What does harmony mean to you in today’s world? 

HARMONY OVER CONFLICT

A 30-Second Animated Meditation on the Power of Inner Peace

YouTube link:    https://youtu.be/GKgxWWcO6qw

In a fractured world of red, black, and gold chaos, one symbol rises — Harmony.

Unyielding. Silent. Absolute.

“Harmony Over Conflict” is a 30-second artistic meditation in which a single white Japanese kanji for "Harmony" remains unmoved over an underlying storm of geometric fragmentation and noise. The background is aggressive. The soundscape is sacred, like a choral hymn laced with tension, but above it all is the steadfast “harmony.”

This is not just a visual.

This is a question.

Can harmony survive the world we’ve built around it?

A short film designed to pause the scroll of life. To disrupt the noise. To offer stillness in the form of a symbol.

Watch. Breathe. Remember.

What does harmony mean to you in today’s world? Share your thoughts below.

Thank you,

Jim Hawk

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

James W. Hawk was born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, and grew up in East Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Cleveland State University.

Dr. Raymond Foery, Professor Emeritus - Quinnipiac University Film, Television, and Media Arts, said about Hawk’s work: "A truly imaginative filmmaker with a highly sophisticated sense of cinematic acuity. Jim has been remarkably active in various genres. As a director of narrative fiction, he has shown a sure hand with actors and a sophisticated appreciation of mise-en-scene. As a creator of animated visual motifs, Jim has displayed a mastery of the latest techniques and a sophisticated sense of composition complemented by a rich appreciation of theatrical style. Each of his projects also reveals the mind of an artist grappling with the eternal philosophical dilemmas of our existence on this planet, as well as some speculation about those other planets out there. In short, Jim’s work forces us to think as well as to look."

Jan Harlan (executive producer for Stanley Kubrick & Steven Spielberg) gave Hawk's work high marks. F. Miguel Valenti assessed it as better than much of what is released these days.

One of Hawk’s films was exhibited at an art exhibition in Rome, Italy. Two of his films were award-winners, two were finalists, four were semi-finalists, and two were quarter-finalists at film festivals worldwide. A Hawk film was recently awarded semi-finalist at a science fiction film festival out of a thousand entries. He has had films screened at 64 film festivals and venues worldwide, with 112 films being official selections.