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Company: Inigo and His Jesuits, The
Hosted by the distinguished actor Cyril Cusack, The Company examines the life and legacy of Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus and one of the most influential reformers of the Christian Church. Includes Thomas Berry: Dreamer of the Universe.
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Constantine's Sword
This astonishing exploration of the dark side of Christianity follows former priest and National Book Award winner James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.
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Fatherland
La Recoleta Cemetery rests in the heart of one of Buenos Aires‘ swankiest neighborhoods. A city-within-a-city, it is the final resting place for key figures of its nation‘s history: statesmen and poets, founding fathers and oppositional voices.
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Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It, The
Narrated by Ed Asner, this important film tells the story of a previously ignored chapter of WWII – the American conscientious objectors who refused to fight. It is a story of courage, idealism and nonconformity based on both ethical and religious beliefs.
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Hiding and Seeking
This award-winning documentary tells the dramatic and emotional story of a Jewish
father who journeys with his two utlra-orthodox sons back to Poland to try to
find the Christian farmers who hid their family from the Nazis.
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How They Got Over
This "smile-inducing" (NY Times) documentary tells the story of how Black gospel quartet music became a primary source for what we would call rock and roll, and in the process helped to break down racial walls in 1950s America.
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I, The Worst of All
In 17th century Mexico, the brilliant and beautiful poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna) enters a convent, and the local vicereine (Dominique Sanda) becomes her protectress and erotic muse.
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Inside the Koran
This eye-opening film goes deep into the heart of the Muslim world to explore the history and current state of Islam. It also delves into the personal lives of its subjects, who range from ayatollahs to women living in veiled seclusion.
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Merton: A Film Biography
In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. An engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and who still has profound impact and relevance today.
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Model for Matisse, A
A warm and richly painted portrait of the little known relationship between Henri Matisse and Sister Jacques-Marie, the woman who inspired him to create what he proclaimed the masterpiece of his life's work: The Chapel of the Rosary in the French village of Vence.
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Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero
In El Salvador in the late Seventies, Monseñor Óscar Romero was the voice of the poor, the disenfranchised, and the Disappeared – all struggling under the corrupt Salvadoran government.
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Nana
Directed by her 25 year old granddaughter, NANA is the story of Auschwitz survivor Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, who spent her life fighting intolerance.
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Orchestra of Exiles
In the 1930s Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine and formed what would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Roses in December
On December 2, 1980 lay missioner Jean Donovan and three American nuns were brutally murdered by members of El Salvador’s security force. The film chronicles Jean’s life, from her affluent childhood to her tragic death.
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Silent Waters
Set in Pakistan in 1979, Silent Waters begins as a bucolic story about a woman and her son, complete with a wedding celebration worthy of Bollywood, but then transforms into an eloquent tale of identity, belonging, faith and radicalism.
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Wagner's Jews
German composer Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic and his writings were embraced by the Nazis. But there is another, lesser-known side to this story. For years, many of Wagner's closest associates and supporters were Jews.
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