Easter Film Fest 2010

Orillia Community Church
64 Colborne St East [meeting at the former Cinema4]
is showing 3 films as we prepare for Easter

Tuesday :: 30 March :: 7pm
We start off with the 1905 silent film The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ, by Ferdinand Zecca

Wednesday :: 31 March :: 7pm
Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ


Thursday :: 1 April :: 6pm
We meet at 6:00pm for a carry-in-dinner [potluck] during which we will share in communion, followed by the portion of The Gospel of John (2003) that takes us from the Jesus' triumpant entry into Jerusalem [John 12] to his burial [John 19]

film suggestions

Orillia Community Church [I won't post our web address since we are completely redoing it] is moving from a rental location at Orillia Christina School to our new location at the currently under renovation Cinema4 building at 64 Colborne St.

One of the things we want to do in our new facility is to show some films [church in a movie theatre - makes sense to me]. There will be a number categories of films that we will show:

• we will have some family friendly nights
• we may show during Advent - films that focus on the birth of Jesus
• during Lent we may show films on the life & death of Jesus
  
• but we also want to show some films that will cause people to think. & it's this last category that I want your suggestions / ideas. What films would you suggest that have or raise spiritual issues? Some that are currently on the possibility list [in no particular order] are:
  

Lars and the Real Girl
The Matrix
The Seventh Seal
Babette's Feast
The Shawshank Redemption
The Straight Story
The Mission

If you have some suggestion, please add it in the comments, and add a sentence or 2 as to why you would choose that film... thanks

Films

I am beginning to collect a list of films on the passion.
The list will be displayed in the column to the right - currently, the lines are not breaking properly - I`ll try and get that fixed.
Films are listed as: title (year) director

At this point, it`s simply a list, with no comments about the film - that may come later.
So please add films you`ve seen or heard about, don`t worry if you don`t have all the details.

One of the things I`m thinking of, for next year when we are in Cinema4 is having a passion week film festival... it`s just in the preliminary idea stage right now.