Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed Bible films
A flood of faith films led many to dub 2014 “The Year of the Bible,” but it was also a year of the status quo in Hollywood. The movie industry has a long history...
Category: New Films
MIFF 2015 critics campus review: The Volcano
Maria (Maria Mercedes Coroy) is a peasant farmer whose parents have arranged a marriage with the wealthy farm owner’s son, but Maria’s eyes are drawn to Pepe (Marvin Coroy), a lout who gets her...
A Sinner In Mecca – Gay Muslim shoots guerrilla style in Mecca
Parvez Sharma’s 2007 film, A Love for Jihad, questioned his religion’s treatment of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. It brought him both, accolades and fatwas. But neither that work nor his latest,...
Bangistan
Description from IMDB: Bangistan is a whip smart and uproarious satire on fundamentalism and the story of two unlikely terrorists, the antitheses of each other, with a common destructive goal. Concerned by the unrest...
Short film on Jain ritual starvation hogs limelight at Kolkata festival
A documentary on the Jain practice of santhara, where a person takes a vow of abstinence and starves to death, has won a Special Jury award at the recently concluded Kolkata Shorts International Film...
Severance: He Abandons His Mother’s Religion To Discover His True Beliefs
Joseph is lost. As a 20 year old, he struggles to reconcile his Christian beliefs with his mother’s Buddhist tradition. This is clear when he refuses to pray to offer a joss stick to...
Su Re (2012; The King): A New(ish), Italian(ish), Jesus Film
Su Re (The King) debuted at the Turin Film Festival, but made a bit more of a splash when it was released at the Rotterdam Film Festival a few months later. … We see no...
Issues of faith win over judges at Jerusalem Film Festival
As the annual Jerusalem Film Festival closed Monday night, it was Tikkun, a quiet, thoughtful film about a serious Haredi student and his questions of faith, that won the festival’s biggest feature film award....
Kansas Congressman appears in controversial film
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp appears in a controversial documentary, comparing gay rights to communism and saying gay marriage will bring the second coming of Jesus Christ. The Kansas Congressman joins other well-known Republicans like...
‘The Secret Scripture’ Starring Theo James And Rooney Mara
James Will Be Playing A Religious Zealot The Catholic priest lurks in the shadows of Rosanne’s story. This chilling character is willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the purity of his flock...