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Place of Birth: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
About Velcrow Ripper
- Velcrow Ripper (born October 20, 1963 in Gibsons, British Columbia) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, writer, and public speaker, best known for his Genie Award-winning 2006 film Scared Sacred and his newest feature documentary, Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action.
- His 1995 feature documentary, Bones of the Forest, won twelve major awards, including a Genie Award, and Best of the Festival at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
- Many of his films examine the intersection of spirituality and politics. He has also been a contributor to ascent and Shambhala Sun magazines, which explore similar issues.
- His writing has also appeared in the anthologies, We are Everywhere and Dam Nation. He is a co-founder of the Gulf Islands Film and Television School, and has taught film at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, and at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
- He also teaches workshops and lectures on the themes of spirituality and activism. Born Steve Ripper, he was raised in British Columbia as a Baha'i.
- He later adopted the nickname Velcrow while participating in punk rock culture in his youth. He currently lives on Toronto Island.
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