From the Ashes

Heather Blumenthal of Spirit Sister Productions recently went to Lithuania and explored the link between the Jewish Community of SA and its roots in that country. She interviews South Africans who were born in Lithuania who recall their formative years and it also captures the life in Lithuania as it was then, compared to how

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Good Vibrations

A documentary that explores how different religious and spiritual traditions in South Africa use sound to connect with the Divine and suggests that there is a common vibrational sound that is our primordial link with God. It has been screened at New York’s God on Film Festival in July 2005, where it was nominated for

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Sulcha

The Sulcha project in Israel is a peace project where Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists etc converge to share their pain, their hopes and their journeys in a trouble torn environment. Beautifully captured, the shared stories reflect our shared humanity of peace and hope, in a world bent on destroying itself. An excellent exposition in the

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Keeping Score

Keeping Score is an action packed drama, full of lies, lust, rage, and love that takes viewers deep into the sullied heart of the sports industry, a world where dreams can come true in a heartbeat – only to be crushed by the dark forces of relentless revenge, insatiable greed, all-consuming desire, and merciless ambition.

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Our Shared Spirituality

“Spiritual literacy is the ability to read the signs written in the texts of our own experiences.” (M. Brussat) Spirituality has many definitions. For some, spirituality is a search for meaning, a desire to understand our lives in relation to Ultimate Being. Perhaps it is an insight through which our restless search finds rest. For

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Looking in,looking out

Most of us have practised the rituals of our faith, taken part in religious festivals, and followed the traditions of our parents and grandparents- some avidly, others reluctantly. But how much understanding do we have of the true meaning of our actions? The fire of ancient traditions that have almost been snuffed out after generations

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