ADMISSIONS

An Award-Winning Film for Peace About the Power of Forgiveness

Admissions stars Academy Award nominee James Cromwell and has been honored with 26 International Awards. It has been translated into German, Italian, Spanish, Farsi, Hebrew, and Arabic, and broadcast to 80 million people worldwide. Additionally, the film is used by The Stanford University Forgiveness Project to teach forgiveness in conflict zones around the world. The theme song in the end credits, “The Time Is Now” was a finalist in the Global Peace Song Awards.

In the film, Academy-award nominee, James Cromwell, plays an enlightened clerk who works in the Admissions Room for the afterlife. He is called on to guide an Israeli couple (Anna Khaja & Anthony Batarse) and a Palestinian (Oren Dayan), who go through admissions together because they have suffered similar tragic endings. As the details of their deaths and how their fates are intertwined become clear, the clerk attempts to teach them the wisdom required to find everlasting peace.

“A public screening of Admissions is a must at every educational institution that wishes to address the sensitive issues of cultural and religious differences. John Viscount’s film provides a rare opportunity to engage such differences while building bridges in a manner that is both realistic and humane. Admissions is essential viewing for us all.”

                  Nirmala S. Salgado – Professor of Religion, Augustana College

“Admissions was a powerful, must-see film. Ultimately, it demonstrates humanity’s common bond and points to love, compassion, and understanding as the antidote to human cruelty.”

Maha Hilal – Peace & Collaborative Development Network

“In its simplicity, Admissions is a film that will haunt you. With 21 minutes, four actors, and a single set, Viscount lays out a modern-day parable where the stakes are high to find the wisdom required to learn true forgiveness…”

Safa Samiezade’-Yazd, Aslan Media

To watch the 20-minute film:https://www.peacenow.com/admissions/

   To purchase Admissions on Amazon or iTunes:

http://www.admissionsfilm.com/purchase.php

ADMISSIONS OFFICIAL SCREENINGS

April 6, 2019
San Mateo, CA — Special Screening for Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group of San Mateo – “Life  Beyond Taking Sides – An Experiential Evening of Engagement and Film”

April 4, 2019
Palo Alto, CA — STANFORD UNIVERSITY –  Special screening with Dr. Fred Luskin, Founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project

April 2, 2019
San Rafael, CA — DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Special Screening with Dr. Gay Lynch

Spring 2019
Italy — 15 Theater Screening Tour sponsored by Associazione Amici di Religion Today Film Festival

October 6, 2018
Pomona, CA — AHISMA NON-VIOLENCE CONFERENCE AT CAL POLY POMONA, “Transformative Education: Lessons from Gandhi, King, Chavez and Mandela”

September 30, 2018
Maid of the Loch, Scotland (via Skype) — 2018-2019 Business Abundance Think-Tank

September 30, 2018
Redondo Beach, CA — PEACE IN THE SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
INTERFAITH CELEBRATION

September 26, 2018
PALO ALTO, CA — STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dr. Fred Luskin, Founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project

September 25, 2018
San Rafael, CA — DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CA, Dr. Gay Lynch

September 16, 2018
Santa Monica, CA — 11 DAYS OF GLOBAL UNITY SCREENING EVENT

March 20, 2018
ROTARY E-Club OF WORLD PEACE Special Online Screening

February 13-16, 2018
Palo Alto, CA — STANFORD UNIVERSITY – 4 screenings with Dr. Fred Luskin, Founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project

February 12, 2018
San Rafael, CA — DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA with Dr. Gay Lynch Special Screening

August, 2017
License agreement with LaScuola SPA in Italy to provide ­4000 DVD’s of the film to schools

November 4, 2017
Santa Monica, CA — PEPSTAR LAUNCH Special screening at the home of Amy & Adam Holiber

November 7, 2017
Los Angeles, CA —  PEPSTAR LAUNCH Special Screening at the home of Shana & Ahmet Zappa

November 19, 2016
Pomona, CA — CAL POLY POMONA UNIVERSITY, DARBI S SETH FOUNDATION CONFERENCE on VIOLENCE, “Giving and Forgiving” Special Screening

August 23, 2016
Atlanta, GA — JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM Special Screening

July 13, 2016
Washington, DC — WASHINGTON DC ROTARY CLUB Special Screening

July 13, 2016
Washington, DC. — SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT with James Cromwell

March 14, 2016
Rock Island, Illinois — AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 2 Special Screenings

Feb. 21 & 23, 2016
Sedona, Arizona — SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL Featured Film

Oct. 17, 2015
Washington, DC — PEACE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE Special Screening

Oct. 15, 2015
Salt Lake City, Utah — PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLDS RELIGIONS Special Screening

July 25, 2015
Potomac, MD — SHAHIN MAFI Residence Special Fundraiser

April 26, 2015
Washington D.C. — DUMBARTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Special Screening

March 21, 2015
St. Petersburg, FL — INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES Special Screening

March 22, 2015
St. Petersburg, FL — AWAKENING INTO THE SUN Special Screening, Outreach and Educational Festival

March 1 & 4, 2015
Silver Spring, MD — BRAHMA KUMARIS MEDITATION MUSEUM Special Screening

March 1, 2015
Potomac, MD — SHAHIN MAFI RESIDENCE Special Screening

February 12, 2015
Detroit, MI — “WHITE RABBIT” FUNDRAISING EVENT Special Screening

January 22, 2015
Erie, PA — GANNON UNIVERSITY Special Screening

December 6, 2014
New York, NY — NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Special Screening,
Tisch School of the Arts/Insight Film Festival

