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‘A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff’: Jewish artist Alicia Jo Rabins turns financial crisis into spiritual film
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 12, 2021
(RNS) — The one-women show turned film has been described as a 'mystical meta-musical about the biggest financial fraud in history.'
New film ‘Chasing the Rain’ wrestles with suffering and other unanswerable questions
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 7, 2021
(RNS) — The film, which released on Amazon Prime Video just before the holidays, also features cameos by well-known Christian thinkers, including Greg Boyd, N.T. Wright, Efrem Smith and Shane Claiborne.
Five years later, Larycia Hawkins’ canceling foreshadowed evangelicals under Trump
By Linda Midgett — December 16, 2020
(RNS) — In a 2015 Facebook post, the Wheaton professor announced her intent to wear a hijab as an act of ‘embodied solidarity’ with Muslim women, and lost nearly everything.
Sony Pictures to acquire evangelical Christian streaming service Pure Flix
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 13, 2020
(RNS) — The video-streaming service launched in 2015 as a family-friendly competitor to Netflix.
What’s behind the ‘Cuties’ outrage?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 18, 2020
(RNS) — The movie has provoked backlash since it landed last week on Netflix, the popular TV and movie streaming service. But what is the movie about, and why has it struck such a dissonant chord?
In ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream,’ the law of attraction plays a starring role
By Kathryn Post — August 5, 2020
(RNS) — ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream,’ a film based on the bestselling book ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne, was released on July 31 and features a star-studded cast alongside an inspirational dose of spiritualism.
What movies by and about African Americans can teach us in this hard present
By Greg Garrett — June 10, 2020
(RNS) — Two films that show how Hollywood has depicted race relations might help us wrestle with our current moment.
Chicago preacher Otis Moss III uses film to honor Ahmaud Arbery, address racism
By Adelle M. Banks — May 18, 2020
(RNS) — ‘I would challenge all people of faith to become educated about the weaponizing of black skin in American culture,’ said the Rev. Otis Moss III.
Controversial comedy ‘Faith Based’ pokes fun at Christian films — to a point
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 24, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Faith Based’ is a new satirical film about the Christian film industry that premiered this past weekend at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
‘What Do You Believe Now?’ Film follows up with millennials 17 years later
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 1, 2019
(RNS) — Filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom talked to Religion News Service about reconnecting with the millennials she interviewed 17 years ago and how their faith journeys mirror national trends.
‘Skin’ filmmaker shares story of real-life racism and the road to redemption
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 2, 2019
(RNS) — 'Skin,' inspired by the true story of Bryon Widner’s departure from white supremacy with the help of Daryle Lamont Jenkins of One People’s Project, is, at its core, a story about good and evil and people’s capacity to change.
From black megachurch to big screen: Another team of brothers directs new movie
By Adelle M. Banks — March 27, 2019
LARGO, Md. (RNS) — Jimmy and Joshua Jenkins are hoping their independent film 'Sinners Wanted' will continue to expand the depiction of biblically based stories on the big screen.
The Riz Test: How Muslims are misrepresented in film and TV
By Zahra Khosroshahi — January 28, 2019
(The Conversation) — In their own words, the Riz Test: “is a project to measure the portrayal of Muslims in film and TV."
The surprising success of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 14, 2018
(RNS) — Perhaps more surprising than the film's success is the quiet presence of Fred Rogers’ faith in the documentary 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'
Politics, persecution and ‘ardent love’: New movie aims to show why Paul is still relevant
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 30, 2018
(RNS) — And it stars Jim Caviezel, who played the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson's 2004 film 'The Passion of the Christ.'
