The Lord's Vineyards (France) by Renaud Fely
New on Whush
•
51m
Thanks to the discovery of the last monastic communities producing wine in France, this documentary confronts the secular and material character of wine with its sacred character. Guided by Jean-Robert Pitte, geographer and specialist of the French vineyards, we set out to discover men and women united by faith, the teachings of Christ and the wine tradition which, from Provence to the Montagne Sainte-Victoire to Languedoc, passing through Burgundy, cultivate these abbey wines piously. Surprising medieval survivals, these wines call as much to meditation or prayer as to communion with Christ... and with the elements. These wines are the result of the symbolic and material incarnation of the presence of Christ and the means to approach and feel the presence of God. Focused on the spiritual life and wine-making work of nuns, but also on the ritual of the Eucharist in these monasteries, this documentary highlights Brothers and Sisters who perpetuate a millennia-old tradition. They invite us to share their daily life, to commune with them to better discover the Vineyards of the Lord...
Up Next in New on Whush
-
Baab (United Arab Emirates) by Nayla ...
‘Baab’ is a dark fantasy that unfolds through the fractured mind of a woman reeling from the sudden death of her twin sister. Plagued by the eerie hum of tinnitus in her left ear, she is drawn into a surreal world where grief takes on physical form. As she descends through three visceral stages, ...
-
Frames (Australia) by Claire Marshall
‘Frames’ explores the surveillance, scrutiny, and framing of women in a post-feminist context as it works to dismantle or disaggregate the coherent body so that a whole person (a woman) becomes dissected, fragmented into a composite of datasets.
Running time: 00:12:30 -
Immram (Switzerland) by Jonathan Mora...
She took her own life. But what if we had the chance to understand why? Could we truly prevent it? We have three minutes to find out.
Running time: 00:11:58
