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04/07/2024

Happy 4th! Check out this conversation between historian Thomas Kidd and filmmaker Martin Doblmeier.

The Declaration of Independence - voted on by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776 and signed July 4th, was the boldest statement of human rights and ind...

17/06/2024

Now available on YouTube! Watch Creativity: Touching the Divine in its entirety for FREE! Featuring author Madeleine L'Engle, sculptor Frederick Hart and glass harpist Jamey Turner.

Creativity: Touching the Divine (1996) brings together artists and non-artists who have experienced the joyful tandem of spirituality and creativity. Viewers...

22/05/2024

Missed any of the Sabbath interviews from our newsletter? Follow our YouTube channel for conversations with Brian McLaren, Eboo Patel, Shai Held and more!

Brian McLaren is a best selling author, popular speaker and a leading figure in the emerging church movement. He is affiliated with the Center for Action and...

17/04/2024

Journey Films is pleased to announce that SABBATH has won two awards.

First is the 2024 Wilbur Award for the Best in Broadcast Television (Long Form). The Wilbur Award is given annually by the Religion Communicators Council and honors the best in secular media in "communicating faith and religion – with fairness and professionalism, honesty and respect."

The Christopher Award, now in its 75th year, celebrates "resilience, faith and our 'better angels.' The well known motto of The Christophers is: "It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." SABBATH won for Best in TV, Cable and Streaming.

We are grateful to the Religion Communicators Council and The Christophers for the recognition!

12/04/2024

SABBATH is an expansive look at the Commandment to "rest" and "keep holy the Lord's Day" across religions and cultures throughout America. A panel discussion follows the on-campus screening of the documentary.

Join us in person Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 6:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sabbath-a-screening-and-discussion-tickets-862407844077?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Journey Films Virginia Theological Seminary

08/03/2024

Happy International Womens' Day! Check out our Dorothy Day documentary at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/revolutionoftheheart

22/02/2024

Martin Doblmeier went on the show Hope at Night on to discuss our film on Sabbath. Check it out below!

Transform Lives with Us: https://hc.fm/spread-hopeExplore the timeless concept of Sabbath with award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier and author Dr. Jo Ann...

07/02/2024

Check out our director Martin Doblmeier as he discusses Sabbath with Hope at Night

02/02/2024

Happy Sabbath! Check out this new article about our film SABBATH in U.S. Catholic magazine

Sabbath is a spiritual discipline. Should it also be a social policy?

12/01/2024

Join the Wood River Interfaith Council in Hailey, ID for a screening of SABBATH! All the details are in the article below

Do you feel like taking a regular break from the business of life and the demands of work and communication? Well, teaching from many faith traditions would support you in

31/12/2023

Happy New Year from all of us at Journey Films! And don't forget today is the last day for FREE US SHIPPING on any DVD in our store. www.journeyfilms.com/store

11/12/2023

We're offering FREE US SHIPPING on any of our DVDs for the holiday season! Check out our selection at https://www.journeyfilms.com/store. Our 5 DVD Prophetic Voices set is now $19.95!

05/12/2023

TONIGHT! Join the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies for an online discussion of our film SABBATH. If you're in Baltimore, you can attend in person! Get all the details below.

Join us on Tuesday December 5th at 7pm in collaboration with the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) in Baltimore for a viewing of the movie Sabbath by Martin Doblmeier. There will be interreligious reflections afterwards. Register today at: https://icjs.org/events/on-the-sev...

28/11/2023

Enjoy Journey Films? Donate to Maryland Public Television this ! MPT has supported Journey Films for years and we appreciate their partnership.

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23/10/2023

Missed the webinar last week on Lessons from Sabbath for a Stressed-Out World? You can watch it on YouTube! Check out the link below.

17/10/2023

Don't forget to register for our online webinar with The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow night - Wednesday October 18 at 7pm. Join Martin Doblmeier, J. Dana Trent, Author and Judy Fentress-Williams as they discuss Sabbath practices that are relevant to us today in our busy, anxiety producing lives. Register for the event at

This is a panel discussion of the new PBS film "Sabbath." It will focus on the lessons this ancient practice has for the modern world.

09/10/2023

Did you catch the wonderful discussion of our film in The New Yorker magazine? You can read this great article by Casey Cep at the link below.

Requiring rest, rather than work, is still a radical idea.

02/10/2023

Our film SABBATH was featured in this article in The New Yorker! Check it out at the link below.

