Occupy Love (2013) explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning.   The old paradigm that concentrates wealth, founded on the greed of the few, is causing economic and ecological collapse. The resulting crisis has become the catalyst for a profound awakening:  millions of people are deciding that enough is enough –  the time has come to create a new world, a world that works for all life.

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The film connects the dots in this era of rapidly evolving social change, featuring captivating insider scenes from the Egyptian Revolution, the Indignado uprising in Spain,  Occupy Wall Street in New York, Indigenous activists at the Alberta Tar Sands, the climate justice movement, and beyond. Woven throughout the action oriented backbone of the film is a deep exploration of public love, and compelling stories of an emerging new paradigm.  It features some of the world’s key visionaries on alternative systems of economics, sustainability, and empathy, including Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Jeremy Rifkin, bell hooks and Charles Eisenstein.  Meet the full cast here.

86 minutes
FREE and OPEN to the public.

About Nova Ami
Nova Ami creates socially relevant, thought-provoking films that inspire, educate, and empower. Her work has screened at international festivals including Hot Docs and IDFA, and has been broadcast on BBC, CBC, CTV, TVO, Knowledge, Super Channel, Vision TV, and SBS Australia. Her most recent films include the feature documentary Metamorphosis (NFB, TVO, Knowledge Network) and Occupy Love (Super Channel).  Previously, she directed the documentaries Say I Do (CTV, Vision TV), Secrets (CBC’s The Passionate Eye, Discovery, Knowledge Network), and Peacing it Together (Red Storm Productions), and produced Army of One (BBC, CBC, SBS Australia). She was host, director, and writer on the technology and innovation television series The Leading Edge (Knowledge Network), and was host and segment producer of GVTV, a series about urban issues in Vancouver. She has a master’s degree in Media Studies from the New School, NYC.

About Velcrow Ripper
Velcrow Ripper creates powerful, cinematic feature documentaries that deal with the central issues of our times. His epic “Fierce Light Trilogy” began with Scared Sacred (NFB, Vision TV, Arte France), a journey to the Ground Zeroes of the word, in search of hope.  It was the winner of the 2005 Genie Award (Canadian Academy Award) for best feature documentary. The trilogy continued with 2008’s award-winning Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action (NFB, The Movie Channel, E1 Entertainment), and concluded with Occupy Love (Superchannel). His first feature-length documentary, Bones of the Forest (1995, co-directed with Heather Frise) won nine awards, including Best of the Festival at Hot Docs and the 1996 Genie for best feature doc. He is well known for his award-winning sound design of such films as The Corporation (Best Sound, Leo Awards) and A Place Called Chiapas (Best Sound, Hot Docs, Leo Awards).  Metamorphosis (NFB, TVO, Knowledge Network) is his sixth feature film. 

About Transparent Film
Transparent Film represents the work of award-winning filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper. We are committed to changing the world through cutting-edge feature documentary films that inspire personal, community and global revolutions.  Check out our catalog to learn more about our films.

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We produce films that entertain, enlighten and offer transformative perspectives on the world we live in through effective and innovative methods of storytelling. We believe in reaching the widest audience possible,  connecting movies with movements.  We also lead workshops that accompany each film, offering audiences the chances to dive deeper into the subject matter, personalizing and applying the themes to their own lives.