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The Faith Project, Pt. 7 - The Four Pillars

Jetan Mistry is a mechanical engineer who has grown up in the Swaminarayan Hindu community in the Greater Toronto area in Ontario. The opulent temple near his home is the focal point in his life. In its halls of carved marble, he softens and lays down before sacred images of deities and gurus.

National Film Board of Canada | 2015 | 6 minutes

Father, Son and Holy War: Hero Pharmacy

A film about men, religion and violence.

Anand Patwardhan | 1995 | 121 minutes

Father, Son and Holy War: Trial by Fire

A film about men, religion and violence.

Anand Patwardhan | 1995 | 120 minutes

In the Name of God

Focuses on the campaign waged by the militant Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to destroy a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya said to have been built by Babar, the first Mughal Emperor of India.

Anand Patwardhan | 1992 | 75 minutes

Jai Bhim Comrade

Focuses on the struggle of India’s Dalits, who had been abhorred as “untouchables,” denied education and treated as bonded labour for centuries.

Anand Patwardhan | 2012 | 168 minutes

Reason (Part 1)

A chilling account of how murder and mind control are being applied to systematically dismantle secular democracy in India today (part 1).

Anand Patwardhan | 2018 | 95 minutes

Reason (Part 2)

A chilling account of how murder and mind control are being applied to systematically dismantle secular democracy in India today (part 2).

Anand Patwardhan | 2018 | 123 minutes

The Travel Agent

From her tiny office overlooking the U.S. Interests Section, 58-year old Lourdes counsels thousands of Cubans seeking a U.S. travel visas. She coaches them on answering tricky questions, fine-tuning their stories so they have a better chance of succeeding.

Pragda Films | 2015 | 87 minutes

War and Peace

A journey of peace activism in the face of global militarism and war.

Anand Patwardhan | 2002 | 135 minutes

Waves of Revolution

Waves of Revolution made during the repressive days of the Emergency in India documents the 1974-75 uprising of the people of Bihar in Eastern India.

Anand Patwardhan | 1974 | 30 minutes