CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 27m

Risking Light

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Dawn Mikkelson’s Risking Light is a meditation on forgiveness, layered with a theme that is rarely seen on the screen—forgiving the unforgivable. Five years prior to making the film, Mikkelson met Mary Johnson and O’Shea Israel, a meeting she describes as a life-changing event that would lead to the development of Risking Light. It was then she learned that Johnson had chosen to forgive Israel for the murder of her son, which motivates the tone of humanistic mission in the film.

Directed byDawn Mikkelson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
EN
Released
March 3, 2018
Studios
Emergence Pictures

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Risking Light Trailer - Cinequest 2018

Risking Light Trailer - Cinequest 2018

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Mary Johnson

Herself

Debra Hocking

Herself

Kilong Ung

Himself

Oshea Israel

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Dawn Mikkelson
Dawn Mikkelson
Produced by
Miranda Wilson

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