About:

• This film is being produced by The Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration, which has been proclaiming the ecological mission of the Orthodox Church for 20 years.
• The Face of God bears witness to a critical issue at a critical time (more about the project here). 
• All contributions will pay for travel expenses and editing fees -- and allow the team to continue to gather stories from a wide and representative swath of Orthodox Christians both in the US and around the world.
• A 60 minute, 30 minute, and a 5 minute version of The Face of God will be realized.

Northern California-  a still from our footage exploring ecosystems and biodiversity 

CONTENTS

The Living Icon of the Face of God

• Orthodox Theology of Creation
• The Liturgy and Creation/Nature
• Sacramental Ecology
• God’s relationship to creation / creation’s relationship to God
• The face of God in creation
• The world is charged with the grandeur of God
• Love-beauty-Christ
• The earth as prophet
• Listening to our co-creation

Ecosystem Health is Human Health

• Nature as ecological and spiritual relationship
• The healthy ecosystem
• The human place in the ecosystem
• The earth system
• The human impact
• Climate change
• The challenges of a changing climate air-water-food-health-migration

Metanoia

• Accepting the times - Godly vs ungodly grief
• Responding as a Church / Responding as an Orthodox Christian
• Returning to an Orthodox praxis on earth
• Transforming the heart transfigures the cosmos
• But the problem is big, and I am only an individual
• What the ascetic and lenten teachings of the Church reveal about how to live in these times
• Becoming stewards and priests
• “We can live very well upon the earth…”
• Living liturgically is living ecologically

A Cloud of Witnesses

• Direction and guidelines for clergy, for parish life and for individuals
• The work of the Church now
• Voices for change
• Finding the courage to respond in the saints and history of the Church
• The strength to respond in the beauty, the power, the love of God always present in Creation
• The Way to respond in the Way of the Cross (non-violent, kenotic, co-suffering, love)

Santa Rosa, California -  a still from Divine Liturgy 

Santa Rosa, California -  a still from Divine Liturgy 

Kwethluk, Alaska-  a still from our footage interview with Fr Martin

Crestwood, NY -  a still from our footage interview with Fr Chad, President of St Vladimir's Seminary

What We Need 

• We are asking for 50k USD to expand this film's reach and impact. 
• This will go toward 1) Location filming. 2) Editing and sound engineering. 3) Distribution. 
• If we don't reach our entire goal, the funds will go to editing and distribution. 

The Impact

• This film takes an intimate look at what His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has called the defining problem of our time. With only a decade left to radically decrease our emissions (and effectively change every aspect of our lives), it's an urgent call back to stewardship and prayer. 
• This is a film about beauty, ecology, theology, sanctity and our relationship to the natural world. Always, it is about the radiant living icon of the face of God in creation. As such, it is unprecedented and deeply necessary (see more below). 

Other Ways You Can Help

• Help us spread the word! Follow along on Instagram. 
• Follow our progress and share our story on the website and the blog!
• Email us if you would like to volunteer, or if you want us to come film at your church! aloha@faceofgodfilm.com