God's Fool
A biography of the writer Scott Symons.
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A biography of the writer Scott Symons.
Directed by CHERIE NOWLAN. Produced by GLENYS ROWE. GOD'S GIRLS describes life in a Sisters of Mercy convent in country New South Wales from the 1940s to the present day. In early times, the days were regimented to military precision - prayer, work, prayer and more work. The nuns were permitted…
Emannuel Anati, 90, a world-renowned archaeologist who studied desert culture on Mount Karkom for over 40 years, takes us thousands of years back through the desert into an abstract commentary on the archeology of the mind. “I learned from every stone, from the landscape, the wind ... I learned…
Sherman De Jesus composed a documentary portrait of father Winand Kotte (1922-2006), who was disloyal to the diocese since the 1970s. When people abandoned the churches, Kotte chose the old Roman Catholic tradition - in defiance of the diocese. Moreover, he had 'fallen under the spell' of 'counter-pope'…
**To engage subtitles, click "Choose Captions" icon. A former neo-Buddhist who has become an ardent defender of Orthodox values, Dmitry Enteo riveted public attention after performing several eccentric actions on himself. He calls himself an orthodox ‘actionist’, and opposes…
Synopsis From Salazar's famous speech in 1936, this movie wants to show, in an educated fashion, the fascist regime foundations during its 48 years of existence until April 25th 1974.
Take a journey around the globe with director Peter Rodger, as he meets people from all walks of life - from celebrities to the religious, to atheists and the common Man – and asks them the question: "What is God?”, with profound results. Interviews with Hugh Jackman, Seal, Ringo…
Overwhelmed by religious fervour, a priest embarks on a crusade to convert his father by driving him to religious sites across Poland. This turns out to be an extremely daring quest, for his father is none other than libertine philosoper Andrzej Rodan – the author of scandalous novels from the…
Across America, a new group of activist ministers is struggling with the core problems of America's inner cities, such as gang violence and drug addiction. God and the Inner City profiles three different faith-based groups and considers the questions raised by government support, such as the separation…
Despite being an officially secular country, religion is everywhere in the United States. 70% of Americans are Christians and the majority of them voted for Trump. Evangelicals mobilized in their masses to get Donald Trump elected and they similarly geared up to do the same in the most recent election. Evangelicals…
Day after day Iceland is front-page news. The crisis in my country is breathtaking and also an example of the rise and fall of global capitalism. Iceland experiences the deepest and most rapid financial crisis recorded in peacetime when three major banks all collapse in the same week in October 2008.…
In rural villages of India, children born with a specific birth defect may be transformed overnight into a Hindu God, becoming an incarnation and a beacon of hope to the people around them. One boy never wished to be seen as a Hindu God, while the other only knows how to live as a symbol of hope to his…