Product Details

• Actors: David Poist; Dick Folkenstein;
• Directors: Michael R. Lawrence
• Format: HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Michael Lawrence Films
• DVD Release Date: October 7, 1975
• Run Time: 19 minutes
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• ASIN: B000LPRHNW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,784 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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About the Director

Michael R. Lawrence PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER FOR TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURES A graduate of the first guitar class at The Peabody Conservatory of Music, Mr. Lawrence performed widely on the classical guitar in recitals as well as on radio and television. Prior to producing films, Mr. Lawrence composed original music for over a dozen films, including Julian Krainin s Emmy Award winning documentary The Other Americans, which won more awards than any other television documentary in 1969 and was honored with a special screening at the White House. As a filmmaker, Mr. Lawrence has written, produced, and directed over twenty documentaries, including productions for PBS, CNN and HBO. His films have been honored by awards from major film festivals around the world. He has initiated personal film projects that have received production grants from both local and national foundations, including The Mind of Music with Yehudi Menuhin, and The Shared Experience with Dr. Lewis Thomas and John Kenneth Galbraith. Mr. Lawrence also serves as film editor on all his documentary productions. In 1990, Julian Krainin and Michael Lawrence began working together to jointly produce documentaries, television movies, and theatrical motion pictures. Their first project was the multi award winning documentary The Quiz Show Scandal that Mr. Lawrence directed for The American Experience. After seeing the national broadcast of the PBS documentary, Robert Redford became interested in the story and eventually directed the Disney Oscar nominated feature Quiz Show, starring Ralph Fiennes. Mr. Krainin produced while Mr. Lawrence assisted by writing an initial dramatic treatment. Principal Film Awards and Honors: Honorary Film Screening, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences International Film & TV Festival of New York Grand Award Columbus International Film Festival Presidents Award Cindy Award Best of Show International Fine Arts Award Emmy Award Nomination CINE Golden Eagles U.S. Industrial

Product Description

A documentary portrait of an alternative educational and spiritual community. Accompanied by original music, the camera observes the changing of the seasons in a community close to nature, touching on celebration and a sense of transcendence. Located in the Greenspring Valley north of Baltimore, community members are seen farming in their organic garden, sharing meals, participating in spiritual and holistic disciplines, and conducting educational workshops and seminars. The word KOINONIA is from the Greek meaning fellowship.