Sophia: Secret Wisdom
Insight and wisdom from ancient and living Christian spiritual masters are the focus of Sophia: Secret Wisdom, a feature film documentary that illuminates the mysteries of existence. Sophia is told in the present as two spiritual seekers set out on a pilgrimage to trace the footsteps of the ancient spiritual masters - monks, hermits and sages of the 1st to 12th centuries in the Christian East who lived in caves and the first monasteries in Egypt, Israel (Roman Palestine), Syria, Greece, Romania and Russia.
Award-winning filmmaker Norris J. Chumley, in the company of priest/historian John McGuckin, trace the footsteps of the legendary desert hermits, monks and nuns who fled the noise and decadence of city life to dedicate themselves to the life of the spirit.
Employing the most cutting-edge documentary strategies, Chumley and McGuckin are committed to bringing this largely unknown chapter of early Christian history to life.
Hartley Update
Initial funds have been raised and principal photography is three-quarters completed for Sophia: Secret Wisdom, and outreach project and ecumenical youth-dialogue, An Open Window. Producers Norris J. Chumley and Rev. Dr. John McGuckin were granted the rare privilege of filming inside monasteries in Greece, Mt. Athos, Mt. Sinai, Egypt and Romania, and conducted interviews with monks and nuns who spoke for the first time on-camera about their innermost practices. Plans are underway to complete filming in the Ukraine and Russia in early 2008. Editing and distribution is scheduled for the Fall of 2008.
How To Donate
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For More Information
For more information, you can contact Norris Chumley, the filmmaker, at:
(212) 979 1471
E-mail: njc1@magneticarts.com
Magnetic Arts, LLC
214 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
You can also visit www.sophiasecretwisdom.com for more information.
For more information, you can contact Sarah Masters, Hartley Managing Director
Phone: 1-800-937-1819 or 203-226-9500
E-mail: masters@hartleyfoundation.org
Website: www.hartleyfoundation.org
Hartley Film Foundation, Inc.
Westport, CT 06880