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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1 9 9 9 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
VENUE 2 ENGINEERING 132
3:00PM Did you hear? Conversations on the Metaphysics of Race Duration 26 min. Produced by Maganthrie Pillay and Dingi Ntuli of Hybrid Films As we enter the next millennium issues of race continue to rage on. Can we be separate from God and each other? What lessons can we draw from Apartheid and World War II7 This film asserts that what we all need to do is choose again.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 10:00AM When God is Gone Duration 25 min. Director Sally Smith for SABC Issues of Faith To be introduced by Rev. Barry Gray of the Center for Christian Spirituality This video covers personal accounts of dealing with the experience of the apparent absence of God. It portrays a true story of a personal faith journey issuing in the individuals reconciliatory introduction to the South African social scene.
4:00PM The Age of Choice in Religion Duration 60 min. A video lecture by Ryuho Okawa with an introduction by Brian Rycroft.
11:00AM Crossing the Divide - A Six Part Series Producers: Kagiso Educational TV Coco Cachalia, and Leora Rajak Crossing the Divide aims to bring ordinary people of different religions and communities together and expose them to each other's lives. We go on a journey from birth and death and explore festivals and rituals that make up our everyday lives. Six of the programs will be screened. The series is introduced by Coco Cachalia
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 10:00AM Ernest Mancoba at Home Duration 30 min. Director/producer: Bridget Thompson Production Company: Tomas Films Ernest Mancoba uses the genre of modern oil painting to reflect on the ancestral values transmitted to him by his mother who was a traditional potter. He was a key member of the Cobra movement and his work is in major international galleries. This documentary was filmed in Paris and Johannesburg in 1994, 56 years after Mancoba left South Africa to study in Paris. It features his unique philosophy of life and art and traces his first steps home after a long exile.
Naming Duration 24 min In this first program of the new series we find out how babies are welcomed into their respective faiths. Through the eyes of Jill, a Catholic mother, we learn about the religion of Islam.
Holy Days Duration 24 min. Bassit, a Muslim, and Rael, a Jew, share their Sabbath day with each other. They are businessmen who fit their respective religious obligations into their busy life. Rael goes to mosque for Juma prayers and has lunch with the Muslim family. Basit visits a synagogue on Shabbat and shares the Saturday with Rael.
11:00AM Crossing the Divide — SABC Duration 24 min. Producers: Kagiso Educational TV Coco Cachalia and Leora Rajak Marriage Leanne is a recently married Jewish woman. She travels to the Northern Province to meet Florence, a Tsonga-Shangaan, and attends Florence's traditional wedding. These two women discuss their wedding's and the various ceremonies and rituals involved in each. In so doing they come to understand each other's religions and cultures better.
Ancestral Voices Duration 24 min. Guru Krishna and Sangoma Philip met each other and discussed their understanding of the ancestors and how each prepare their people for death and the life thereafter.
2:00PM Crossing the Divide — SABC Duration 24 min. Producers: Kagiso Educational TV Coco Cachalia and Leora Rajak initiation In this program a young Jewish boy. Jarred, who has just celebrated his coming of age at his bar mitzvah, visits a new friend, Brian, in rural Mpumalanga. We meet Brian as he returns from his Ingoma (initiation). Jarred participates in the welcoming ceremony and invites Brian to Johannesburg to visit his synagogue. Homefires Duration 24 min. In this program we explore the role of the home and the surrounding community in people's spiritual lives. Pramilla and Shireen both grew up in District 6 but they come from very different religious backgrounds. The two women cross the divide' between the Hindu and Muslim faiths by exploring and trying to understand each other's home lives.
2:00PM The Two Rivers Duration 58 min. Director: Mark Newman and Edwin Wes The narrator and the co-writer of the film, Rashaka Rastshitanga, spent twenty years working as a narrator in Johannesburg. Today he works as a gardener and building superintendent in former Venda, Rashinga is also a writer and poet. He was detained by the South African security police on three occasions for prolonged periods following his opposition to apartheid policies. In The Two Rivers', Ratshitanga takes us on a journey across time. We learn about the history and culture of his people and his land, stretching from before the first European Settlers to the present day.
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