Rediscovering Our Kinship With Other Species Through the Language of Emotion
A catalogue of stories of connection and compassion between humans and other species for use in public exhibits. Each story emphasizes what we have in common versus what makes us different, and shows other animals as someones instead of somethings.
Jim talks about his french briard Theo, his personality, moods and sense of personhood - all with whimsy, compassion and love. For the One Language Project www.onelanguageproject.com - a non-profit project of Naturestage, Inc. to show people acting with compassion across species lines, emphasizing what we have in common - emotions.
This beautiful spirit who happens to be a pit bull (often wrongly thought of as being very aggressive) comes through the voice of her owner (guardian) Jim. Jim gave me an interview while we were at the Brimfield Antiques Fair where he and his wife have a booth and always bring Penny. During the photoshoot, Penny kept trying to get all the passersby to play ball with her...One of Jim's messages about what we can learn from other animals is to play more. To read and see more stories, check out www.onelanguageproject.com. You can also donate to our non-profit project to build compassion through these stories.
This story has a happy ending! Since making this short movie, Jim has reunited with his wife, and the two of them, along with Emmy and Scruffy now live happily in New Hampshire where they are forging a new life. You can also read more about Camp Unleashed here http://campunleashed.com/About.html
Vincent describes his poodle Gigi's sensitivities to his daughter and imagines her world and the strong bonds that tie her with his family.
Michelle Proulx shares the love and respect she has for wolves at the sanctuary she runs, focusing on Isabeau and her relationship with Nashoba. Isabeau was born at a breeding facility in Oregon. Advertised as a pure wolf, she was sold to a couple from California when she was only a few weeks old. By the time Isabeau was four months old, the couple was having a difficult time coping with her wolf-like behaviors. She was food aggressive, played hard, and destroyed items in the house. In addition, wolves and wolf-dogs were not legal in the municipality where the couple lived. The final straw came when Isabeau bit a neighbor's child while playing. The couple contacted the American Sanctuary Association, which in turn sent out an alert to all of their accredited members, including W.O.L.F. To read more about the sanctuary where 30 wolves and wolf dogs have found a home, you can visit www.wolfsanctuary.net. To see more stories like this one, please visit www.onelanguageproject.com.
When Erin decided she'd like to breed her favorite horse so that she could have a foal that would carry on her characteristics, she was surprised when the foal, Rio, was born and looked nothing like either her father or mother. She is a paint - white with brown spots. She found that Rio was very intelligent and determined to be respected as independent and What she grew to realize, was that Rio demanded respect and acceptance, and had her own struggles with separation anxiety and being kept fenced in. She shows Erin that she can escape whenever she wants to but chooses to stay.
Amanda and her fiancee decided to adopt a puppy from a list that helps servicemen and women place their dogs if they can no longer take care of them. She describes the emotions she observers in Henry and her own heart opening as she sees how she will be as a future mother, and also how her fiancee will be as a Dad.
When Wyatt and Amy found a second Anatolian Shepherd dog to help guard their livestock, they saw how the older rescue dog taught Roxie the ropes of life on a farm at the base of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. One of the many stories for the One Language Project - an expanding catalogue of stories of compassionate ways in which humans relate with other species.
A falconer talks about his connection with one of his hawks, and what he's learned Cisco, the one he raised since birth. One of the many stories for the One Language Project - a growing catalogue of stories of compassionate ways humans relate with other species.
Two short films spliced together which were part of the live performance Buccaneers of Buzz: Celebrating the Honeybee, a production produced in 2008 (Winner of the Goldstar Award for innovation by the Massachusetts Cultural Council)
Beekeepers describe the honeybee sting in with quirkiness and humor, warmth and a holistic mindset. From Buccaneers of Buzz: Celebrating the Honeybee, film edited and produced by Miranda Loud with beekeepers around New England. In this sequence - Nancy Mangion, Landa Townsend, Todd Hardie and Megan Durney.
