Fire in the Garden (a reincarnated version for digital format) by
A father makes a recording for his son, a week prior to his son's first birthday. In it he strangely tells him about Norman Morrison, a Quaker from Baltimore, who in 1965 drove to the Pentagon and, in protest over the U.S. policy in Vietnam, doused himself in kerosene and lit himself on fire. In his arms as Morrison did this, was his one-year-old daughter. Morrison died within minutes, Emily (his...
A father makes a recording for his son, a week prior to his son's first birthday. In it he strangely tells him about Norman Morrison, a Quaker from Baltimore, who in 1965 drove to the Pentagon and, in protest over the U.S. policy in Vietnam, doused himself in kerosene and lit himself on fire. In his arms as Morrison did this, was his one-year-old daughter. Morrison died within minutes, Emily (his daughter) somehow survived.
The father makes this recording for his son, wrestling with what Morrison meant and exploring how it has intersected and affected his own first year of fatherhood. Ultimately he finds the courage to reveal to his on why this is so important to convey to his son via this first birthday video.
45 minutes in length. Suitable for zoom, recording and broadcasting, audio, or socially distant in-person.
The father makes this recording for his son, wrestling with what Morrison meant and exploring how it has intersected and affected his own first year of fatherhood. Ultimately he finds the courage to reveal to his on why this is so important to convey to his son via this first birthday video.
45 minutes in length. Suitable for zoom, recording and broadcasting, audio, or socially distant in-person.