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Tag: Film Discussions

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Running film discussions for outreach

By Tony Watkins24 November 201724 November 2017 Categories: Film, Media Tags: Evangelism, Film, Film Discussions

Why and how should we use film discussions in evangelism? Using films within our communication is very helpful because film is an extremely popular medium. Long-form television is arguably more popular, but film remains immensely important. Second, film is powerful because it is ‘multimodal’ – it doesn’t communicate in a single mode (images, spoken words,…

Running a film discussion evening

By Tony Watkins11 November 20104 October 2013 Categories: Film Tags: Film, Film Analysis, Film Discussions 4 Comments

popcorn from Crestock Stock Photos I often lead film discussions, but there’s enormous value in organising leading them yourself rather than depending on some ‘expert’ from outside (though sometimes that can be a good thing – I’m still open to invitations!). Here are some brief guidelines. I’ll add to this and expand on some of…

Great Films for Film Discussions 2013

By Tony Watkins23 September 201330 April 2014 Categories: Film Tags: Cultural Engagement, Film & Bible Blog (Culturewatch), Film Discussions, Films

I have had a post on this site for a long time listing some great films for film discussions (which I’ve updated occasionally), as well as a post on how to run film discussions. Since Damaris launched Damaris Film Clubs in 2013, more people have been asking me which movies are the best for group…

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