Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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Video/Film Festival
4:30 PM-5:00 PM
"Music and Dance:
Celebrating Tibetan Festivals"
Extraordinary archival film footage from the 1935 Cutting Expedition to Tibet takes the viewer on an adventure back in time to witness the joyous festivals of a culture that has since been largely destroyed. Intercut with contemporary color footage.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
"The First Storytellers"
In this interview by Bill Moyers, Joseph Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of the ancient Shaman, and the decline of ritual in today's society.
11:15AM-11:45 AM
"Eternal Quest: Hawaiian Shamanism" Hawaiian shamanism and its relevance to the present-day world through the use of mind in close connection with nature.
12:00 PM-12:20 PM
"Christian Mysticism and the Monastic Life" "Love leads to enlightenment," is a recurring theme in Western mysticism. Filmed in the great monasteries of Europe and America, this work attempts to convey the mystical experience to the viewer through the use of music and nature photography. Elda Hartley. Finalist, American Film Festival.
12:30 PM-1:00 PM
"Islamic Mysticism: The Sufi Way"
Dr. Huston Smith, Ph.D., narrates an in-depth study of Islam and its mystical core, Sufism. Shot on location from India to Morocco. Elda Hartley.
1:15 PM-2:30 PM
"One Day for the Earth: A Video Documentary of the Interreligious All-night Vigil at the 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil"
During the 1992 UNCED Summit in Rio, 25 religious and spiritual groups united for an all night spiritual vigil and celebration for the Earth. Possibly for the first time ever, 30,000 people from many diverse traditions joined together for invocation, meditation, ritual and deep sharing. This program documents this event, including the closing ceremony featuring H.H. the Dalai Lama. This video will be presented by Andre Porto, a representative of Institute for Religious Studies in Rio. Since ISER organized the "One Day for the Earth" vigil in Rio, it has continued the work of uniting UNCED's diverse religious traditions through spiritual celebrations. Now this work has culminated in a united effort to eradicate hunger in Brazil.
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2:45 PM-3:15 PM
"The Art of Being Human"
A video portrait of Dr. Frederick Franck, fine artist, author, founder of "Pacem in Terris," a trans-religious sanctuary in Warwick New York. Author of Zen Seeing/Zen Drawing, he recorded through his art the Second Vatican Council called by Pope John XXIII. As a doctor, he served three years with Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene. He honors D.T. Suzuki as the initiator of the West into the Wisdom/Compassion of Mahayana Buddhism, and of Zen in particular.
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
"Eternal Quest: Eco-Philosophy"
A video examination of some of the ecological problems facing us today and of a new way of looking at our earth.
4:15 PM-5:15 PM
"The Hero's Adventure"
Long before medieval knights charged off to slay dragons, tales of heroic adventures were an integral part of all world cultures. In interviews with Bill Moyers, Joseph Campbell challenges everyone to see the presence of a heroic journey in his or her own life.