This unique retreat experience takes participants on a journey through cinema to reflect together on our common human experience. With the practice of cinema divina we enter into the Scriptures and film to hear humanity's cry for justice and encounter the heroism of those who persevere against all odds.  

 

JULY 27-29, 2018   THEME: A Cry for Justice 


FILMS TO BE SCREENED (subject to change)

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MO (2017)
  • Mudbound (2017)
  • The Heart of Nuba (2016)
  • I, Daniel Blake (2016)
  • The Florida Project (2017)

Cost for each retreat: $130 per person (includes all meals and booklet).


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OCTOBER 5-7, 2018   THEME: Against All Odds 

FILMS TO BE SCREENED (subject to change)

  • Darkest Hour (2017)
  • Hidden Figures (2016)
  • Bending the Arc (2017)
  • 15:17 to Paris (2018)
  • The Dish (2000)

Cost for each retreat: $130 per person (includes all meals and booklet).


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LOCATION

Both retreats will be held at:
Pauline Center for Media Studies
3908 Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230

Accommodations are not provided. Sunburst Hotel (310-398-7523) and Ramada Inn (310-390-2189) are next door to the Center. You are responsible for making your own reservations and payments.

 

WEEKEND SCHEDULE (subject to change)

FRIDAY
4:00-5:00 pm Arrivals
5:00  Dinner provided
6:00  Introduction
6:30  Screening / Wine & Cheese reception

SATURDAY

7:30am  Mass in Chapel (optional)

8:15    Continental Breakfast

9:00    Screening

12:30  Lunch provided

1:30    Time for reflection, prayer, etc.

2:00    Screening (optional)

5:00    Mass in Chapel (Sunday anticipated)

6:00    Dinner provided

7:30    Screening / Wine & Cheese reception


SUNDAY

8:00am Continental Breakfast

8:30    Screening

11:30  Prayer Service

12:00  Lunch provided


2024 Retreat: AI and True Human Communication

This unique retreat experience takes participants on a journey through cinema to reflect together on our common human experience and the meaning of true human communication with the emergence of artificial intelligence as Pope Francis reflects in his 2024 World Communications Day message. With the practice of cinema divina, lectio divina with film, we enter into the reality of how we communicate with one another and God and the role of AI within human development.

There are two Film Retreat options this year, virtual and in-person. The one in-person is a weekend retreat and the virtual is a week-long retreat. Films are subject to change.  

 

IN-PERSON

AUGUST 2-4, 2024 - Weekend retreat

Held at the Pauline Center for Media Studies, 3908 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA. 

Cost: $150 per person 

All meals/snacks are included. Accommodations are not provided. 

RETREAT SCHEDULE:  Fri - 5pm-9pm PDT | Sat - 9am-9pm | Sun - 9am-12pm

 

 

VIRTUAL

AUGUST 5-9, 2024 - Week-long retreat

All films are to be watched on your own prior to our Zoom meeting which will be daily at 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET. All films are available on streaming platforms such as YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, or Vudu for a small fee. Cinema Divina guides will be provided. 

THIS IS A VIRTUAL RETREAT - Online access will be given after registration.

Cost: $60 per person 

RETREAT SCHEDULE:  5pm-6pm PDT / 8pm-9pm EDT Cinema Divina by Zoom

 

 

FILMS TO BE SCREENED:

  • Superintelligence (2020)
  • Past Lives (2023)
  • Big Hero 6 (2014)
  • The Eternal Memory (2023)
  • After Yang (2021)

 

For more information please contact:

Sr. Hosea Rupprecht: [email protected] or Sr. Nancy Usselmann: [email protected] 

 

 

 

 

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Media Mindfulness catechesis for lived discipleship

 

MISSION STATEMENT:

To develop and encourage Media Mindfulness

within the context of culture, education,

and faith formation.

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