Thomas Keating: A Rising Tide of Silence – Film Panel Discussion
A documentary about the contemplative religious movement and the practice of centered prayer, focusing on one of its pioneer practitioners.
Thomas Keating: A Rising Tide of Silence is a reflective portrait of Father Thomas Keating, one of the most influential spiritual leaders of the 20th and early 21st centuries and widely known as the pioneer in the worldwide Christian contemplative prayer movement.
Come and enjoy an online screening of this film followed by a live panel discussion with director Peter C. Jones, Elena Mannes, Fr Laurence Freeman, David Lorimer
Peter C. Jones is an expert in the dissemination and preservation of archives. He is President of the Josef Breitenbach Foundation; and a publisher; documentary film director and producer; author and fine art photographer.
As President of the Josef and Yaye Breitenbach Foundation, he established the Josef Breitenbach Archive at The Center for Creative Photography in Tucson and became a member of the Board of Fellows. Since 1986 he has organized twenty-nine one-person Josef Breitenbach exhibitions in the United States and Europe and published eleven Breitenbach books. He is a former consultant to The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Aperture Foundation, and the Paul Strand Archive.
His first documentary, A Rising Tide of Silence, about the life and world reach of Father Thomas Keating, who introduced Centering Prayer to a wide western audience, premiered at the 2013 Aspen Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award. The sequel, Thomas Keating: From The Mind to The Heart, was released in 2018. Both are available on Amazon Prime. Additionally, he edited and published The Secret Embrace by theologian Abbot Thomas Keating.
Bonni Benrubi Gallery in New York mounted two one-person exhibitions of his work, the first based on his book Sweep Out Cottage published by Nazraeli Press. Subsequently, KMR Arts has mounted three one-person exhibitions, most recently Jungle Stories in 2021, each with an accompanying catalogue.
He is the author of The Changing Face of America (Prentice Hall Press) and the co-author of three other books including Social Gardens (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). His photographs, articles, and op-ed pieces have been published by The New York Times Magazine, Connoisseur, Smart Money, Aperture, The Providence Journal, and L’Oeil de la Photographie.
During his career Peter C. Jones has been directly involved in the editing, design, and production of more that sixty-five books and the organization of more than seventy-five exhibitions. He is a regular contributor to L’Oeil de la Photographie, the daily on-line magazine of photography published in French and English. Articles include Sally Mann: 1000 Crossings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and profiles of Michael Wilson and David Drebin.
Since 2019, he has served as a Commissioner of the Malibu Arts Commissioner.
In 1974 he graduated with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied privately with Harry Callahan for his entire senior year.
Peter C. Jones lives in Malibu with his wife, Charlotte M. Frieze, who is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and, for nine years, the Garden Editor of House & Garden magazine published by Condé Nast.
Elena Mannes is a multi-award-winning news and documentary Director/Producer and Writer. Her television work has appeared on both public and commercial television. Her honors include six national Emmys, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Directors Guild of America Awards, and nine Cine Golden Eagles.
Mannes’s career has encompassed an exceptional range of work – from commercial network hard news, magazine shows and long-form programs to public television and cable documentaries. She has senior produced for both commercial and public TV.
Mannes’ productions include the feature documentary film Amazing Grace (PBS), which won the Directors Guild Award as well as an Emmy for directing. She has also directed, produced, and written numerous hour-length documentaries for CBS News and ABC News. She co-directed with Peter Jones, the film The Rising Tide of Silence about Father Thomas Keating.
Mannes developed, produced, and directed the primetime PBS special, THE MUSIC INSTINCT: SCIENCE & SONG, a co-production with WNET/Thirteen. She was also co-Executive Producer as well as Director/Writer/Producer of the two-hour program, which aired on PBS in June 2009. THE MUSIC INSTINCT was honored with the Grand Prix at the Paris cience International Film Festival and the BANFF award for best Science & Technology program.
Mannes is a published author. Her first book, The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song, was published by Walker Books/Bloomsbury USA (2011). Soul Dog: A Journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals was published by Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. in 2018.
Laurence Freeman OSB
With Irish and English roots, Laurence Freeman was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at New College, Oxford University. Before entering monastic life, he worked with the United Nations in New York, in Banking and Journalism. He is Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) a global, inclusive contemplative community. Fr. Laurence Freeman is a monk of the Benedictine Congregation of Monte Oliveto Maggiore. He is the director and spiritual guide of the World Community for Christian Meditation. John Main was his teacher and Fr. Laurence assisted him in establishing the foundations of the Community. Fr. Laurence is the author of a number of books on Christian Meditation. He travels extensively giving presentations and leading Christian Meditation Retreats.
David Lorimer is a visionary polymath who is Global Ambassador and Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network, Editor of Paradigm Explorer and Chair of the Galileo Commission. He has been creating the Mystics and Scientists conferences for 35 years and is the originator of the Beyond the Brain conferences. His most recent books are A Quest for Wisdom and his collection of poems, Better Light a Candle.
TICKETS
A Vimeo link of the film will be sent out at 5.30 pm on Friday, 20 September, for your virtual screening. The suggested start time to begin watching is 5.30 pm Saturday, 21 September. A Zoom panel discussion will then follow from 7 pm – 8.30 pm on Saturday.
Please note: All bookings will receive a link to view the panel discussion RECORDING.
