Incredible creative work! An unbelievable visual and audio protrayal of a true story. Bravo!

very beautiful!

love it.

Very beautiful story, really well done film!!!

Beautiful!

Simply gorgeous - A wonderful film celebrating the triumph of spirit.

GOSH.this is one of the most wondefrul videos i've seen here.

loved it. totally.
congrats!

The film started very well..and then at the end became a propaganda..On one hand I really appreciate the quality of film making but on the other hand,I cant help but criticize this method of selling religion that happens in rural India.Every religious missionary try to lure poor people and then try to convert them, brainwash them etc etc.If you are really interested in development why play politics of religion? And this is the truth for all religious institutions working in these areas, Hindu,Christian or Muslim..very sad story!

This was by far one of the most well crafted shorts on vimeo i have every seen. Was this shot on a DSLR by chance? If so please tell what lenses you used.

I'm going to back up Krishna Yalla on this one. I'm super curious what you shot on / with also!

Cant help to feel the love. Films like this one is what the world needs for a change.

el manejo del color es genial... la historia te cautiva. me agrado el film

BRAVO! the way it should be done, excellent film

Thank you for making this film.

Camera work is excellent....the way story is told that is mind blowing......

Please give us more info. Did you use DSLR ,steadycam, lens ,adapter etc ....?

Very great work friend's

Very beautifully shot. Love the subtlety in the use of music too. Well done.

That was really special guys. Great work. You could have just interviewed the volunteers/staff at the Children's Home, but you went to the extra effort of crafting a documentary and out of that we get this great story. Thank you.

That's just too good.

Beautiful.

Love it.. Awesome Photography & Editing

Very well done.

fantastic movie

LOVE IT, Great work :}

I loved it. There is no brainwash or something like that. The people in the orphanage do a great job. The boy if filled with joy and happiness. So beautiful. The end... was so beautiful. Tears flowed.

I am not into religion... but I can see how it can help the needy in cases like this one. Keep up the good work and making beautiful films!

Thanks for all the wonderful comments! We shot with a Canon XH-A1 and a Sony EX3. Both had Letus adapters with Nikon lenses.

Very well put together video! Congrats Mr.Kensington.

Its sad that people try to 'sell' religion. Do good like all religions, thats all, don't advertise like this.

This is really nice, I LOVE IT!!

beautiful... absolutely beautiful!

Really great film mate!! Great story!
Loved it!

This is the mos beautiful movie Vimeo have.

Very beautifully and very interesting story .Love the subtlety in the use of music too. Well done.

Totally loved it. Exellent...

excellent beginning...

wow.

So Profound and Healing. Thank You from the bottom of my heart.

Jawdropping stuff!

The film was lovely; the religious propaganda off-putting and exploitive. What a shame.

loved it! beautifully done! its good to be reminded from time to time that religion didnt do only bad things.

amazing

absolutely gorgeous.

awesome, that was totally worth 11 minutes of my time

I loved the way the narrative revealed itself - great story telling. Good job guys !!

Very, very nice. Love the intro with the sideways shot.

Beautiful

Wow! I absolutely Love it!

Great work :))

Added on "Best of the seen Videos" channel :))
vimeo.com/channels/13905

so touching.. :)

the story is really touching... i would have liked a smaller version as well.

For those who unfortunately see this as some form of religious propaganda, try that argument with the 200+ kids at Grace Children's Home who are not dead due to starvation or lack of medicine, or in child prostitution. Jesus said that when he was hungry, we fed him- meaning when we did it for the least, like these children, we did it for him. That is all that is happening here. Not propaganda, and not proselytizing. Just loving and caring for kids in need. Yes- Jesus taught us to do that. Is that a bad thing?

