Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

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

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1999 PARLIAMENT
FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
5:00PM
Seven Religions Today:
Interfaith Perspectives World Premiere
Duration 30 min.
Produced and Directed by U.R. Romano and Len Morris A Galen Films/Romano Production
This program explores how the spiritual quest is fundamental to human beings. Educators, artists, psychologists and clergy experience the spiritual and meditative practices of seven great religions today, Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity,Islam and Native American spirituality). The insight for all is a common truth, that the practice of each tradition fosters physical and mental health and wholeness. The program discovers that at the deepest level there is a spiritual common ground: the philosophy of universal love. Based on a year-long program on Spirituality and different Religious Traditions sponsored by The Auburn Theological Seminary and The Temple of Understanding.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
10:00AM
VARA GİT LED PERSON ORION 1, SPROVE Y
Millennium Series No3
Duration 120 min.
Producer/Director: David Maybury-Lewis, England/USA The very influential television series. Traditional tribal leaders from around the world address the problems facing the Earth from the perspectives of their traditional wisdoms.
2:00PM
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Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations
Duration 57 min.
Director: Gary Rhine
Produced by DreamCatchers, USA.
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Tells the story of the Si Tanka Wokiksuye, "The Bigfoot Memorial Ride." At first a small group, but eventually 300 Lakota Sioux Indian horseback riders with support crews of hundreds more, rode for two weeks through bitter, sub-zero winter weather, reverently praying and mourning over the lives lost exactly 100 years earlier at The Wounded Knee Massacre. "More than film
3:00PM
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The Power of Prayer
Duration 30 min.
Produced and Directed by Suzanne and Mark Bamford
it is history as it unfolds... Shows an inherent strength in tribal people not even they suspected. Thank God we have it on film." -Professor Vine Deloria, Author of "Custer Died For Your Sins"
The Power of Race Unity
Duration 30 min.
Produced and Directed by Suzanne and Mark Bamford
Profiles of people from all walks of life discussing the practical use of prayer in their lives to transform them and to overcome daily challenges. The documentary also describes tenets of the Baha'i Faith interspersed with the human interest stories.
Profiles of people of all walks of life who are Baha'is and are addressing the problem of racism through positive action. The documentary also describes the major tenets of the Bahá'í Faith interspersed with these human interest stories.
4:00PM
The Seven Talents
Duration 76 min.
Producer/Director Tanja Frank, Germany/Kenya
Folk healing and shamanic traditions in a Kenyan village are
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described by the villagers, local healers, and Kenyan authorities on the shamanic tradition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH
10:00AM
Millennium Series No4
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Duration 120 min.
Producer/Director: David Maybury-Lewis, England/USA
The very influential television series. Traditional tribal leaders from around the world address the problems facing the Earth from the perspectives of their traditional wisdoms.
2:00PM
Sun Bear: Earth Changes
Duration 65 min.
Produced by Bear Tribe, USA
Ojibwa, descended Sun Bear, talks about the great Earth Changes prophesied in many Native American traditions and the need to live in a harmonious and sacred manner in response to the present situation.
3:00PM
Lost Borders
Coming of Age in the Wilderness
Duration 56 min.
Producer/ Director: Kim Sheldon of
Two Shoes Productions
A moving documentary on eco-therapy and rites of passage. This is an account of the personal journeys of a group of adolescents, who undergo a vision fast in the wilderness. The film probes at the heart of the modern adolescent dilemma with gentle, lyrical, heart-wrenching strokes, as it reveals a new, yet very old way for youth and their parents to celebrate their coming of age. "Lost Borders, Coming of Age in the Wilderness" illustrates the exceptional work done in the last 27 years, by Steven Foster and Meridith Little, who are considered leaders in the field of vision fasts and wilderness rites of passage for adults and youth.
Duration 90 min.
Director: Gary Rhine
Produced by DreamCatchers, USA
4:00PM
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The Red Road to Sobriety
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Examines the Contemporary Native American Sobriety Movement currently flourishing in the Indian communities of North America. This vital cultural movement combines ancient spiritual traditions with modern medical approaches to substance abuse recovery. "Nothing short of remarkable both in scope and content... honest and sensitive, sometimes painful, yet filled with hope." - Multicultural Review. 3/96
10:00AM
Millennium series No5
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
Duration 120 min.
Producer/Director David Maybury-Lewis, England/USA
The very influential television series. Traditional tribal leaders from around the world address the problems facing the Earth from the perspectives of their traditional wisdoms.
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