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This year's theme: Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope
In today's world, where we are used to travelling without making stopovers, undertaking a journey has mostly lost its romantic appeal as a voyage of discovery with certain risks, a radical way of questioning oneself. Now is the age of business trips and tour operator travel, in which every minute detail has been painstakingly planned, made to meet our needs and adapted to our buying power.
Yet there are those who decide to get up and go simply because they no longer have a place to live, or a meaningful life to lead. Others set off on a journey in order to give a different meaning to their lives. The dispersion of migrants and the faith of pilgrims leave unexpected and surprising traces behind them, which it would be wrong to reduce to a "problem" or an aspect of "folklore" respectively, since they both raise profound questions about the human conscience and religious feeling.
The theme proposed for Religion Today 2010 aims to examine these two very different ways of travelling - one based on extreme necessity, the other apparently superfluous. Can there be dialogue between those who set off on a journey due to hunger and others who very often leave because of a sense of dissatisfaction due to having had too much? What has cinema got to say on this subject?


Cities: Trento, Vezzano, Arco, Teggiano Policastro, Bassano, Bolzano/Bozen, Roma, Nomadelfia

THE PROGRAMME MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGES
For more information, please send an e-mail to segreteria@religionfilm.com or call + 39 0461 981853.

Trento FRIDAY 8 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Afternoon: Special Event
17.30 Conference on this year's theme: "Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope" in collaboration with Centro Astalli | JRS Servizio dei Gesuiti per i Rifugiati in Italia

20.30: Opening Ceremony
Screenings on this year's theme "Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope"
21.30: LOURDES, J.Hausner - film, Austria/Germany/France, 96'
22.40: THE MIRACLE YEAR, S.Lev - doc, Israel, 52'


SATURDAY 9 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Morning screenings: "Rites and Beliefs"
09.00: THE LAST RITE, G.Valle - doc, Canada, 49'
10.00: TEMPLE OF SOUL, M.Dor Manesh - film, Iran, 90'
11.30: THE WAY OF TAO, Y.de Peretti - doc, France, 52'

Afternoon screenings: "Religions for dialogue. Religions for peace"
15.00: ATTRAVERSO IL MURO. MISSIONARIO IN TERRA SANTA, G.Prestinari - doc, Italy, 15'
15.30: ONE YEAR WITH SOHEIB BENCHEIKH, M.Bourgeot - doc, France, 72'
16.50: IL VIAGGIO DI GESU', S.Basso - doc, Italy, 90'

Retrospective
18.30: CRISTO TRA I PRIMITIVI, V.Lucci-Chiarissi (1951)
Commented by Marco Vanelli (Cinema Historian) in collaboration with Cinit - Cineforum Italiano

Evening screenings: "Glocal. Films from Trento"
20:30: LA STRADA DI DE GASPERI, E. Negriolli - doc, Italy, 52'
22:00: APOCALISSE, F. Dal Bosco - film, Italy, 88'


SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Morning screenings: "Rites and Beliefs"
09.30: THE FIRE WITHIN: JEWS IN THE AMAZONIAN FOREST, L.Salcedo Mitrani - doc, Peru, 60'
10.30: CHAROKPUJA, S.Badal - doc, Bangladesh, 8'
10.45: AMEN, S.Cattini - doc, Italy, 20'
11.10: FLOWERS IN THE DESERT, J.Alvarez - doc, Mexico, 72'

Afternoon screenings for families
15.00: THE SPRING WHICH FLOW, R.Shahmoradi - short film, Iran, 39'
15.45: SALIM, T.Landucci - short film, Italy, 14'
16.00: PATRICK'S KINGDOM, M.Peters - short film, The Netherlands, 15'
16.20: THE DISCIPLE, S.Kolbe, C.Wrigth - doc, Germany, 29'

Screenings on "Faith and Belief"
17.00: THE 13TH DAY, I.&D. Higgins - film, UK, 85'
18.30: MEKAEL, J.Bahmani, - film, 70'

Evening screenings: "Religions and Society"
20.30: FREEDOM IS WITHIN US. POPIELUSZKO, R.Wieczynski - film, Poland, 149'


MONDAY 11 OCTOBER

Centro Bernardo Clesio | Via Barbacovi 4

Afternoon screenings "Women and Religions"
16.30: REST IN THE TIME, E.Gorner - doc, Germany, 88'
18.00: NO GREATER LOVE, M.Whyte - doc, UK, 105'

Evening screenings "Women and Religions"
20.30: PERSIAN LULLABY, K.Hakak - short film, Israel, 23'
21.00: IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, H.Kessinger - doc, India/USA, 46'
22.00: VEILED VOICES, B.Maher - doc, USA, 60'
23.00: SUNDAY SCHOOL, J.Vasquez Arong - doc, Philippines/Zambia, 43'


TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER

Centro Bernardo Clesio | Via Barbacovi 4

Afternoon screenings: "Stories of Faith"
16.30: LA GRAZIA DELLA PAROLA, G.Barcelloni Corte - doc, Italy, 90'
18.05: THE BATTLE FOR LIFE, S.Cohen - doc, Israel, 34'
18.50: A GLIMMERING LIGHT, M.Mihaltsov - doc, Belarus, 42'

Evening screenings: "Faith and Differences"
20.30: WHEN A LINE OF LIGHT SHINES, S.Pourseyedian - doc, Iran, 19'
21.00: VOICES FROM EL-SAYED, O.Adomi Leshem - doc, Israel, 52'
22.00: VIA DELLA CROCE, S.Nono - doc, Italy, 60'


WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Afternoon screenings "Religions and Society"
16.30: CANDID ISLAM, T.Brucato, D.Marchetto - doc, Italy, 51'
17.25: PROFESSIONE MISSIONARIO, M.Ghiretti - doc, Italy, 32'
18.00: BILLY GRAHAM DOWN UNDER, M.Edmondson - doc, Australia, 30'
18.35: MAZEL TOV, M.Popp; T.Bergmann - doc, Germany, 90'

Evening screenings "Religions and global governance"
20.30: RADICAL DISCIPLE, B.Hercules - doc, USA, 60'
Commented by the director and the participants to the seminar on "Religions and global governance" (Trento 13-14 October) organized by: Ministero degli Affari Esteri-Unità di Analisi e Programmazione, Istituto di Studi Politici Internazionali, Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Associazione Bianconero/Religion Today Filmfestival

Screening on "Religions and society"
22.15: OUT OF CORDOBA, J.Bender - doc, Usa/Spain, 82'


THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER

Auditorium Santa Chiara | Via S. Croce 67

Matinee for Primary Schools

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Afternoon screening: "Religion in the Balkans"
16.30: HOW ARE YOU? (COME STAI?), O.Akovaligil - film, Turkey, 106'

Screenings: "Faith in Shorts"
18.30: JESUSITO DE MI VIDA, J.Perez-Miranda - short film, Spain, 15'
18.50: KAIN, K.Hoornaert - short film, Belgio, 17'
19.20: MESSIAH, L.Vanounou - short film, Israele, 35'

Evening screenings: "Between Earth and Heaven"
20.30: HALAKEH, A.Sperber - film, Israel, 70'
22.00: NOW AND FOREVER, A.Pilarczyk - film, Poland, 99'


FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Matinee for High Schools

Afternoon screenings: "Religions and Society"
16.30: THE SOIL AND THE PEOPLE, S.Sahana - film, India, 104'
18.25: HER DREAM'S DAY, M.Khoshbakht - film, Iran, 87'

Evening screenings "Religions and Society"
20.30: COURAGEOUS AGAINST MARX AND MIELKE, G.Hofmann - doc, Germany, 45' 21.25: ZEN AND WAR, A.Oey - doc, The Netherlands, 60'
22.30: EYES WIDE OPEN, H.Tabakman - film, Israel/Germany, 91'


SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER

Teatro San Marco | Via S. Bernardino 8

Morning screenings: "Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope"
9.30: TRACTOR FAMILY, J.Mojadadi - doc, Iran, 52'
10.30: SEMPRE PIU' IN LA': AL CUORE DELLA MONGOLIA, C.&P.De Biase - doc, Italy, 25'
11.00: SANTU JORGI, SU MORI, S.Contu - doc, Italy, 57'
12.00: PREZZEMOLO, SENSA PILE SENSA CURENT ELETRICA, S.Gastinelli; M.Pellegrino - Italy, doc, 52'

Afternoon screenings: "Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope"
15.00: RELIGION.COM, R.Ofer,Y.Hakak - doc, Israel, 50'
16.00: LA RETTA VIA, R.Cortella, M.Leopardi - doc, Italy, 52'
17.00: MUSIC DIPTYCH, A.Stolyarov - corto, Ukraine, 39'

Closing Ceremony
18.00-19.00: Winner Announcement for the Special Awards conferred by the Local Juries
21.00: Theatre Pièce by ariaTeatro
21.30-23.30 Screenings of a selection of the awarded films


Vezzano (TN) TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER

Auditorium | Località Lusan

Matinee for Primary Schools

Evening screenings
20.30: JESUSITO DE MI VIDA, J.Perez-Miranda - short film, Spain, 9'
20.45: PERSIAN LULLABY, K.Hakak - short film, Israel, 23'
21:15: WHEN A LINE OF LIGHT SHINES, S.Pourseyedian - doc, Iran, 19'
21.40: IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, H.Kessinger - doc, India/USA, 46'


