Company Highlight by Ryan Harrison, MA
Have you ever been touched, challenged, or inspired by a movie? Have you left a movie theatre with the reawakened familiar feeling that the human heart is capable of amazing and deeply spiritual things? Or have you pondered a film’s message, confronted with ideas that call you to stretch your understanding and faith in “how things are?” If you can answer “yes” to any of these questions, you have encountered a film genre that is swiftly changing the way people relate to entertainment.
Stephen Simon, movie director and producer of such box office hits as What Dreams May Come and Somewhere in Time, had a vision. Recognizing the powerful effects – both positive and negative – that the media has upon our culture, Simon became the leading spokesperson for a new genre he has coined as “Spiritual Cinema.”
Spiritual Cinema examines who we are and why we are here and illuminates the human condition through stories and images that inspire us to explore what we can be when we operate at our very best. Spiritual Cinema reflects our beliefs and values and illustrates
Stephen Simon, movie director and producer of such box office hits as What Dreams May Come and Somewhere in Time, had a vision. Recognizing the powerful effects – both positive and negative – that the media has upon our culture, Simon became the leading spokesperson for a new genre he has coined as “Spiritual Cinema.”
Spiritual Cinema examines who we are and why we are here and illuminates the human condition through stories and images that inspire us to explore what we can be when we operate at our very best. Spiritual Cinema reflects our beliefs and values and illustrates
their impact upon our lives and our society. It can also challenge us and our ways of thinking and being in the world, calling us to consider new thoughts and new beliefs.
In this context, the term “spiritual” refers not to any one religion but to the unseen “divine essence” or “holiness” that is intrinsic in all life around us. History has revealed that individuals or cultures that lose their connection to this essence become devoid of love, respect and compassion. There has never been a time in which reestablishing this vital, life-affirming connection was more important.
In the spring of 2004, Simon co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which has become a worldwide phenomenon since its launch. Each month, the Circle distributes 4-5 spiritually-themed films on DVD to a worldwide audience of members in more than 80 countries. The organization has been featured in major publications such as Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly and is making its mark in the wellness industry by promoting the deepening of consciousness through one of America’s favorite pastimes
In this context, the term “spiritual” refers not to any one religion but to the unseen “divine essence” or “holiness” that is intrinsic in all life around us. History has revealed that individuals or cultures that lose their connection to this essence become devoid of love, respect and compassion. There has never been a time in which reestablishing this vital, life-affirming connection was more important.
In the spring of 2004, Simon co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which has become a worldwide phenomenon since its launch. Each month, the Circle distributes 4-5 spiritually-themed films on DVD to a worldwide audience of members in more than 80 countries. The organization has been featured in major publications such as Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly and is making its mark in the wellness industry by promoting the deepening of consciousness through one of America’s favorite pastimes
—movies! The Spiritual Cinema Circle is the first distribution company exclusively dedicated to this particular genre.On a monthly basis, Circle members are treated to hours of entertainment that has the power to touch hearts and inspire souls. Unlike video rental services, these DVDs (packaged in 100% recycled materials) do not
need to be returned and instead are collected by members to create a constantly growing library of inspiring movies that can be watched again and again.
The monthly movie collections include a wide variety of films including features, shorts, animations, and documentaries that are unlikely to be seen elsewhere. Many of these films have played to enthusiastic audiences at film festivals all over the world and have won major festival awards. In most cases, however, the Circle is the only place they can be seen by a worldwide audience, because traditional movie distributors don’t consider meaningful, spiritual films to be “profitable enough.”
Members of the Spiritual Cinema Circle are encouraged to build community by sharing these films with others, discussing the feelings and thoughts they evoke, and discussing how the films bring meaning and relevancy to their lives. This emphasis on sharing the films is so strong that the Circle provides discussion-promoting questions after each movie, right on the screen! This unique and dynamic combination of entertainment with heart and motivation to share and explore the films with others makes the Spiritual Cinema Circle one of the newest and finest ways to explore personal spirituality while developing close relationships, strengthening families, and creating lasting community.
You can learn more about the Spiritual Cinema Circle, view trailers of Circle films, and take advantage of a free trial offer by clicking here.
The monthly movie collections include a wide variety of films including features, shorts, animations, and documentaries that are unlikely to be seen elsewhere. Many of these films have played to enthusiastic audiences at film festivals all over the world and have won major festival awards. In most cases, however, the Circle is the only place they can be seen by a worldwide audience, because traditional movie distributors don’t consider meaningful, spiritual films to be “profitable enough.”
Members of the Spiritual Cinema Circle are encouraged to build community by sharing these films with others, discussing the feelings and thoughts they evoke, and discussing how the films bring meaning and relevancy to their lives. This emphasis on sharing the films is so strong that the Circle provides discussion-promoting questions after each movie, right on the screen! This unique and dynamic combination of entertainment with heart and motivation to share and explore the films with others makes the Spiritual Cinema Circle one of the newest and finest ways to explore personal spirituality while developing close relationships, strengthening families, and creating lasting community.
You can learn more about the Spiritual Cinema Circle, view trailers of Circle films, and take advantage of a free trial offer by clicking here.
Spiritual Cinema Circle
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