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While attending the conference in Bali, Demaria, who suffers from asthma, is able to breathe without hardship for the first time. Physically as well as metaphorically, Demaria's is a journey of health and healing. The film chronicles how Demaria comes to understand his connectedness to the global community and his development as a young leader making a difference in the world. For instance, to honor those who had shown him care, taught him, and communed with him, Demaria gathers them on stage into a circle of prayer to share fellowship and their common bond.
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For more information about Demaria's Journey, email wattsupjourney@yahoo.com |
Watts Up! is a one-hour documentary, focusing on
seventeen-year-old Demaria Perry, born and raised in the Nickerson Gardens Projects in
Watts, East Los Angeles, California. Demaria is well known, loved and widely respected in
his community and recognized for his vision and for being a harbinger of change in a harsh
place, where many do not live to see their eighteenth birthday. Through his relationship
with mentor Dedan Gills, Demaria is invited to attend the Quest for Global Healing
Conference in Bali, Indonesia in December 2004. Thus begins the fulfillment of a vision
that Demaria holds that he will some day be a leader and help transform his community.
