May 6, 2013
We recently added “My Reincarnation” to the DBRL collection. The film played on the PBS series POV in 2012, and currently has a rating of 71% from critics at Rotten Tomatoes. Here’s a synopsis from our catalog:
Tibetan Buddhist master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.
Check out the film trailer or the official film site for more info.
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July 9, 2012
We recently added “Raw Faith” to the DBRL collection. The film currently has a rating of 100% from critics at Rotten Tomatoes. Here’s a synopsis from our catalog:
An intimate and revealing documentary that follows two years in the private life of Marilyn Sewell, an outspoken and socially progressive Unitarian minister who has re-energized her Portland community. While serving a community that relies on her for wisdom and advice, Marilyn struggles quietly with decisions about her own future. As she seeks to reconcile the commitments of her profession with a longing for intimacy and love, childhood memories of mental illness and alcoholism come back to the surface.
Check out the film trailer or the official film site for more info.
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January 31, 2011
We recently added Fish Out of Water to the DBRL collection. The movie played at the 2010 Citizen Jane Film Festival and won the Best Documentary Film award at the 2010 Show Me Social Justice Film Festival. Here’s a synopsis from the Citizen Jane website:
You might think you know where the Bible stands on the subject of homosexuality, but when was the last time you actually checked? In the spirited documentary Fish out of Water, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the seven Bible passages used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. Through animated Bible passages and witty illustrations, Fish out of Water makes this polarizing subject accessible and non‐threatening. The film starts with the director coming out to her sorority sisters in college but their rabid rejection sparks her search for Bible‐ based condemnation. Crisscrossing America and listening to the country’s impassioned speech on this divisive issue, she speaks with ministers of all denominations, recording the experiences of the oppressed and the justifications of the oppressors.
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