For a list of films included in the curated series, visit http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/index.cfm?n=7&sn=8.

Stories are a medium through which we encounter the personal and communal power of religion and spirituality. Films provide a vivid way to tell those stories, and gain new perspectives and understanding.

The 2009 Parliament Program will include screenings of an outstanding array of films. CPWR worked with Hartley Film Foundation and Auburn Media to develop a curated film series that includes the best of current documentaries on world religions and spirituality that are also related to the 2009 Parliament themes. Parliament attendees will be enriched, informed and delighted by these extraordinary films.

This film series was curated by Macky Alston- Executive Director of Auburn Media and filmmaker, Barbara Abrash - Director of Public Programs at the Center for Religion and Media, New York University, Faye Ginsburg - David B. Kriser Professor of Anthropology and Co-Director of the Center for Religion and Media, New York University, Sarah Masters - Managing Director of Hartley Film Foundation, Cara Mertes – Director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Program , Alison van Dyk – Executive Director of The Temple of Understanding. Dean Wilson- Consultant to the Film Studies Program, Vietnam National University in Hanoi, and Angelo Zito - Co-Director of the Center for Religion and Media, New York University.