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Aidan A. Kelly (born October 22, 1940) is an American academic, poet and influential figure in the Neopagan religion of Wicca. Having developed his own branch of the faith, the New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn, during the 1960s, he was also initiated into other traditions, including Gardnerianism and Feri, in subsequent decades. Alongside this, he was also an important figure in the creation of the Covenant of the Goddess, an organisation designed to protect the civil rights of members of the Wiccan community in the United States. He has also published academic work studying the early development of Gardnerian Wiccan liturgy, primarily through his controversial 1991 book Crafting the Art of Magic.
Kelly became an organizer and leader in the Neo-Pagan community while studying for a Master's degree in creative writing at San Francisco State University in 1967 and 1968. A friend asked him to write a ritual for a Witch sabbat as part of an art seminar. This project led to the founding in October 1967 of the New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn (NROOGD), which evolved into a Wiccan coven in 1969. Although humorously named after the famous Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Kelly's coven was otherwise unrelated to that group.
Actors: Danielle Lessovitz (editor), Danielle Lessovitz (producer), Danielle Lessovitz (writer), Danielle Lessovitz (director), Jess Fuerst (producer), Marianne Bernstein (producer), Sean Dibona (actor), Guido Menzio (producer), Eden Einhorn (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music, Short, Sport,Actors: Shelagh McLeod (actress), Christopher Brown (actor), Christopher Brown (editor), Christopher Brown (director), Christopher Brown (writer), Christopher Brown (producer), Christopher Brown (producer), Lydia Piechowiak (actress), John Glynn (actor), Chloe Hooton (actress), Alex Leach (producer), Michael Kovacs (producer), Felicity Cruickshank (producer), Sector Sept (composer), Richard Parkin (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Elinor Nechemya (writer), Elinor Nechemya (director), Guy Nemesh (editor), Asaf Keidan (miscellaneous crew), Kareen Ophir (actor), Shoshi Sulimanov (actor), Ofer Bymel (composer), Yotam Ben David (miscellaneous crew), Mika Altman (actor), Tamar Rudoi (miscellaneous crew), Itzik Arviv (actor), Yuval Kruchenezki (actor), Tamir Lifshiz (actor),
Plot: Wandering through mysterious paths of a sleepy seaside resort, Zohar seeks clues in hope to discover reasons for her father's absence from a family vacation. Indifferent spaces slowly unfold questions that will echo long after. Inner fear and Obscurity sends Zohar to darker places that threatens the unstable serenity.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Ema Ryan Yamazaki (editor), Connor Hurley (writer), Connor Hurley (writer), Connor Hurley (editor), Connor Hurley (director), Connor Hurley (producer), Connor Hurley (producer), Stephen Sheffer (actor), Walker Hare (actor), Carlton Tanis (actor), Diana Lampiasi (miscellaneous crew), Siena Brown (producer), Cameron Moir (actor), Kayla Wong (miscellaneous crew), Spencer Sapienza (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A gay man living in a genetically modified society is given the chance to alter his sexuality. He must weigh his loving relationship, his dignity and his survival in this short film about the origins of sexuality.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Buster C.J. Berg (actor), Titus Edwin (producer), Titus Edwin (actor), Titus Edwin (director), Tedi Tallqvist (editor), Tedi Tallqvist (actor), Tedi Tallqvist (producer), Tedi Tallqvist (writer), Tedi Tallqvist (director), Robert Tenström (actor), Sebastian Nordlund (actor), Robert Tenström (producer), Oscar Öhman (actor), Emil Jokipalo (actor), Sarah Lund (actor),
Plot: Jony Nyberg returns to his hometown after three years of partying and being a typical Finnish teenager. After reuniting with his old friends he is reminded of his past - back in the day when he used to rap. His childhood dreams set fire to the rain and suddenly he's dealing with girlfriend-stealing, record dealing and friendship bleeding.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Franklin Ojeda Smith (actor), James Holloway (actor), Jesse Wakeman (actor), Eden Marryshow (actor), Michael E. Wood (director), Michael E. Wood (editor), Michael E. Wood (producer), AnnaRose King (miscellaneous crew), Damiyr Shuford (actor), Tyler Fischer (actor), Celester Rich (actor), Jean-François Ogoubiyi (actor), Kwami Ketosugbo (actor), Chris Arp (writer), Michelle Wood (costume designer),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Short,Actors: Stephen Polk (actor), Stephen Polk (producer), Tom Ardavany (director), Tom Ardavany (producer), Tom Ardavany (writer), Tom Ardavany (actor), Jim Burns (producer), Jim Burns (actor), Bob Cameron (actor), Rachel Wagner (actress),
Plot: Struggling with post traumatic stress, a homeless, guilt ridden reservist seeks answers in a remote community, home of many Vets including an enigmatic Afghanistan war hero he witnessed killed in action.
Keywords: apostrophe-in-title, place-name-in-title, punctuation-in-title, soldier, wildernessActors: Benoît Magimel (actor), Danielle Darrieux (actress), Philippe Laudenbach (actor), Victor Garrivier (actor), Yves Jacques (actor), Gilles Renaud (actor), Paul Hébert (actor), Jacques Bonnaffé (actor), Grégoire Colin (actor), Pierre Curzi (actor), Daniel Langlet (actor), Bernard Freyd (actor), Thibault de Montalembert (actor), Sylvie Granotier (actress), Manuela Gourary (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Drama,Actors: Peter Greenaway (writer), Daniel Toscan du Plantier (producer), Helen Mirren (actress), Tim Roth (actor), Kees Kasander (producer), Michael Nyman (composer), Ewan Stewart (actor), Roger Lloyd-Pack (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Roger Ashton-Griffiths (actor), Richard Bohringer (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Liz Smith (actress), Marie-Christine Malbert (miscellaneous crew), Peter Greenaway (director),
Plot: The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable which has been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.
Keywords: 80s, abstract-art, absurdism, abusive-husband, adultery, alienation, all-seeing-eye, allegory, alternative-reality, anti-heroActors: Yves-André Hubert (director), Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Didier Flamand (actor), Bernard Fresson (actor), Pierre Londiche (actor), Eugeniusz Priwieziencew (actor), Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic (actor), Robert Rimbaud (actor), Pierre Hatet (actor), Tomasz Bialkowski (actor), Vladimir Jevtovic (actor), Jerzy Rogulski (actor), Rémy Kirch (actor), Miriana Bojic Walter (actress), Jean Elleinstein (writer),
Genres: Drama,take the railroad to the ending of the rainbow
through the pain to salvation
show us how to find the way to the beginning
lost and found, homeward bound
bite the fruit and leave the life you've lived behind you
don't look down, keep climbing
tell us more about the things that we will find
once we're whole, once we're through and born anew
show devotion and I will give you your freedom,
composure and redemption
prove your faith to me and I will set you free
once we're whole, once we're through