RIFF Presents: BARAKA
“AWESOME” –The New York Times “EXTRAORDINARY” –Washington Post “MAGNIFICENT” –The Los Angeles Times
The Rappahannock Independent Film Festival is excited to present a special screening of Ron Fricke’s BARAKA on April 17 at 8pm in celebration of Earth Day.
This is a pay-what-you-can event. 
The relationship between humans and their environment is the subject of this mesmerizing visual study from Ron Fricke, the cinematographer and editor of Koyaanisqatsi. The images — which Fricke gathered from 24 countries — range from the daily devotions of Tibetan monks and whirling dervishes to a cigarette factory and time-lapse views of the Hong Kong skyline. Diverse world music accompanies the visuals.
“It is a meditation on the planet… The movie has the power of a dream, from which we awaken, instead of a warning, to which we respond.” (Roger Ebert)
