Inspirational Blueberry Soup

Lawrence Lessig was the first professor to screen Blueberry Soup.

Can you take a relatively unknown event, make a movie about it, and change the world? That actually happened when Eileen Jerrett founded Wilma's Wish Productions. On her 80th birthday, grandmother Wilma stood up and wished all of her guests to participate fully in the fullness of life and continue her vision of lifetime as wonderment. And that's what led to the name of her production company.

In 2008, like most other countries, Iceland had experienced a financial crisis. That led to the formation of a grassroots movement of people from various backgrounds, who re-envisioned their form of democracy and rewrote their nation's constitution. Wilma's Wish Productions went to work on a documentary of this little-known story, utilizing a unique approach to documentary filmmaking.



The end result, BLUEBERRY SOUP, tells the story of this movement through the personal stories of those who participated, in a manner that lets the viewer get closer to the humanity of the individuals, almost as close as you would get with a dear friend. By bringing viewers that close to some of the participants, viewers can envision themselves taking an active role in the direction of their own nations.

Certainly, Blueberry Soup has been seen in various locations throughout the world, and still continues to be an inspiration for those who view it. Wilma's Wish Productions continues to book public viewings of the film through their website, as well as providing online viewing access.

Another full-length documentary made by the same company is Sex on Wheels, the story of a young woman who is seeking love in the big city, along with the importance of cycling in her life. The company has also made several shorter clips on various subjects, including a Habitat for Humanity project in a twelve minute clip, Alternative Spring Break.

A comment from the film showing in New Zealand. 

This fall, Blueberry Soup has gone on the road in a campus tour to various US universities, beginning at Harvard, in partnership with Lawrence Lessig. The film is usually screened on one day, followed the next day by a class discussion. At tour departure, five other universities had contacted the production company for a screening at their schools.

Vigdis Finnbogadottir (left), first woman in the world elected head of state in national election, with Delia Popescu, LeMoyne College professor.

Thanks for information from this article on Pollination Project: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/eileen-jerrett-blueberry-soup/; this article from Wilma's Wish Productions: http://www.wilmaswishes.com/about.html; this article on Wilma's Wish Productions: http://www.wilmaswishes.com/films.html; this Sept. 23 blog post: http://wilmaswish.blogspot.com/; and the above link.

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