hibabrata

Thanks for the reply. I still think you misunderstand. 10 years ago I first went to that part of India. Seeing the suffering of the poor nearly destroyed me. Since then I have worked tirelessly to change what was in my power to change. Over time, working with local officials, we have made a difference. Hundreds of children have been rescued. This summer we will complete a 4 story hospital that will serve the poor for free. MY motivation is the teachings of Jesus. But I work alongside Hindus and Muslims with a common concern for humanity. The administrator for the hospital we just hired is Hindu. The mayor of the city supports our work- and he is a devout Hindu. The head of the local Hindu temple is a friend- we work together. We respect each other, but of course, we are also fully committed to our faiths respectively. I do not apologize to him for taking my life direction from Jesus- and he respects that. We have had many great discussions about Jesus. He greatly admires Jesus, if not "Christianity".

Many, many harmful things have been done in the name of Jesus through the centuries. But in each case, I would argue that these actions had no basis in Jesus' actual teachings. jesus taught more on the issue of the poor than any other thing- and that is what I mean by following him. I would do exactly what I am doing if not one person in India ever came to share my faith- because it is the right thing to do.

Sincerely,

Craig A. Mayes

How sad it is when a genuine creative piece is cynically judged as being part of a "covert campaign" for brainwashing and religious propaganda. I go to serve the poor in India not to convert anyone, but simply to follow jesus' teaching to go and try to help in a small way the suffering poor. If there is an agenda, it is to advance a cause of compassion and hope to help those who are suffering, abandoned and alone. I make no apologies for that.

Amazing

The Dancer. What a beautiful title; so captivating and fitting. Thank you for all those involved in this production.

Wonderful work, excellent story telling!
Did you guys use any lights? if so, what did you use and for what shots? Does the Letus converter have a cine screen?
Thanks for sharing this amazing and inspiring piece of art. Keep it up.

this place 15km from my village. nice visuals.
but dialogues are not natural. kid just read the script.

finally, there is nothing wrong in accepting this video as marketing tool

Love kids dancing... Makes me just happy.

Nice camera work and editing, pity about the religious propaganda.

I am really surprised by the fact that people here are unable to realise a simple fact that those kids are being denied a secular education.While I completely appreciate the film technique of the director I cannot agree with the way these kids are treated.At a time when much hue and cry is being made about Islamist madrasas training Jihadis and Socialist policies of Obama, people are completely blinded from the fact that any method that puts certain ideals into a person's head without making him/her much aware of it is a plain and simple brainwash! Thought control in the name of education..Same thing was done by soviet propagandists and now being done by Islamist Jihadis..basically there is no difference! They all exploits a person's lack of awareness! And I strongly abhor this technique! India is a secular democracy and to maintain it that way..we must realise these things!

After reading responses to my comments, I remain puzzled. Try to get some perspective. A group of people on the other side of the world get off their butts, buy a few less Starbucks, and spend their money rescuing children who by now may well be dead- and because we find our inspiration from Jesus, we're criticized. Interesting time to bring up arguments citing the crusades and the Spanish Inquisition. Almost all of the organizations making the biggest difference in the world- in Haiti these past months, like Compassion Int., World Vision take their cues from the Jesus of the Gospels. Have you read these accounts. We all deplore the bad done in the name of religion. Cannot we not celebrate to good?

Craig there are plenty of non-religous organisations who "make a difference" in the world. To suggest that it is mainly christian organisations is disingenuous and inaccurate.

I have no problem celebrate the good yours and other organisations may do - but when that extends to trying to push your world view and belief system onto vulnerable children, then i draw the line. As I said, i dont care if you believe in invisible friends, just leave the kids alone.

The problem is whole 'fast food' idea of saving money from Starbucks and 'helping poor' may sound appealing but not convincing enough to actually deal with the problem.3rd world countries may be a big repository for ppl frm wealthy countries to wash away their sins but that does not improve the situation even a bit! That is why we also have so many 'compassionate' soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan..as if 'I will hurt you and also I will heal your wound when you are hurt, to wash my sins"-- calculation is good but needs an introspection!