Speakers
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David LorimerWriter, Lecturer, Poet, EditorDavid Lorimer, MA, PGCE, FRSA is a visionary polymath – writer, lecturer, poet and editor who is a Founder of Character Education Scotland, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and former President of Wrekin Trust and the Swedenborg Society. David is also the Editor of Paradigm Explorer, and Chair of the Galileo Commission, which seeks the expand the evidence base of science of consciousness beyond a materialistic world view.
Originally a merchant banker then a teacher of philosophy and modern languages at Winchester College, he is the author and editor of over a dozen books, including Survival? Death as Transition (1984,2017) Resonant Mind (originally Whole in One) (1990/2017), The Spirit of Science (1998), Thinking Beyond the Brain (2001), The Protein Crunch (with Jason Drew) and A New Renaissance (edited with Oliver Robinson). He has edited three books about the Bulgarian sage Beinsa Douno (Peter Deunov): Prophet for our Times (1991, 2015), The Circle of Sacred Dance, and Gems of Love, which is a translation of his prayers and formulas into English. His book on the ideas and work of the Prince of Wales – Radical Prince (2003) – has been translated into Dutch, Spanish and French. His most recent books are A Quest for Wisdom and his collection of poems, Better Light a Candle.
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Laurence FreemanMonkWith Irish and English roots, Laurence Freeman, OSB was educated by the Benedictines and studied English Literature at New College, Oxford University. Before entering monastic life, he worked with the United Nations in New York, in Banking and Journalism. He is Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) a global, inclusive contemplative community.
Fr. Laurence Freeman is a monk of the Benedictine Congregation of Monte Oliveto Maggiore. His is the director and spiritual guide of the World Community for Christian Meditation. John Main was his teacher and Fr. Laurence assisted him in establishing the foundations of the Community. Fr. Laurence is the author of a number of books on Christian Meditation. He travels extensively giving presentations and leading Christian Meditation Retreats.
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Elena MannesDirector/Producer and WriterElena Mannes is a multi-award-winning news and documentary Director/Producer and Writer. Her television work has appeared on both public and commercial television. Her honors include six national Emmys, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Directors Guild of America Awards, and nine Cine Golden Eagles.
Mannes’s career has encompassed an exceptional range of work – from commercial network hard news, magazine shows and long-form programs to public television and cable documentaries. She has senior produced for both commercial and public TV.
Mannes’ productions include the feature documentary film Amazing Grace (PBS), which won the Directors Guild Award as well as an Emmy for directing. She has also directed, produced, and written numerous hour-length documentaries for CBS News and ABC News. She co-directed with Peter Jones, the film The Rising Tide of Silence about Father Thomas Keating.
Mannes developed, produced, and directed the primetime PBS special, THE MUSIC INSTINCT: SCIENCE & SONG, a co-production with WNET/Thirteen. She was also co-Executive Producer as well as Director/Writer/Producer of the two-hour program, which aired on PBS in June 2009. THE MUSIC INSTINCT was honored with the Grand Prix at the Paris cience International Film Festival and the BANFF award for best Science & Technology program.
Mannes is a published author. Her first book, The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song, was published by Walker Books/Bloomsbury USA (2011). Soul Dog: A Journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals was published by Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. in 2018.
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Peter C. JonesPresident, Publisher, DirectorPeter C. Jones is an expert in the dissemination and preservation of archives. He is President of the Josef Breitenbach Foundation; and a publisher; documentary film director and producer; author and fine art photographer.
As President of the Josef and Yaye Breitenbach Foundation, he established the Josef Breitenbach Archive at The Center for Creative Photography in Tucson and became a member of the Board of Fellows. Since 1986 he has organized twenty-nine one-person Josef Breitenbach exhibitions in the United States and Europe and published eleven Breitenbach books. He is a former consultant to The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Aperture Foundation, and the Paul Strand Archive.
His first documentary, A Rising Tide of Silence, about the life and world reach of Father Thomas Keating, who introduced Centering Prayer to a wide western audience, premiered at the 2013 Aspen Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award. The sequel, Thomas Keating: From The Mind to The Heart, was released in 2018. Both are available on Amazon Prime. Additionally, he edited and published The Secret Embrace by theologian Abbot Thomas Keating.
Bonni Benrubi Gallery in New York mounted two one-person exhibitions of his work, the first based on his book Sweep Out Cottage published by Nazraeli Press. Subsequently, KMR Arts has mounted three one-person exhibitions, most recently Jungle Stories in 2021, each with an accompanying catalogue.
He is the author of The Changing Face of America (Prentice Hall Press) and the co-author of three other books including Social Gardens (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). His photographs, articles, and op-ed pieces have been published by The New York Times Magazine, Connoisseur, Smart Money, Aperture, The Providence Journal, and L’Oeil de la Photographie.
During his career Peter C. Jones has been directly involved in the editing, design, and production of more that sixty-five books and the organization of more than seventy-five exhibitions. He is a regular contributor to L’Oeil de la Photographie, the daily on-line magazine of photography published in French and English. Articles include Sally Mann: 1000 Crossings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and profiles of Michael Wilson and David Drebin.
Since 2019, he has served as a Commissioner of the Malibu Arts Commissioner.
In 1974 he graduated with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied privately with Harry Callahan for his entire senior year.
Peter C. Jones lives in Malibu with his wife, Charlotte M. Frieze, who is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and, for nine years, the Garden Editor of House & Garden magazine published by Condé Nast.
