Marilyn Freeman

Sophisticated

~ The Hollywood Story of Dorothy Arzner ~ In development, Marilyn Freeman’s feature film SOPHISTICATED is the long overlooked account of dashing film director DOROTHY ARZNER—her unlikely rise through the 1920s/30s Hollywood studio system and her enduring but tumultuous romance with choreographer, MARION MORGAN… and her trysts with starlets along …

CinemaDivina with Marilyn Freeman

September 7, 2019 – April 18, 2020 Register at https://www.stplacid.org/programs-rg/889/cinema-divina/ Derived from the ancient prayer process, lectio divina (sacred reading), Marilyn Freeman’s “CinemaDivina” is a communal, contemplative film screening process working with her short lyrical video essays created for this shared contemplative practice. To register go to: https://www.stplacid.org/programs-rg/889/cinema-divina/

And There You Are

Don’t wait.

The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art

From The 3rd Thing Press–“Freeman divines and theorizes the nature of the time-based essay in this daring inquiry that is at once critical and contemplative, analytical and curious, rigorous and openhearted. The Illuminated Space is an essential read for those interested in cinema studies, the evolving form of the essay, the fusion of literature and media arts, nonfiction media and/or just a flat-out good read.”

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Thrilled to be part of the press’s 2020 authors

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so wonder so sad so everything

A meditation on a watery sky, “so wonderful so sad so everything” is a selection from CinemaDivina–short films made for contemplation. The title, “so wonderful so sad so everything” was inspired by something writer and illustrator Maira Kalman said in the January 3, 2019 episode of Krista Tippett’s openhearted podcast …