In a world teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the ‘Ground Zero’s’ of the planet, he asks if it’s possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history.
Ripper travels to the minefields of Cambodia; war-torn Afghanistan; the toxic wasteland of Bhopal; post-9/11 New York; Bosnia; Hiroshima; Israel and Palestine.
This unflinching documentary captures his five-year odyssey to discover if humanity can transform the ‘scared’ into the ‘sacred.
Confronting horror and heartbreak around the world, Ripper meets those who have suffered first-hand. And in each place, he unearths unforgettable stories of survival, ritual, resilience and recovery.
Scared Sacred brings together these powerful stories and more, deftly weaving together haunting and luminous footage with words, memories and an evocative soundscape. Featuring an engaging first person narrative, this film is an exquisite portrait of a search for meaning in times of turmoil.

Other films in this section:

• Amazing Grace
• Cafe Lumiere
• Casshern
• Dig!
• Falling Angels
• It's All Gone Pete Tong
• Machuca
• Mysterious Skin
• Palindromes
• Republic of Love
• Sky Blue
• Steamboy
• The Take
• Untold Scandal
• Wall (Mur)
• White Skin