Forgiveness. Part 1 a time to love & a time to hate

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This layered film by acclaimed filmmaker Helen Whitney, addresses the act of forgiveness, a theological principle central to all major religions, but more and more frequently an issue that is hitti...

This layered film by acclaimed filmmaker Helen Whitney, addresses the act of forgiveness, a theological principle central to all major religions, but more and more frequently an issue that is hitting the fractious streets. Its new role in the world raises serious and complex questions: why is forgiveness in the air today; what is its power, and what are its limitations and in some instances its dangers; has it been cheapened or deepened ... or both? The film gives insight into the presence and absence of forgiveness illustrated in a wide range of stories from personal betrayal to genocide. Among them: the spontaneous demonstration of forgiveness following the 2006 shooting of Amish children in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania; a savage and senseless attack on two young female campers, and the struggle of a '60s radical to cope with the consequences of a violent act of protest that turned deadly.

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