Contact
Kristin Peterson
kpeterson@dom.edu
(708) 524-6452
March 4, 2010
Dominican University presents screening of "The Calling"
Dominican University will present a screening of the film The Calling followed by a question and answer session with the director, David Ranghelli, on Monday, March 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Springer Suites, Crown Library, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest.
The Calling is an award-winning documentary that follows three members of a newly formed Catholic community that aids the poor in Lima, Peru. The film provides a unique glimpse into the nature of belief and the bonds of family. The Calling is a film about hard choices and having the faith to make them, delving into the fundamental and enduring questions that provide meaning and value to our lives.
The Calling is the winner of the Best International Documentary award at the Queens International Film Festival, and an official selection of the 29th Breckenridge Festival of Film, the 2010 Gasparilla International Film Festival, and the 26th Chicago Latino Film Festival.
This film screening is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lisa Petrov, assistant professor of Spanish at Dominican, at (708) 524-6678 or visit the film’s website at www.thecallingdocumentary.com
Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s degrees in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and master’s degrees through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the School of Learning and Continuing Studies. In the 2010 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top 20 of Midwest master’s level universities and included it as one of 15 Midwest “Great Schools at Great Prices.”
