Dorothy Day on the Christophers
Dorothy Day was born on November 8, 1896. In this interview from 1971, she describes the beginnings of the Catholic Worker houses.
Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story is coming soon from Journey Films http://journeyfilms.com/roth-about/
Backs Against the Wall Director Interview
Tonight's the night! Join us for a screening of Backs Against the Wall at Oxford College of Emory University at 7:30 pm, followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Martin Doblmeier and Thurman scholar Luther Smith.
Meanwhile, check out this excerpt from an interview with Martin Doblmeier.
Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story Trailer
Journey Films is very excited to announce our next film!
REVOLUTION OF THE HEART: The Dorothy Day Story profiles one of the most extraordinary and courageous women in American history. She was co-founder (along with Peter Maurin) of the Catholic Worker Movement that began as a newspaper to expose rampant injustices during the Great Depression. It soon expanded to become a network of houses of hospitality to welcome the poor and destitute.
It will air on Public Television beginning in March 2020.
Jean Vanier, the founder of the worldwide L’Arche communities for men and women with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, died Tuesday in France. He was 90.
Jean was the subject of the first documentary film we produced for Journey Films. The film’s title was "The Heart Has Its Reasons", taken from French philosopher Blaise Pascal. In so many ways it perfectly suited Vanier’s work and ministry for he understood well the unlimited possibilities of the human heart.
Vanier made his life’s work the creation of small communities where the center of that community is the person with intellectual and physical disabilities. Often those disabilities could be severe. For Vanier, in that person’s weakness and vulnerability - in the pain and anguish they often expressed openly - is the very heart of Christ.
Jean Vanier was in his mid-50’s when we traveled to Trosly-Breuil, France, in the early 1980’s to make the film. We spent weeks living with the community. Joining me on the film’s production team to France was Sister Gretchen Dysart, MSC and Paul Gasek. None of us would leave the same.
What I remember so clearly about Jean was his candor and willingness to talk about the challenges of living with those who have disabilities. How the pace at L’Arche needed to be vastly different than the rest of the world – a pace where those in greatest need could feel safe and protected.
L’Arche is the French word for the Ark, the Biblical symbol of deliverance. When we made the film there were some 60 L’Arche homes worldwide. Today there are nearly 150, a testament to the community’s long-term commitment to be a presence where needed most. Jean Vanier reminds us all of the capacity of human beings to love at the deepest level – to discover in the smile and tears of the weakest among us the very face of God.
Martin Doblmeier
We are pleased to announce the recent completion of volume 5 of the Howard Thurman Papers by our friend, Dr. Walter Earl Fluker. Here he shares a few thoughts on completing the project and its' importance in todays world. More information about the papers can be found here: https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2019/7949.html
Backs Against the Wall at the Landmark E Street Cinema
TONIGHT! We are excited to host a screening of Backs Against the Wall with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and... and Wesley Theological Seminary. The event is full but there may be last-minute standby seats. If you're in the area, stop by for what promises to be a memorable evening!
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story - Trailer
Howard Thurman - one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century, became a “spiritual foundation” for the Civil Rights Movement, inspiring many of its leaders including Martin Luther King Jr, Jesse Jackson and Congressman John Lewis.
The film will begin airing on Public Television this month and is available on Amazon today.
Backs Against the Wall Trailer
Backs Against the Wall begins airing on public television this month. It will debut on the WORLD Channel this Friday 2/8 at 6pm.
Deep River - Dr. Eileen Guenther and Millicent Scarlett-Smith
Dr. Eileen Guenther and Millicent Scarlett-Smith can be heard throughout Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story. Please enjoy their performance of Deep River.
Dr. Cornel West on the Value of Democracy
Dr. Cornel West on the Value of Democracy
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story - Trailer
Although he may be best remembered today as the author of the famed “Serenity Prayer,” Reinhold Niebuhr was an outspoken American-born pastor, writer, and political activist.
Elie Wiesel on Forgiveness
Last Friday the world lost one of its most articulate and prophetic voices with the passing of author and Nobel Laureate for Peace, Elie Wiesel.
For more than six decades he spoke "truth to power" so the world would not forget the unimaginable tragedy of the Holocaust, and he used his public platform to raise awareness about other global injustices.
Martin Doblmeier, of Journey Films, had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Wiesel in the film "The Power of Forgiveness" where he shared reflections on his personal story as well as the Jewish perspective on the challenges of forgiveness. Watch below:
Chaplain Barry Black Rebukes the US Senate
Remeber when U.S. Senate Chaplain Dr Barry C Black rebuked the entire US Senate on national television?
We do! It was a revolutionary moment for our film: Chaplains
CHAPLAINS
Journey Films' Latest Documentary: Chaplains
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