The film is about an amazing person, a talented and selfless teacher, Galina Alakhverdiants, who with her love for beauty saved her students from "the street" in the heyday of acute drug addiction in Nalchik (small town in Southern Russia). Theatre, music, poetry - all this has joyfully filled lives
The official Orthodox Health podcast hosted by Dr. Michael Christian.
Filmed during the first celebration of his April feast day in 2019, locals and pilgrims share their remembrances of St. Amphilochios (1889-1970), a tireless spiritual father, missionary, and founder of orphanages and monasteries. He was a spiritual son of St Nektarios of Aegina, and spiritual father
"Iraclie Porumbescu, the bearer of light" opens a window into the life of an exceptional soul: priest, writer and father of a great composer. Born in 1823 in Suceviţa, Iraclie Porumbescu rises from the conditions of a rural life, devoted to family and faith, and becomes one of the essential figures
September 2023, in the anniversary year of the 140th anniversary of Ciprian Porumbescu's death, 170th anniversary of his birth, and 200th anniversary of the birth of his father, priest Iraclie Porumbescu - a good opportunity for a pilgrimage to Chernivtsi. And we set off, a director (Cristina Chirva
The documentary tells the story of Toma Arnăuţoiu (1921-1959), the cavalry officer who, after being put in reserve for political reasons, became the leader of the anti-communist resistance group from Nucşoara (Argeş County), which operated in the southern Fărăgaş Mountains. He was caught after almos
At the age of 20, Prince Alexander won one of the greatest victories in the history of Russia and the world, for which he is called Nevsky. With firm faith in God and a small, chosen army, he defeated a far more numerous enemy.
Azo, a spirited young Orthodox man in a wheelchair, and his devoted father, Gocha, navigate the challenges of living with disabilities in Georgia while constructing a wheelchair-accessible home.
After being cast out by Abraham and Sarah, Hagar and her son Ishmael are forced into the wilderness with nothing but faith and each other. As thirst, fear, and hopelessness close in, Hagar must fight to protect her son and trust that God has not abandoned them.
Maria saves a man from drowning, just as she was about to take her own life, only to find out that small acts of kindness can come back and change your life.
Unable to cope with the insufferable burden of unrequited love, desperate and love-smitten Alexandros summons up the courage to steal a boat. Yearning to accomplish his Quixotic dream, and meet in person the unattainable object of his desire, instead, Alexandros finds himself stranded in the treache
Sorcery is a short documentary exploring the Orthodox Christian perspective on the occult, including practices such as spellcasting and fortune-telling. Through a four-part structure, the film examines why people are drawn to these practices, exposes their deception, and presents the teachings of th
Chrysoula, who died in 1887 at the age of 17, was buried under the floor of her family's home in a small village 100 kilometres from Istanbul. Thirty-seven years later, due to population exchange, Chrysoula's family had to leave her buried under the house floor as they were deported to Northern Gree
A film about the Greek Orthodox mission in the Pacific. Meet the priests, nuns and the children whose lives have been touched and transformed by the vision of the man who had the courage to start everything with nothing but the love of Christ. To see for yourself the power of that faith, love and ho
Letting in the Light follows Sister Thekla, an iconographer who travelled to Wellington from the Congo in Africa to paint the Pantocrator on the dome of the Evangelismos church in Wellington, New Zealand.
Keeping the Faith takes you on a nationwide tour, visiting the local Greek Orthodox Churches throughout New Zealand and meeting the people behind them.
This story begins just outside of the village of Coma, Egypt around the year AD 270, when a man named Anthony leaves the world behind for a life of asceticism in the desert. This account, adapted from the classic book The Life of St. Anthony by St. Athanasius, tells of Anthony’s earliest encounters
Abba Moses was one of the great desert fathers of Egypt. He lived a wretched life before becoming a monk, even leading a band of thieves. But in time, he repented and spent the rest of his life in an ascetic struggle to purify himself. He was guided by Abba Macarius the Great and Abba Isidore. The t
St. Nektarios was one of the most influential figures in Orthodoxy during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century and yet during his lifetime he suffered unjust persecution, often lived in poverty and was ridiculed and marginalized by those of the world who judge only by appearances
Trisagion Film's first video made specifically for children. It's a story taken from the childhood of St. Paisios the Athonite (known as Arsenios before becoming a monk) when he found himself challenged by a friend who said that Jesus was just a man. Watch to see and hear how young Arsenios responde
"Hear Me with Fire: The Life of Prophet Elijah" It's about the life and significance of the fiery prophet Elijah, the solitary and ascetical figure from the Old Testament who worked wonders like a second Moses and also prefigured events and people later seen in the New Testament. He battled false p
In the latest episode of ‘Chronicles of the Desert’, we briefly learn about three saints that were added to the church calendar on March 9th, 2020 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. These three modern elders benefited from the system of spiritual fatherhood that has
Our video about Saint Clodoald (Latin: C(h)lodoaldus, Cloudus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdōwald; 522–c.560 AD), better known as Saint Cloud, was a Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, who preferred to renounce royalty and became a hermit and monk. He is venerated as a sai
St. Isaac of Syria was a desert monastic who became the Bishop of Nineveh. The great luminary of the life of stillness, he became a monk at a young age. He was consecrated Bishop of Nineveh but after five months received permission to return to solitude.
Saint Olympia, the Deaconess, lived in Constantinople during the fourth century. The Church commemorates her feast day on July 25th. Learn more about her life in our video!
Our video is about St. Philoumenos, the guardian of Jacob’s Well. St. Philoumenos was the Igumen of the Orthodox monastery of Jacob's Well near the city of Samaria, now called Nablus (Neapolis), in the West Bank, and was martyred on Nov. 16th,1979. His life is a reminder that martyrdom for Christ is
Xenia lived most of her life in eighteenth-century Russia as a homeless fool-for-Christ and displayed remarkable spiritual gifts including clairvoyance. At first, some of the people of St. Petersburg mocked and ridiculed her as a homeless vagabond. Xenia bore this with patience and eventually, they
St. Gabriel of Georgia emerged, along with his homeland, out of more than sixty years of Communist oppression, wounded in his body but free and sanctified in his spirit, shining with his pure, childlike faith.
The Dawn of Mercy: As the Christians put into practice the teaching of Christ on Love and Mercy during plagues and pandemics, they transformed the pagan Roman Empire's way of looking at the poor and sick. This was a revolution that also helped in the Christianization of the Roman Empire. In the subs
Fr. Panayiotis discusses the early Christian understanding of Salvation (σωτηρία) and Redemption (λύτρωσις). In this presentation, Father discusses how Saint Paul viewed the chief enemies of humanity to be sin, death, and the Law of Moses.
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