If a tree falls...
At times, unforeseen events can almost literally befall us, unexpectedly and violently tearing into the web of our interconnections and relationships. In "The Acceptance", one such event has disrupted the core existence of Elli (compellingly played by Alicia Lobo). Khubchandani's poetic, spell-binding film uses images and sounds to create an urgent sense of mystery as he traces her inner journey from near despair to a calm acceptance. Khubchandani masterfully recreates a seamless interweaving of the inner imagination and outer events that constitute Elli's flow of experience.
Intense emotion is experienced as sudden silence and a sense of time slowing almost to stop as the character focuses full attention on the anger or fear or frustration and the rest of the world disappears for that stretched-out moment of time. Several threads weave themselves throughout the film: the restorative power of nature, thanking God for what we do NOT have, vegetarianism as identity, the...
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