Eastern Christianity

Produced for the Tretyakov Gallery.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about the role of icons in traditional Russian Orthodox life based on the collections of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
205 minutes; released 1966.
A 15th-century monk perseveres in painting icons despite the civil disruptions and cruel turmoil of his times. In Russian with English subtitles.

Produced by St. Innocent/Firebird Videos.
18 minutes; released 1991.
A documentary about the Savior-Andronikov Monastery in Moscow and its museum of icons.

Produced by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood.
28 minutes; released 2001.
A documentary about the Bethlehem Cave, the highest Orthodox church in the world.

Directed by Lydia Carras.
54 minutes; released 1991.
The life and work of Stephen Runciman, one of the foremost Byzantine scholars of the twentieth century.

Directed by Ron Johnston and Derek Towers.
208 minutes; released 1997.
A Learning Channel documentary on the Byzantine Empire, shot on location in nine countries.

Directed by Misjel Vermeiren.
45 minutes; released 2001.
The St. Petersburg Choir performs a program of Orthodox chants by some of Russia's greatest 19th and 20th century composers in one of Eastern Europe's most beautiful churches.

Directed by Mark Nassief.
300 minutes; released 1996.
Orthodox apologist, Frank Schaeffer, addresses how Orthodoxy is different from Catholicism and Protestantism, how Orthodoxy is particularly relevant to modern America, and why Orthodoxy must remain faithful to tradition.

Directed by Nicholas J. Furris.
86 minutes; released 1992.
A documentary about the history, traditions, and sacraments of the Orthodox Church.

Directed by Nicholas J. Furris.
57 minutes; released 1989.
Filmed at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, this documentary focuses on icons as objects of religious worship and artistic achievement.

Produced by St. Innocent/Firebird Videos.
120 minutes; released 1995.
An instructional video on making prayer ropes used by Byzantine Christians as an aid in reciting the Jesus Prayer.

Produced by St. Innocent/Firebird Videos.
83 minutes; released 2002.
A documentary about making the bread used for the Divine Liturgy.

Produced by Byzantine Eparchy of Parma.
38 minutes; released 2007.
Two programs (10 minutes and 28 minutes) giving basic historical and theological information on the formation of the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Directed by Nicholas J. Furris.
58 minutes; released 1989.
Takes the viewer through the ancient and sacred grounds of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the magnificent Byzantine worship sites which constitute the place Greek Orthodox Christians around the world view as the seat of their spiritual leader, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Focuses on the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, particularly in light of the recent changes in eastern Europe.

Produced by Regina Orthodox Press.
85 minutes; released 1996.
Popular lay apologist Frank Schaeffer tells the story of his conversion to Orthodoxy.

Produced by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
24 minutes; released 2004.
A brief journey through an ancient and timeless tradition. Superb introduction to the Orthodox Church for non-Orthodox friends and relatives. Highlights scenes from the liturgy and Holy Week, offering an overview of church history along with inspirational interviews with clergy and laypeople. Useful outreach tool for presentation and sale at parish festivals etc.

Produced by Regina Orthodox Press.
123 minutes; released 1996.
Popular lay apologist Frank Schaeffer speaks practically as to how to reach out to the surrounding non-Orthodox culture.

Directed by Frank Frost.
56 minutes; released 2003.
A guide to Biblical and early Christian sites in Turkey.

Produced by Light and Life Publishing Comp.
35-minute episodes; released 1985.
Covers almost every important aspect of marriage from an Orthodox Christian point of view.

Directed by Viktor Ryzhko.
60 minutes; released 1992.
A documentary about the life of Orthodox saint and martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fedorovna, aunt of Tsar Nicholas II.

Directed by Robert Krantz.
30-minute episodes; released 2008.
Biographies of the following saints: Anthony, Athanasius, Basil, Catherine, Constantine, Demetrios, Dionysius, George, Haralambos, Helen, John the Baptist, John Chrysostom, the Archangel Michael, Nektarios, Nicholas, Peter, Paul.

Directed by David Nunn.
40 minutes; released 1999.
Host Nunn takes viewers to Turkey on a tour of the seven cities mentioned in Revelation chapters 2-3.

Produced by Ignatius Productions.
30 minutes; released 2003.
The life of Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky, a Ukranian Catholic bishop, who suffered many years of persecution by the Communists.

Produced by the Eternal Word Television Network.
60 minutes; released 2005.
The Divine Liturgy (Holy Qurbono) of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church offered on July 26, 2006, in Irondale, Alabama, by the Most Reverend Joseph Mar Thomas, Apostolic Visitator of North America and Europe.

Directed by Aurélien Bouchard.
60-minute episodes; released 1993.
A step-by-step instructional tool on the process of creating traditional Byzantine icons.

Directed by John Bulmer.
53 minutes; released 2012.
This is a visit to the Greek Orthodox monastery on Mt. Sinai, one of the oldest surviving monasteries in the world.

Produced by the Teaching Company.
30-minute lectures; released 2001.
Byzantine civilization played an important role in the Renaissance that reshaped the West. This course investigates the transition of Mediterranean power and culture from Rome to the eastern portion of the Roman Empire in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D.