October 01, 2006
Virginia Film Festival: 'Revelations: Finding God at the Movies
"Our programming this year is taking a multi-dimensional look at spirituality, religion and the movies," Festival Director Richard Herskowitz stated. "The potential of film to create spiritual experiences for viewers will be explored through classics such as 'Ordet,' 'The Seventh Seal' and 'The Sacrifice.' The growing tensions between and within secular and religious cultures are tackled in such independent films as 'Jesus Camp,' 'Camp Out,' 'Iraq in Fragments,' and 'With God on Our Side.' Other selections will explore a multiplicity of faiths -- Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and others, as well as irreverent perspectives on religious belief, from the video art game 'Waco Resurrection' to 'Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny.'"
The Festival will kick off with a multi-denominational gathering sponsored by Yogaville in which representatives of diverse faiths will light a candle for world peace on Thursday evening at 6pm in the Charlottesville Pavilion. Yogaville will also host a screening of the film "Five Masters of Meditation" on Sunday afternoon at noon at its site in Buckingham, Virginia.
The complete schedule for the 2006 Virginia Film Festival will appear online beginning Thursday, September 28, and tickets go on sale on Friday, September 29 at 9am at www.vafilm.com
~"The potential of film to create spiritual experiences for viewers will be explored..." I wonder if filmmakers have spiritual experiences making (creating) spiritual films.
I may harbor antiquated notions about the creative process.
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