Stella Maris Films

21/11/2024

Reason #4 to support our our Kickstarter for our newest film: Félicité shows us what faith means.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidmichaelwarren/a-light-in-rwanda-the-story-of-felicite-niyitegeka

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/RdPg2q1f5V2szkn7/

A documentary film about a life-saving hero and Catholic martyr of the Rwandan Genocide.

29/05/2024

June 2nd! Go see the premiere in Chicago!

A new documentary on Venerable Augustus Tolton will premiere June 2 in Chicago, unveiling the personal letters of America's first openly Black Catholic priest.

The film will screen at the DuSable Museum in Chicago, where the saint-to-be died in 1897. https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/new-tolton-film-premiering-june-2/

23/04/2024

Here's a great write-up about our upcoming release: Tolton Speaks!

The documentary "Tolton Speaks: The Life and Letters of Fr. Augustus Tolton" illuminates America's first openly Black Catholic priest via his personal correspondences—heretofore seen only by those working for his sainthood.

It premieres publicly in June. https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/tolton-speaks-film/

19/01/2024

Nearly 130 years after his death, thousands of people are drawing inspiration from the incredible life of Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton. Born into slavery and disallowed from entering any seminary in the United States, Tolton defied social expectations and became America's first openly black African-American priest. Through expert interviews, historical documents, and dramatic readings of Tolton's own never-before-seen letters, audiences will hear the inspirational story of Fr. Tolton's life in his own words.

This film was made in collaboration with the Tolton Spirituality Center.

19/01/2024

Coming soon from Stella Maris Films:

21/08/2022

17/07/2022

Wow! This kind of a review compels us to keep making meaningful documentaries.

"A Place at the Table", a new documentary from Stella Maris Films, covers the six African-American Catholic saints-to-be and features interviews with those who know their stories best.

Briana Jansky says it succeeds in inspiring hope for the forgotten.

https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/a-place-at-the-table-review/

07/07/2022

https://stellamarisfilms.com/store/usb-limited-edition-hand-of-the-master-the-art-and-life-of-dom-gregory-de-wit

We're re-releasing our first feature doc, "Hand of the Master: The Art and Life of Dom Gregory De Wit", on USB. This limited edition comes in a wooden box adorned by De Wit's art. It makes for a great gift and plays instantly in a laptop or smart TV. Plus, it allows you to see De Wit's artwork in a much higher resolution than our previous DVD edition. Get your copy today and learn why Dom Gregory De Wit is the greatest artist you've never heard of!

Watch the feature film on your laptop or smart TV. Perfect to give as a gift or to keep in the classroom. Dom Gregory De Wit created a vast body of religious art that spans Europe and the United States, but his strong personality and bold artistic choices often met incisive criticism. featuring E