Exploration Films Podcast

Rebecca Friedlander created two documentaries about the historic Celtic and UK saints going all the way back to the famous fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland, Saint Patrick. Host, Steve Reiter had a chance to chat with Rebecca about the films, some of those features saints, where that passion came from, and how she got into filmmaking.

Celtic Pilgrimage summary: A journey through Ireland, Scotland, and England to discover how Celtic nations received the gospel of Christ during the Dark Ages, and how the momentum of this revival propelled Christianity through Europe.

Witness powerful stories of six saints, including St. Patrick, St. Columba, St. Hilda, and others who moved in supernatural signs and wonders, turning the hearts of nations. Producer Rebecca Friedlander takes you on an epic pilgrimage in the footsteps of these saints! Discover valuable life lessons and meet modern-day believers, artists, and leaders in Celtic nations who are unique warriors for Christ. Visit Iona, Lindisfarne, Bangor, and more!

Thin Places-Stories of Celtic Community and Extraordinary Faith summary:

Take a journey full of Celtic adventures, stories that inspire, and deep spiritual truths from ancient times captured in this epic film! Shot on location in Ireland, Scotland, and England, follow the thread of revival history from the 5th century to the 1900s. Producer Rebecca Friedlander takes you through Celtic lands to discover a rich heritage of courageous faith. Learn practices of faith held by the early saints and hear from modern leaders on how to apply these truths today.

Featuring Heidi Baker, John and Carol Arnott, Ray Hughes, Emma Stark, Kevin and Rose Sambrook, Andy Raine, Charity Bowman Webb, Mary Hamilton, and more.

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Oscar-nominated director Darrell Roodt and star Jamie Bernadette both sit down with host, Carl Moeller to talk about The Furnace. Darrell recalls his career, the state of filmmaking in South Africa, and both chat about the film.

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Film Storyline:

Newlyweds Mary and Matt celebrate Christmas - and their passion for running - with two honeymoon tickets to Africa’s ultimate footrace, The Furnace. Their excitement to race together across the biggest animal reserve in the world has them inspired. Then in a horrific flash, everything’s gone including Mary’s purpose for living.

A year later, Mary is grieving. Struggling to breathe with an oxygen tank, she cries out her anger at God. Standing nearby, a man sees her suffering, and shares his own story of loss. Once a doctor in Africa, he fled to America when civil war annihilated his town. Now known by the nickname, ‘Coffin,’ he digs graves after losing his practice. Coffin urges Mary to keep on believing, push through and recover, offering his help as a doctor and friend. Over time Coffin’s dedicated support and intense training helps Mary grow strong, and live to run again. But what will it take to let go of her pain and loss when she finally enters The Furnace?

That's The Savior, a 2014 Bulgarian-Jordanian film about the life of Jesus by an Arabic cast. To know how they made this film, we talked with John Dorr, The Savior producer. Dorr shares how they bring to life the story in a way to address Muslims to share what Christians believe and not to impose an idea that created the audience to feel identified as Dorr explains through different stories.

Dorr reflected on his childhood living in the middle east and how his mother's profession, author of novels and biblical historical books, changed and marked his approach to historical characters. About another filmography, Dorr tells us how they structure their films and for what and the importance of the decision to stick to chronological order. In addition, some stories during filming and a great date about the dub in English audio and future plans.

Savior movie clips: https://www.youtube.com/c/thesaviorinfo

Official page http://thesavior.net/

What causes poverty? It's a question that persists through time, but to have a real and meaningful response that changes this, we need to shift our idea of poverty and charity and start asking the right questions: What causes wealth?

To understand the implications of poverty and its solution, we talk with Michael Matheson Miller, host and producer of the six-part series Poverty Cure and the documentary Poverty Inc. This project, a series of 200 interviews and a documentary, was intended to create a resource with answers from different voices and perspectives, including philosophical and theological thinking about the problems of aids and the dominant humanitarianism that prevents prosperity, creating dependency instead.

Michael Matheson Miller shares the consequences of the current humanitarian work related to the delayed development of business and the problem of what has been institutionalized as humanitarianism and reflects on the last through the Scriptures. In addition, it explains the importance of the difference between having a heart for the poor vs. having a mind for the poor related to crucial things. Finally, it also explains the importance of the rule of law, having a solid institution of law, and private property as the base of sustainability development.

“When we give charity or foreign aid, we disempower local producers and harm economy and create dependency.”

Acton Institute: https://www.acton.org/

The moral podcast imagination: https://www.themoralimagination.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moral-imagination/id1468915450

“Every child deserves the opportunity to live in a family”; this is the message from Robert Glover, a former footballer, who moved to Shanghai with his wife and six young children in 1998 to introduce the first foster care system in China. Glover fostered five out of over a million children that were placed in foster families, and shares their experiences in Children of Shanghai. This documentary is narrated by Bear Grylls and follows through their life experiences while teaching about this new concept that challenges social convention in a country with a one-child policy.