Film blog - Journey to the City of Dawn - Auroville, India

Ann & Ali on their way to Auroville. Filming in Antigua complete.

documentarytv — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:04:48 +0000

At noon on Saturday, May 9th, Ann and Ali set sail towards the UK en route to Auroville on the Skyelark of London. The 7 person crew will be at sea for 4 weeks, at which point Ann and Ali will continue on to Auroville via air. Depending on the winds, they should arrive in Auroville on June 20th. Around that time I will rejoin them and follow their work in Sadhana Forest other areas of Auroville. Please make sure you subscribe for film updates from www.CityofDawn.com so you can follow along. New trailers based on this weeks filming should be posted soon. Stay tuned.

Filming continues in Antigua through May 9th

documentarytv — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:21:06 +0000

Filming continues this week, through May 9th, in Nelson’s Harbor in Antigua for the documentary film “Journey to the City of Dawn – Auroville, India”. Ann and Ali set sail on the 9th across the Atlantic. New trailers will be posted soon so please visit www.CityofDawn.com and make sure you sign up for film updates so you can check out the latest trailers. Again, thanks for your interest and support. I hope everyone can help, even a little bit, by visiting http://www.der.org/donate/#journey and making a small donation to help make this film a reality.

Funding Auroville India documentary is a tax deduction

documentarytv — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:13:16 +0000

DER.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization is the fiscal sponsor for our documentary. This allows for tax deductible donations to be made online, directly from the website listed below. We are still seeking finishing funds to cover expenses on this self funded documentary and any amount will go a long ways to making our goal of releasing the film by the end of 2009. Please consider ANY donation today. It is greatly appreciated.

DONATE ONLINE at http://www.der.org/donate/#journey

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A great story for Oprah

documentarytv — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:57:07 +0000

I’ve submitted the storyline of Ann and Ali’s journey across the Atlantic to reach Auroville to the producers at Oprah. What a great story. Two young women in the US leaving everything and everyone they know behind to pursue their dreams and aspirations for continued education. We’ll see what happens.

2 weeks and counting until the next shoot

documentarytv — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:50:20 +0000

There are just 2 weeks to go until I leave for Boston and Antigua to film Ann and Ali’s journey to Auroville. I have the easy part, it’s Ann and Ali who will be at sea for 5 weeks as part of the small crew. I’m looking forward to being on board for a few day sails out of Antigua but cannot image what lies ahead for 5 weeks surrounded by nothing but ocean. In addition to my documentary, this adventure across the ocean will be profiled to school children by the organization Reach the World (www.reachtheworld.org). You can also find out about Ann and Ali at their own website, http://www.alternativegradschool.org/index.html.

I would be doing a disservice to the film if I didn’t mention that I am in need of funding to continue production. This film, which will attempt to show how being green is more than just a catch phrase, needs your kind donations to offset travel and expenses. Any gift is appreciated, and tax deductible. You can give online at http://www.der.org/donate/#journey

Welcome to the Blog for the documentary film “Journey to the City of Dawn – Auroville, India”.

documentarytv — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:49:50 +0000

Production began in February 2008, coinciding with Auroville’s 40th anniversary celebration. In May of 2009 filming commences with the story of two young women from the US who will sail across the Atlantic to reach Auroville. Plesae see the website for the film at www.CityofDawn.com and view previews at www.DocumentaryTV.com. Stay tuned to this blog – more is on the way.