By Fanny Chrétien, 52 min At the age of 22, Marie-Hélène interrupted her teaching career to enter the novitiate of the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres. Full of doubts and certainties, she leaves the congregation at the end of the summer, but perhaps she will return...
In the only prison in New Caledonia, every week a volunteer, Carine Minvielle, a mathematics teacher, comes to lead a lyrical singing workshop for long-term prisoners. A way, she says, of giving back to society what it gives us. Outside the prison, in parallel, a women's choir works on the same…
What happens when a woman gets a chance to conduct? A world-renowned Choir for children where Billie Eilish learned to sing is electrified by its charismatic Conductor Anne Tomlinson who uses the power of choral singing to profoundly shape and impact the lives of thousands of children.
Step into the world of Mats Ek, one of contemporary dance's most influential Swedish choreographers, during the creation of a major work for the stage, captured in this dance documentary. Son of Swedish cultural icons Birgit Cullberg and Anders Ek, Mats Ek forged his own path, blending raw physicality…
SYNOPSIS One of Judaism’s central tenets is the doctrine that the Jews are God’s Chosen People. This film traces the history and evolution of chosenness: What does it mean to say the Jews are God’s Chosen People? Chosen for what purpose? What are the biblical roots of this doctrine?…
In The Christ Files, historian Dr. John Dickson sets out to discover what we can know for certain about the life of Jesus. In a captivating journey across the globe, this four-session, video-based study examines ancient documents and consults the world's most respected historians and scholars. Filmed…
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the holiest Christian site, is shared by six denominations fighting each other for every inch. Two Muslim families, guardians of the entrance key to the church, argue who is the true key custodian. Johnny, an Israeli police officer in charge, is trying to…
Secret internal documents reveal how Church officials protect priests accused of pedophilia by moving them from country to country, sometimes as far away as Africa. They call it ‘the geographical solution’. Even Pope Francis is implicated. When he was bishop of Buenos Aires, he tried to influence…
The Church of the Open Sky is a poetic surf documentary by Nathan Oldfield that celebrates the ocean as a universal playground. Filmed across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka, it follows surfers from around the world as they ride waves, share experiences, and connect deeply with…
From Jeff Shannon, The Seattle Times: "The Church on Dauphine Street follows a team of construction volunteers from Seattle (and other cities) as they rebuild a vital church and community center in storm-ravaged New Orleans. Covering a period from Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike in late August…
A movie by Frieder Schlaich Roland Klick, director of films like DEADLOCK and SUPERMARKET, is a legend and quite an exceptional director in German film history. Although he did not join the ranks nor shared the success of the New German Cinema directors who marginalized him for being too commercial,…
THE MAN WHO MENDS WOMEN: THE WRATH OF HIPPOCRATES (L'HOMME QUI RÉPARE LES FEMMES: LA COLÈRE D'HIPPOCRATE) SYNOPSIS Portrait of the impressive life and work of internationally renowned gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He received the 2014…
