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Feature Fiction – "The World Through My Neighbor's Eyes"
Moses the Black (USA, 2026, dir. Yelena Popovic)
(Drama, feature film; the story of a Chicago gangster whose life mirrors the journey of a 4th-century saint—Moses the Black)
Johnny (Poland, 2022, dir. Daniel Jaroszek)
(Drama, feature film; the true story of a Polish priest running a hospice where an ex-convict is placed, whose life is transformed through genuine empathy and understanding)
Between Borders (USA, 2025, dir. Stephen Mark Freiburger)
(Drama, feature film; the story of an Armenian family fleeing religious persecution in Soviet Russia and finding refuge within a faith community in the United States)
Beyond the Peak (USA, 2022, dir. Aleksandar Jovic)
(Documentary feature; a brother and his friends scale a mountain to celebrate a Liturgy in memory of their departed brother)
Triumph of the Heart (USA, 2025, dir. Anthony D’Ambrosio)
(Drama, feature film; the true story of a priest who gives his life to save a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz)
Riches (Serbia, 2026, dir. Andrej Sepetkovski)
Forgiveness (Romania, 2026, dir. Nicolae Mărgineanu)
And the Moon is My Father (International co-production: Georgia, Luxembourg, Turkey, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, 2025, dir. George Ovashvili)
Beautiful Helen (Georgia, 2022, dir. George Ovashvili)
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Documentary – "A Window to My Neighbor"
Happy Stones (Bulgaria, 2020, dir. Zoya Dimitrova, Milena Stoykova)
From Athos, With Love (Romania, 2026, dir. Andrei Coruț, prod. Alexandru Ionescu)
(Documentary feature; a series of interviews with monks from Mount Athos, offering spiritual insights for the modern world)
Dmitri Brickman Spotlight
(Photographic artist, video artist, essayist, and TV host, Israel)
Shadows of Jerusalem (7 min., 2022)
The Ten Commandments (3 min., 2022)
Prayer of Jerusalem (15 min., 2023)
Photo Suite "Eye to Eye", Israel–Armenia (5 min., 2023)
Ecclesiastes (47 min.)
Dmitri Shostakovich's Dream of Jerusalem (18 min.)
Women Filmmakers in the Monastery
Svetlana Tandit Spotlight
(Orthodox director, screenwriter, and producer)
New Martyrs of Diveyevo (26 min., 2019)
In Spite of Death (26 min., 2020)
The Ushakovs and Russia: Three Generations of Saints (50 min., 2025)
Mom, I'm Going to the Monastery! (written and directed by Svetlana Makeeva, cinematography by Vyacheslav Krasakov, Spektr Prod., Russia, 53 min., 2023)
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Portraits of Saints
Saint Paraskeva, the Gracious Helper (Trinitas TV)
(Documentary dedicated to Saint Paraskeva of Iași, protector of Moldavia and one of the most venerated saints in Eastern Orthodoxy)
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Special Screenings: "Revolution of Role Models – Real. Committed. Meaningful" (Schools across Iași, Neamț, and Botoșani)
The Haven. Silvia Radu (Romania, 2024, dir. Cristina Chirvasie, prod. Grațiana Lăzărescu)
Child of God. Dorel Zaica (Romania, 2024, dir. Cristina Chirvasie, prod. Grațiana Lăzărescu)
Fisher of the Spirit. Father Constantin Galeriu (Romania, 2023, dir. Cristina Chirvasie, prod. Grațiana Lăzărescu)
Alter Eva (Romania, 2016, dir. Cristina Chirvasie)
Film sections - 3rd edition 2026
19 August 2026
