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Gord Halloran’s Body of Light to screen at Raven’s Cry Theatre

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Gord Halloran (right) at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games where he represented Canada in the Cultural Olympiad, cutting the ribbon on his installation outside Turin for Pitture Sotte Zero (Paintings Below Zero), a work that’s part of his documentary film.

On Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m., Gord Halloran’s two-year film odyssey, Body of Light, will be presented in a preview screening at Raven’s Cry Theatre. The film is the culmination of work begun for the Sechelt Arts Festival in 2014 and presented there as a combination theatrical/filmic exploration.

Now a documentary film, Body of Light is based on Halloran’s pursuit of meaning in the face of sudden illness, as he turns to his community for support, answers and meaning. “Body of Light is an artist’s flight through the shadowy passages we must negotiate to explore the mystery of healing, its effect on our relationships with one another and with ourselves,” Halloran said.

“It’s a love letter to my community on the Sunshine Coast,” he added. “It’s also a tribute to living in the moment.”

In the film, Halloran’s journey questions whether healing is an art or a science, as he uses what he has learned from interviewing over 45 artists and practitioners who are engaged in some form of the healing arts. “Could the application of intense creativity and open-ended exploration lead to the healing of an individual?” he asks.

Body of Light is a production of Fat Salmon Cinema presented by executive producer Lolly de Jonge and directed by Halloran with a narrative voice-over performed by Caitlin Hicks. After this preview screening, Body of Light will be released to tour international film festivals before its broadcast debut.

Halloran and de Jonge will be present at the screening on the 27th to answer questions from the audience. Tickets are available at the door. The trailer can be seen at https://vimeo.com/153572831