For Gaza’s Christians, there’s no place to go

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Kris Dmytrenko

What if you were in Gaza today, and you couldn’t leave? To what lengths would you go to get out? This question has been on the minds of the people of Gaza long before the latest escalation of violence (which, for the moment, has abated thanks to a ceasefire). Unemployment stands at 31.5%. A tightly […]

Across the Divide Tour hits the nation’s capital

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Noel Ocol

This past Wednesday, the S+L team was on hand at Saint Paul University in Ottawa to host the fourth national screening of our latest film Across the Divide. And what an event it was! At a cocktail reception before the film, church dignitaries mingled with people from all walks of life, including a Canadian senator, […]

A Church awakening: S+L film comes to Ottawa

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Kris Dmytrenko

Has their moment finally come? After this weekend, many Christians in the Middle East must feel their hope renewed. Pope Benedict arrived in Lebanon on Friday, at a time when other foreign leaders might have cancelled their travel plans to the volatile region. Though civil wars and protests still dominate the headlines, the pontiff’s three-day […]

Across the Divide Tour hits Ottawa this Wednesday

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Salt + Light Media

This Wednesday, September 19 at St. Paul’s University, S+L presents the Ottawa premiere of its latest documentary Across the Divide. The film takes viewers to Bethlehem University, depicting the struggles of the students, as well as the religious brothers who administer the only Catholic university in the Holy Land. Following the screening, there will be […]

S+L film ‘opens our lens’ to Christians in the Holy Land

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Salt + Light Media

The long-suffering Christians of the Holy Land are rarely discussed in the West. However, for one night in Toronto, they were the focus of over 350 guests at the St. Michael’s College School Centre for the Arts. The diverse audience came to see the Toronto premiere of Across the Divide. This S+L documentary takes viewers […]

Across the Divide comes to Toronto tonight

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Salt + Light Media

S+L fans in the GTA, the long-awaited Toronto premiere of Across the Divide is upon us. The screening takes place tonight at 7 pm at St. Michael’s College School Theatre at 1515 Bathurst Street. Limited tickets remain and can be purchased the Across the Divide website. Proceeds from this special event will go toward Salt […]

‘The world needs to know’: S+L tour heads to Toronto

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Kris Dmytrenko

If you’ve outlawed religion and politics when dining with the in-laws, then you should avoid bringing up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at your Labour Day BBQ. This volatile mixture of policy and prophecy will singe everyone on the patio, and becomes even more combustible with a little alcohol. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a […]

New trailer debuts for the Across the Divide Tour

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Kris Dmytrenko

In anticipation of our special screenings in Toronto on Sept. 5 and Ottawa on Sept. 19, here is the brand new second trailer for the S+L documentary Across the Divide. Check out the Across the Divide website to learn more about the tour, which is co-sponsored by CNEWA Canada and the Archdioceses of Toronto and […]

Across the Divide in Ottawa and Toronto

Friday, August 10, 2012

Salt + Light Media

Salt + Light is pleased to announce we will be hosting special screenings of our latest film, Across the Divide, in Toronto and Ottawa this September. The film depicts the plight of the students of Bethlehem University and the struggles faced by the De La Salle Brothers who administer the school. Bethlehem University is the […]

‘Enlightening educational opportunity’: CNS reviews Across the Divide

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Kris Dmytrenko

Last month, S+L held two sold-out screenings of Across the Divide, our new documentary that’s got people talking. The most recent screening (sponsored by CNEWA Canada, the Canada-Atlantic Lieutenancy of the EOHSJ and the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth) was held at Halifax’s Empire Cinemas — alongside the summer blockbusters one would expect at such a venue. […]