Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe’s early life or missionary work, new film “Triumph of the Heart” opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell.
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Bayside Brothers Behind the Camera on Mission to Provide Wholesome Media
While Spielberg and Coen are household names, the Condoleon brothers are looking to make their own mark with the mid-March launch of “ICON: A Documentary Film.” Five years in the making, their first feature-length film explores ancient Byzantine iconography and the artists who pursue it today. Their aim is to create more faith-based programming typically ignored by secular entertainment companies.
Florida Bishop Says Movie ‘Puts a Human Face’ on Prison Population
Bishop William Wack believes the new film “Just Mercy” “puts a human face” on the crisis facing America’s prison population and believes it could be a tool for awakening Catholic consciences to the reform that’s needed.
Film on St. Faustina Makes Debut Oct. 28
A new film on the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions of Jesus led to the Divine Mercy devotion, will have a one-night-only showing Oct. 28 at about 700 screens across the United States.