M at the Long Beach Peninsula drawing a seven-circuit labyrinth
“If you are unfamiliar with the work of Marilyn Freeman, you must get acquainted. These films have been transformative for me in the deep spiritual way that I have encountered other artists like Annie Dillard, Mary Oliver, and bell hooks.”
~ Gabriel Molinaro, MA, LMFTA Songwriter/Musician, Pastor of Sanctuary Church Seattle, and Marriage & Family Associate Therapist
Cinema Divina is the creative, contemplative practice of media artist and writer M Freeman designed to engage folks in the numinous. M invokes a rigorous and devotional process in making short genre-fluid films—experimental meditations on everyday wonder, gratitude, contradictions, doubt, faith and love—and screens the films in guided contemplative practice with individual and communal participating audiences.
A selection of Cinema Divina films can be screened for individual, private, contemplative practice at Cinema Divina on Vimeo.
M re-imagines the ancient Judeo-Christian ritual of sacred reading or lectio divina in today’s audiovisual vernacular as Cinema Divina—a contemplative screening ritual to deepen participants inner knowing, and to increase capacity for healing one’s self and our world. In Cinema Divina communal events or individual sessions, M guides participants through a ritual of four increasingly revealing viewings, reverent silences, reflective writing, sharing and spacious listening.
For permission to use any of M’s films in retreats, classes, services or any purpose other than individual, private, contemplative practice, please contact M through this site here.
To schedule customized group or individual Cinema Divina contemplative practice session/s with M, please reach out through the form on this site.