Footsteps, A Journey in Faith

Director:DENNIS MAHONEY DIRECTOR & SOME PARTICIPANTS PRESENT. Trapped by their convictions, by a world in crisis, hoping things won’t get worse before they get better, 12 not-so-angry men and women, persons of the cloth whose Twin Cities followers number into faithful thousands from rainbow pulpits and traditional, wanting conflict resolution (maybe not right away), they embark in this film on the age-old trek to Jerusalem early last year for a close ear to the ground on Middle East problems. The trip is not political but an act of ecumenism from major Twin Cities Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Unitarian religious leaders in an experiment exploring new possibilities for peace. With the blessing of interfaith outreach and funding, these senior clergy of very diverse and divisive traditions that once seemed unsolvable, have returned to test the fruits of their experiences and insights with their respective congregations for the possibilities of renewed Middle East peace. The result is Footsteps, a Journey in Faith. The film captures tense moments with Palestinians, a threat of kidnappings, conscience-stricken clerics questioning their motives in this quixotic adventure. narrated by Lou Bellamy. Camera, editing by J.J.Garven. USA • 2007 • 62 MINUTES • DIRECTOR: DENNIS MAHONEY

The presentation of this film is outstanding in production, music, and video. The journey was filled with intrigue and compassion for ones fellow traveling companions. The video scenes and music were of the highest quality and worthy of being top professionals. The respect of each traveler toward one another is worthy of note but almost over the top in trying to be too poiticallly correct. Atter all can they all believe their own faiths without compromising absolute truth? However the image, while noble, that we can all get along with just "trying harder" is a bit niave. All in all I would rate this 5 stars for quality of production and video presentation and ability to keep the interest of the audience throughout the film.

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