The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Dawn Mikkelson’s Risking Light is a meditation on forgiveness, layered with a theme that is rarely seen on the screen—forgiving the unforgivable. Five years prior to making the film, Mikkelson met Mary Johnson and O’Shea Israel, a meeting she describes as a life-changing event that would lead to the development of Risking Light. It was then she learned that Johnson had chosen to forgive Israel for the murder of her son, which motivates the tone of humanistic mission in the film.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
Key crew
- Dawn MikkelsonDirector
Cast
- Mary JohnsonHerself
- Debra HockingHerself
- Kilong UngHimself
- Oshea IsraelHimself
Themes
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)forgivenessglobalreconciliation