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Film salutes peace through music

Visionary Edge screens story of global effort

By Stacy Trevenon [ stacy@hmbreview.com ]
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 - 01:23:54 pm PST

A mesmerizing moment in a New York City subway with two performing monks led two film directors to traverse the globe to connect the world through music, and to the film “Playing for Change: Peace Through Music” which will be screened Saturday evening by The Visionary Edge.

Using mobile recording technology Mark Johnson, joined by fellow director Jonathan Walls, traveled the globe with the idea of recording music to inspire and connect humanity.

They began with a street musician in Santa Monica, visited such distant locales as Native American reservations, African villages and Himalayan peaks, recording luminaries including Keb’ Mo’, Bono and Jackson Browne, and participated in a concert hosted by the Los Angeles Knitting Factory in which the musicians met and performed together for the first time.

In the course of the project the directors also created the nonprofit Playing for Change Foundation to give back to the world’s music community. Among other endeavors the foundation is building music schools.

This film is the first of the Playing for Change program’s efforts to promote world peace.

It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the event co-host, the Community United Methodist Church at 777 Miramontes St. in Half Moon Bay. The event is free but donations to cover expenses are welcomed. Babysitting for the evening is provided at $5 per child, with a 24-hour advance reservation.

For information, call (650) 207-3440.

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