Religion and Conflict Film Series

The Boston Theological Institute, in association with Etoile Productions (under the direction of John J. Michalczyk, Documentary Filmmaker, Fine Arts Professor & Film Studies Program Co-Director, Boston College) has produced a series of documentaries on religion and conflict resolution in world trouble spots. The series focuses on Northern Ireland, the Balkans, South Africa and the Middle East. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego screened all four conflict resolution films and conducted discussions in April, 2003. They have been shown on public television nationally. They are useful for college and seminary classroom and in churches or other settings where issues of religion and conflict are of interest.

The series “Religion and Conflict” is available through “The Cinema Guild,” the coordinates of which are indicated together with each item below. Some additional films, not directly a part of this series, are available through the Boston Theological Institute. Indication of this will also be noted at the end of the description of the films as listed below.

Religion and Conflict Series

• Out of the Ashes: Northern Ireland's Fragile Peace

• Prelude to Kosovo: War and Peace in Bosnia and Croatia

• South Africa: Beyond a Miracle

• Different Drummers: Daring to Make Peace in the MidEast

Additional Films

• A Change of Heart: An Interview with South African Reformed Theologian Nico Smith

• Living in Nature