TUE 28 MAR
Coming Soon to
Cinema 21
99 mins |
Rated
TBC
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi
Starring Pope Francis
In the first nine years of his pontificate, Pope Francis made 37 trips visiting 53 countries, focusing on his most important issues: poverty, migration, the environment, solidarity and war. Intrigued by the fact that two of Francis's trips - the first to the refugees landing in Lampedusa; the second in 2021 to the Middle East - so closely mirrored the itineraries of his films Fuocoammare (Fire At Sea, 2016) and Notturno (2020), Rosi follows the Pope's Stations of the Cross. He sees what he sees, hears what he says and creates a dialogue between archival footage of Francis' travels, images taken by Rosi himself, recent history and the state of the world today.
In theaters, the film will be followed by a pre-recorded conversation featuring a panel of experts and faith leaders discussing Pope Francis, his mission and methods, and issues raised in the documentary. The panel will run between 15-20 minutes. The participants are:
Ricardo da Silva, S.J. (Jesuit priest, assoc. editor America Media, Columbia Journalism School)
Christiana Zenner (Theology/Ethics/Ecology Professor)
Natalia Imperatori-Lee (Theologian at Manhattan College)
Joshua McElwee (editor, National Catholic Reporter)
Moderator: David Gibson – (award winning religion journalist and director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University)
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In the first nine years of his pontificate, Pope Francis made 37 trips visiting 53 countries, focusing on his most important issues: poverty, migration, the environment, solidarity and war. Intrigued by the fact that two of Francis's trips - the first to the refugees landing in Lampedusa; the second in 2021 to the Middle East - so closely mirrored the itineraries of his films Fuocoammare (Fire At Sea, 2016) and Notturno (2020), Rosi follows the Pope's Stations of the Cross. He sees what he sees, hears what he says and creates a dialogue between archival footage of Francis' travels, images taken by Rosi himself, recent history and the state of the world today.
In theaters, the film will be followed by a pre-recorded conversation featuring a panel of experts and faith leaders discussing Pope Francis, his mission and methods, and issues raised in the documentary. The panel will run between 15-20 minutes. The participants are:
Ricardo da Silva, S.J. (Jesuit priest, assoc. editor America Media, Columbia Journalism School)
Christiana Zenner (Theology/Ethics/Ecology Professor)
Natalia Imperatori-Lee (Theologian at Manhattan College)
Joshua McElwee (editor, National Catholic Reporter)
Moderator: David Gibson – (award winning religion journalist and director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University)