SACRED Screens October 27th and 29th at Webster University

SACRED screens Saturday October 27th and  Sunday October 29th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts each evening at 7:30pm.

At a time when religious hatreds dominate the world’s headlines, this film, sweeping in global reach and yet intensely intimate, explores faith as primary human experience: how it is used to navigate the milestones and crises of private life. Sacred was shot by 40 filmmaking teams around the world.

Directed by Academy Award winner Thomas Lennon and shot around the globe by 40 filmmaking teams, SACRED immerses the viewer in an exploration of spirituality across cultures and religions. At a time when religious hatreds dominate the world’s headlines, this film, sweeping in global reach and yet intensely intimate, explores faith as primary human experience: how it is used to navigate the milestones and crises of private life. SACRED is in English, Burmese, Japanese, Amharic, Malagasy, Arabic, French, Pashtu, Marathi, Hebrew, Krio, Tagalog, Nepalese, Punjabi, Polish, Haitian Creole, & Spanish with English subtitles.

Preceded by:
Do Churches Go To Heaven?
(Noah Laster, 2017, US, 11:30 min.)
A short documentary exploring the relationship between a small Baptist congregation and the business that now occupies their previous place of worship.  Laster is a recent graduate of the Webster University School of Communications with a degree in Documentary Filmmaking.

Admission is:

$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.

Advance tickets are available from the cashier before each screening or contact the Film Series office (314-246-7525) for more options. The Film Series can only accept cash or check.

The Webster University Film Series site can be found HERE

http://www.webster.edu/film-series/