hopeful, full of electrifying ideas. He is an award-winning filmmaker with dozens of films and videos under his belt, including Scared Sacred, named one of Canada's Top 10 movies of 2004, and winner of the 2005 Genie (Canadian Academy Award) for best feature documentary. Bones of the Forest, his 1995 environmental meditation,was co-directed with Heather Frise and won nine major film awards, including a Genie for best feature length documentary and best of the festival at Hot Docs. Ripper's newest movie, Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, has been wowing audiences around the world with its investigation of how we are connected to each other and to this planet. This award winning film's message of hope and change is delivered via magnificent visuals. -Liz Braun, Toronto Sun</span><br>