Bergen County, New Jersey, is one of the wealthiest counties in one of the country’s wealthiest states. The county also has some of the most restrictive blue laws on the books, banning the Sunday sale of all sorts of items. “Critics of blue laws have long argued that they benefit only those individuals who attend religious services on Sunday, not the community at large or creation more broadly. But secular labor unions fought for Sunday closures as a way of guaranteeing time off for weary workers,” Casey Cep writes. Read her new essay, on the history of the Sabbath, and the universal need for rest: http://nyer.cm/s0fbA7R

20/09/2023

Join Martin Doblmeier and Rev. Laura Cochran for a discussion on SABBATH at St Aidan's Episcopal, Alexandria VA, September 27 at 7:30pm. Watch the film beforehand at www.journeyfilms.com.

Journey Films has produced more than 35 award-winning documentary films on faith and spirituality

18/09/2023

Read about our film SABBATH in this article from United Methodist News.

A documentary on American Public Television is promoting reconsideration of how Christians and others observe a Sabbath day each week. It’s not about taking a nap, but rather rest, restoration and personal and communal well-being.

16/09/2023

01/08/2023

Thanks to everyone who came out this weekend for our Festival of Sabbath! We truly appreciate everyone’s participation.

21/07/2023

Question: How does it go when you try to practice the counter-cultural ways of rest?

A Video: How do we rediscover rest, worship, and community in a post-pandemic world? PBS filmmaker Martin Dolbmeier's latest work, The Sabbath is now available at Journey Films.

A Prayer: O God, our Creator and Redeemer, help me to realize my need for sabbath time in my busy life. Please give me a hunger for sabbath time so I can spend more time with you, my family, and my faith community. Amen.

A Reflection:

It often doesn't feel normal to rest. It feels uncomfortable not to be busy.

Sabbath practices are not what our culture or economy teaches us to do with our time. Observing sabbath is scary because it means slowing down to examine what we’re doing with our lives, why we’re doing it, and who we are.

Sabbath, when practiced regularly, makes us realize what we’ve called “living” isn’t actually living at all.

How are you living? How are you sabbathing?

A Resource: Here's a free template for discerning your summer sabbath plan.

On the journey with you,
dana

This question, prayer, and reflection comes from Upper Room Books' New Every Morning Reflections and are based on my book For Sabbath's Sake: Embracing Your Need for Rest, Worship, and Community (Upper Room Books, 2017)

14/07/2023

Please join us at Sligo Church on July 28 and 29 for a Festival of Sabbath!

Journey Films has produced more than 35 award-winning documentary films on faith and spirituality

10/07/2023

Rev. Dana Corsello of the Washington National Cathedral gives a wonderful morning reflection about Sabbath, and what she learned from watching our film SABBATH. Watch below!

"Time is sacred. It doesn't have to be the space you're in, but it's the time you allow yourself to just be." The Rev. Canon Dana Colley Corsello reminds us ...

23/06/2023

DC/MD/VA! Watch SABBATH tonight, June 23, on MPT at 7pm. Check your local listings for channel information, or watch online.

08/06/2023

Last year, we hosted documentary film maker Martin Doblmeier of Journey Films, who spent time interviewing our staff about our farm's Shmita (agricultural Sabbath) practices. Martin went on to create a feature-length documentary about Shabbat called "Sabbath," which aired earlier this month on PBS. It is a meaningful exploration into this ancient practice, and a deep dive into the ways it is observed and interpreted by different spiritual communities around the country. We are featured in Part 2, starting around minute 42, and really recommend you check the whole film out! Watch it for free: www.journeyfilms.com

Lander~Grinspoon Academy -- your graduating Kitah Vav are featured in our segment!
David Seidenberg has a terrific interview, along with Rose, Jacob and Nili!

06/06/2023

TONIGHT! Join MPT and Journey Films for a free webinar and discussion of our new film SABBATH. The panel will include filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, Cantor Daniel Singer of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Nathan Stucky of the Farminary and Judy Fentress-Williams of Virginia Theological Seminary. Follow this link for details and to register.

Join MPT & Journey Films to discuss Martin Doblmeier's latest documentary, SABBATH. Watch the full two hour documentary here - https://video.mpt.tv/show/sabbath/. Then, join us for a conversation exploring many aspects of the Sabbath including its impact on tradition, community, history, justice, an...

02/06/2023

WV! West Virginia Public Broadcasting is up first. WVPB will show Sabbath today, June 2. Part one will be broadcast at 3pm and part two at 4pm. Check with your local provider for channel info.