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Call for Film Reviews

Call for Film Reviews

By JCS Editor

We invite reviews of films in Contemplative Studies. Rigorous and insightful reviews are an integral part of JCS’s mission to inform and connect scholars and practitioners in the field of Contemplative Studies. Proposals are invited to review new films, as well as foundational works of filmmaking released in the last few years.

A few possible titles for which we are looking for reviewers include:

  1. The Mountain Path. One Mind Productions, Edward Burger, 2021
  2. Free: Duc in Altum. Bosco Films, Santos Blanco, 2023
  3. Dark Red Forest. Autlook Films, Huaqing Jin, 2021
  4. Zen for Nothing. Zeitgeist Films, Werner Penzel, 2018
  5. Carving the Divine. Yujiro Seki, 2023
  6. The Departure. Lana Wilson, 2017
  7. Tukdam: Between Worlds. Donagh Coleman, 2022
  8. Perfect Days. Wim Wenders, 2023

Proposals for reviews of other recent films in Contemplative Studies and new film suggestions are welcome. 

Film reviews are in the range of 750 to 1,500 words and are published on a rolling basis. If interested, please contact the JCS Editors at: contemplativejournal@virginia.edu. 

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