ARCO (TN) WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Palazzo Panni | via Segantini 9

Matinee for Primary Schools

Evening screenings: "Women and Religions"
20.30: PERSIAN LULLABY, K.Hakak - short film, Israel, 23'
21.00: IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, H.Kessinger - doc, India/USA, 46'
22.00: CANDID ISLAM, T.Brucato; D.Marchetto - doc, Italy, 51'


Teggiano Policastro (SA) SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER

Museo Diocesano

Preview
20.30: JESUSITO DE MI VIDA, J.Perez-Miranda - short film, Spain, 9'
20.45: PERSIAN LULLABY, K.Hakak - short film, Israele, 23'
21.15: WHEN A LINE OF LIGHT SHINES, S.Pourseyedian - doc, Iran, 19'
21.40 A GLIMMERING LIGHT, M.Mihaltsov - doc, Belarus, 42'


Bassano (VI) MONDAY 11 OCTOBER

Villa San Giuseppe | via CA' Morosini 41

Evening screenings
20.30: JESUSITO DE MI VIDA, J.Perez-Miranda - short film, Spain, 9'
20.45: PERSIAN LULLABY, K.Hakak - short film, Israel, 23'
21:15: WHEN A LINE OF LIGHT SHINES, S.Pourseyedian - doc, Iran, 19'
21.40: IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, H.Kessinger - doc, India/USA, 46'


Bolzano/Bozen TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER

Teatro Cristallo | Via Dalmazia 30

Matinee for Italian High Schools

Afternoon screenings "Women and Religions"
14.30: SUNDAY SCHOOL, J.Vasquez Arong - doc, Philippines/Zambia, 43'
15.15: IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, H.Kessinger - doc, India/USA, 46'
16.10: VEILED VOICES, B.Maher - doc, USA, 60'
16.40: PERSIAN LULLABY, K.Hakak - short film, Israel, 23'

Evening screenings "Religions and Society"
20.30: KAIN, K. Hoornaert - short film, Belgium, 17' 21.00: COURAGEOUS AGAINST MARX AND MIELKE, G.Hofmann | doc, Germany, 45' 22.00: PROFESSIONE MISSIONARIO, M.Ghiretti - doc, Italy, 32'


WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Teatro Cristallo | Via Dalmazia 30

Matinee for German High Schools

Afternoon screenings: "Stories of Faith"
14.30: REST IN THE TIME, E.Gorner - doc, Germany, 88'
16.00: NOW AND FOREVER , A.Pilarczyk - film, Poland, 99'

Evening screenings: "Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope"
20.30: LA RETTA VIA, R.Cortella, M.Leopardi - doc, Italy, 52'
21.30: TRACTOR FAMILY, J.Mojadadi - doc, Iran, 52'


Roma MONDAY 19 OCTOBER

Centro Giovanni XXIII | Frascati

Living Workshop
Workshop on Religion Today's yearly theme for producers, directors and professionals taking part in the Film Festival


TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER

Università Pontificia Salesiana | Piazza dell'Ateneo Salesiano 1

Seminar and Awards Ceremony
Seminari on this year's theme: "Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Hope" in collaboration with Facoltà di Scienze della Comunicazione sociale (FSC) dell'Università Pontificia Salesiana. Winner Announcement of the Special Award by the FSC Students Jury.


WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER

Radio Vaticana | Piazza Pia 3, Città del Vaticano

Awards Ceremony
15.00: Announcement of winners of the Official Competition by the International Jury


THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER

Nuovo Cinema Aquila | Via L'Aquila 68

Evening: Screenings
21.00: LA RETTA VIA, R.Cortella; M. Leopardi - doc, Italy, 52'
22.10: SALIM, T.Landucci - short film, Italy, 14'
22.30: WHEN A LINE OF LIGHT SHINES, S.Pourseyedian - doc, Iran, 19'


Nomadelfia (GR) THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER

Pomeriggio: Screenings and Awards Ceremony
17.00: SALIM, T.Landucci - short film, Italy, 14'
17.20: PATRICK'S KINGDOM, M.Peters - short film, The Netherlands, 15'
17.40: WHEN A LINE OF LIGHT SHINES, S.Pourseyedian - doc, Iran, 19'
18.00: SEMPRE PIU' IN LA': AL CUORE DELLA MONGOLIA, C.&P.De Biase - doc, Italy, 25'
18.30: THE DISCIPLE, S.Kolbe, C.Wrigth - doc, Germany, 29'
19.00: Conferring of the Fraternity Special Award of Nomadelfia

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