October 30, 2014
Santa Barbara, CA — AWAKENED WORLD FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

October 16, 2014
Harrisonburg, VA —  JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Special Screening

September 18, 2014
Indianapolis, IN — UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS Special Screening

June 21–29, 2014
Yerevan — Armenia FRESCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Message

June 11, 2014
Santa Monica, CA — EXPRESSIONS OF PEACE PEACENOW.COM FUNDRAISER Special Screening

April 17 – 21, 2014
Ginsberg — South Africa GINSBERG FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

April 20, 2014
Paris – France ETHNOGRA FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

March 10, 2014
Chicago, IL — HOSTELLING INT’L CHICAGO 2014 PEACE CONFERENCE Special Screening

December 4, 2013
Jakarta — Indonesia INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

FOR SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION/VISIONARY Official Selection

December 3 – 8, 2013
Sao Paulo — Brazil MOSTRA DE CINEMA E RELIGIAO Official Selection

December 2 – 6, 2013
Boulder, CO — BOLDER LIFE FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection Student Outreach Program

November 20, 2013
Lincoln — UKRITZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

November 15, 2014
Pune, India — GYAN SETU KATTA Special Screening with Speaker Murtaza Bootwala

November 6, 2013
Chicago, Illinois — MORAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Special Screening

October 30, 2013
London — UK WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM Special Screening

October 12, 2014
Croft Farm Arts Center, Cherry Hill, NJ —  BEST OF GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL Special Screening

October 3 – 6, 2013
Colorado Springs, CA — INDIE SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

April 11–13, 2013
Jacksonville, FL —  WORLD ARTS FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

April 6–7, 2013
Lewiston, ME — LEWISTON AUBURN FILM FESTIVAL Nominee – Best Short Film

March 15–17, 2013
Manchester — UK INSIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Coexist Award

February 3, 2013
Los Angeles, CA — GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT STORY CONFERENCE Special Screening

November 28, 29, 2012
New Orleans, LA — SOCIAL CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

November 9, 2012
Calistoga, CA

November 10, 2012
Yountville, CA

November 11, 2012
Napa, CA — NAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

November 4, 2012
Los Angeles, CA —  ARTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Artivist Spirit Award, Best Short Film

October 23, 25, 2012
Uppsala — Sweden UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Children’s Film

October 23, 2012
Palma de Mallorca — Spain EVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Honorable Mention

October 22, 2012
Los Angeles, CA — G.A.T.E. “THEATRE WITHIN FILM SERIES” Agape International Spiritual Center

October 13, 2012
Carmel, CA — CARMEL ART & FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Short Film

October 11, 2012
Portsmouth, NH — NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

October 6, 2012
Teggiano, Salerno — Italy

October 9, 2012
Bassano, Viterbo — Italy

October 10, 2012
Meran, Bolzano — Italy

October 18, 2012
Trento, Trentino — Italy RELIGION TODAY FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

October 6, 2012
Chicago, IL — CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

October 1, 3, 2012
London, UK — RAIN DANCE FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

September 29, 30, 2012
Crested Butte, CO — CRESTED BUTTE FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

September 21–23, 2012
North Hollywood, CA — LOS ANGELES LIMITED ENGAGEMENT Laemmle’s Noho 7

September 21, 2012
Toronto, ON — Canada COMMFFEST GLOBAL COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Making a Difference Award, Short Film

September 19, 20, 23, 2012
Boulder, CO — BOLDER LIFE FESTIVAL Winner – Audience Award, Best Short Narrative Honorable Mention – Best Short Film

September 15, 2012
Los Angeles, CA — THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL – LA EDITION Winner – Best Short Film

September 13, 2012
Los Angeles, CA — LA SHORTS FEST Official Selection

August 30, 2012
Jakarta, Indonesia — INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR PEACE, INSPIRATION AND EQUALITY Winner – Best of Festival Special Jury Award, Lead Actor – James Cromwell Special Jury Award, Screenplay – John Viscount

August 5, 2012
Los Angeles, CA — ZEITGEIST MEDIA FESTIVAL Official Selection

August 1, 2012
Woods Hole, MA — WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Jury Award, Best Narrative Short Winner – Audience Award, Best Dramatic Short

June 2, 2012
Hoboken, NJ — HOBOKEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Short Film

May 16–26, 2012
Cannes, France — FESTIVAL DE CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER Official Selection

May 5, 2012
Loveland, CO — LIFETREE FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Lifetree Film Award

May 4, 2012
Los Angeles, CA — AWARENESS FESTIVAL Winner – Buzz Award, Short Narrative

April 26, 2012
Beverly Hills, CA — BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

April 14, 2012
Villanova, PA — HEARTS AND MINDS FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection

April 14, 2012
Edinboro, PA — SPIRIT QUEST FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Short Film

March 24, 27, 28, 2012
Cleveland, OH — CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Honorable Mention – Audience Choice, Best Short Film Award

March 24, 2012
Asbury Park, NJ — GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Short Narrative

February 25, 2012
Chicago, IL — PEACE ON EARTH FILM FESTIVAL Winner – Best Short Narrative

December 7, 2011
Victoria, BC — Canada CANADIAN DEPT OF PEACE INITIATIVE, VICTORIA CHAPTER Special Screening

October 14, 2011
Venice, CA — OTHER VENICE FILM FESTIVAL Abbot Award – “Most Excellent Short”

October 6, 2011
Cape Town, South Africa — 2011 WORLD SUMMIT for THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR MINISTRIES & INFRASTRUCTURES FOR PEACE Special Advance Screening

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