Religion

Religious beliefs, religious organisations and spiritual figures in Australia and internationally, including studies of differing concepts of God in different cultures, studies of sainthood in the Catholic Church, and Christian missionary interaction with Indigenous Australians.

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	ART OF HEALING, THE [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min A story of inspiration and community spirit from central Australia. more » Click for pricing information »
	BALI TRYPTICH » 1988 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 174 min Three one-hour documentaries that explore the history, culture and way of life of the people of Bali - Episode 1: BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SEA; Episode 2: THE PATH OF THE SOUL and Episode 3 DEMONS AND DEITIES. more » Click for pricing information »
	CHASING GOD » 2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min A worldwide quest from the Vatican to the Ganges, the Wailing Wall to the Dalai Lama Temple and Dome of the Rock Mosque, seeking to discover the principle that drives humanity to believe in God - whatever or whoever that may be. more » Click for pricing information »
	DIYA » 2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min DIYA examines the lively social life surrounding one object, a small terra cotta oil lamp called a "diya" used in India in religious ceremonies. It is central to the Hindu festival of Diwali, "the festival of lights" and the film begins in the increasingly frantic days before this major celebration. more » Click for pricing information »
	GOD'S GIRLS: Stories from an Australian Convent » 1992 (PG) 49 min GOD'S GIRLS describes life in a Sisters of Mercy convent in country New South Wales from the 1940s to the present day. This courageous and clever film investigates the subtle complexities of change within a society that has been surrounded by mystery for hundreds of years. more » Click for pricing information »
	HOMETIME » 2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 49 min Hometime is the story of a group of homeless men and their experiences at Charles O'Neill House, an innovative program offering the tools to break the debilitating homeless cycle. We witness their growing confidence as they actually participate in the making of Hometime, and talk about their newly discovered direction. more » Click for pricing information »
	HOPE IN A SLINGSHOT » 2010 (M) 61 min HOPE IN A SLINGSHOT explores the day-to-day realities of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the effect on civilians on both sides. A journey through the underbelly of the occupation of Palestine by Israel. more » Click for pricing information »
	LONG SHADOWS: Stories From A Jewish Home » 2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min Jewishcare (Montefiore Homes), is the largest Jewish aged care facility in Victoria, Australia. Most of its residents are survivors of the Holocaust. Stories of Montefiore residents rekindle horrific memories of a collective tragedy. more » Click for pricing information »
	MAMMY WATER » 1955 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 18 min A classic short documentary by Jean Rouch, one of the pivotal figures in the French “New Wave” and in the history of ethnographic cinema. A film made on the coast of Ghana about the sea, the “Surf Boys” and the festivals held for the sea gods. more » Click for pricing information »
	MPARNTWE - Sacred Sites [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min The continuous struggle by Central Australia’s Arrernte people to maintain their sacred sites in the face of property development in the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) area. more » Click for pricing information »
	MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 76 min Take a journey and discover how deep Muslim history runs in Australia. Discover the earliest contact that dates back to the 1600s, their connection with the indigenous population and the rich contribution they made. more » Click for pricing information »
	NUN'S NEW HABIT, A » 2008 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min This documentary follows Sister Carmel, a sister of the Good Samaritans, in her fight for social justice. Along with many of her contemporaries, she is passionately involved with the plight of refugees who were incarcerated in detention for many years and the ongoing psychological trauma suffered after their release. more » Click for pricing information »
	ONE PLACE » 2008 (G) 27 min An inspiring film about a unique Islamic Cultural Centre: a place of worship and of study, a library and a centre of learning, it is also a building where families gather, an integral part of a community that speaks more than thirty languages, comes from more than forty countries and shares a single faith. more » Click for pricing information »
	PAPA BILONG CHIMBU » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 54 min In 1937 a young Catholic missionary, Father John Nilles, arrived in the highlands of Papua New Guinea – one of the first whites the local people had ever seen. There he would stay for the next 54 years. More than just a priest, he would become an anthropologist, linguist, politician and clan leader. more » Click for pricing information »
	SERPENT AND THE CROSS, THE » 1991 (G) 55 min In several outback Australian communities Aboriginal artists are consciously seeking an expression that builds bridges between Aboriginal spirituality (the Dreaming) and the Christian religion of their invaders. A look at these artists' thinking and dreaming which provides a rich, privileged look at the artwork, beautifully evoking the landscape, both physical and spiritual, where they live. more » Click for pricing information »
	SISTERS » 2008 (M) 42 min SISTERS captures the experiences of a young Australian woman working amongst the Missionaries of Charity on the streets of Calcutta, tending to the poorest of the poor in a city of untouchables. more » Click for pricing information »
	VISIONS OF PARADISE » 2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 44 min The story of four young idealists who thought they had found paradise on earth only to discover they were actually in mind control cults. more » Click for pricing information »

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