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Religion and the Art of Documentary Filmmaking
Alumni/ae Dinner and
Alumni/ae Day 2007
Religion is a difficult subject to capture in media. Photographs of believers, printed texts of sermons,
audio recordings of prayer, and other endeavors seem to frame only part of acts of spirituality and
faith—and can only hint at the broader, more encompassing nature of religious life. Documentary
filmmaking allows for a narrative of words and images that gives the viewer an in-depth glimpse inside
the actions, ideas, and spirit of religious communities and individuals.
Alumni/ae Day 2007 will gather together distinguished alumni/ae for a
conversation on the art of making documentary films about religion. Liz
Walker, MDiv '05 and host of "Sundays With Liz" on Boston's WBZ-TV, will
present the keynote address, "Finding Passion and Purpose: My Story."
Her recent documentary films, A Glory From the God and In the
Lion's Mouth, investigate the ongoing problems in Sudan, especially
focusing on their relationship to religion. The Oscar-nominated
documentary film Jesus Camp will be screened and discussed by a
panel of faculty and alumni/ae, and alumni/ae filmmakers Valarie Kaur,
MTS '07, Alex Kronemer, MTS '85, and Kurt Shaw, MTS '97, will host a
conversation about capturing religion on film. Nokuthula Ngwenyama, MTS '02,
will perform, and HDArts, the student arts group, will host a
display of works by students and alumni/ae in Andover Chapel.
Registration for these events has closed. If you have any
questions, please call 617.495.1778.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Alumni/ae Dinner
Harvard
Club of Boston
374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
- 5:30 pm: Reception and
Dinner
- 7:30 pm: Remarks by
Associate Dean Mark U. Edwards, Jr., and Presentation of 2007 HDS
Alumni/ae Association
Awards
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Alumni/ae Day: Religion and the Art of Documentary Filmmaking
Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA
- 9 am: Continental Breakfast and Registration
Andover Hall, Room 103
- 9:30-10:45 am: Religion and Filmmaking
Valarie Kaur, MTS
'07; Alex Kronemer, MTS '85; Kurt Shaw, MTS '97; moderated by
Diana L. Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies,
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Member of the Faculty of Divinity
Andover Hall, Sperry Room
- 11-11:30 am: Showcase
A Performance by Nokuthula Ngwenyama, MTS
'02, Viola and Violin;
HDArts Exhibition
Andover Hall Chapel
- 11:45 am-12:15
pm: Signing of Books and Works
Andover Hall, Braun Room
- 12:30-2 pm: Finding Passion and Purpose: My Story
Lunch and Keynote Address by Liz Walker, MDiv
'05
Andover Lawn (Tickets Required)
- 2:15-4:15 pm: Jesus Camp Screening and Panel Discussion
Harvey Cox, Hollis Professor of Divinity; Marla Frederick, Assistant Professor
of African and African American Studies and of the Study of Religion; Alexander
Hurt, MTS '96, founder, Kingdom Church of God in Christ, Brockton,
Massachusetts; moderated by April Yvonne
Garrett, MTS '97, president, Civic Frame. (Due to unforeseen scheduling
conflicts, producers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Gray will be unable to
join us for the conversation.)
Andover Hall, Sperry Room
- 4 pm: Harvard Museum Tours
Various Locations
- 4:30 pm: Commencement Worship Service
The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
- 5:30 pm: Commencement Reception
Andover Hall
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