Independent Lens "The Calling"

WXXI's Community Cinema invites you to a free screenings of the Independent Lens feature film The Calling.

Join us Thursday, December 16 at 7 p.m. as WXXI's Community Cinema presents a screening of The Calling . The event is free and open to the public. The screening will be held at WXXI's Studios and followed by a panel discussion.

A behind-the-scenes look at young Americans — Christian, Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim — preparing to become the nation’s next generation of religious leaders, The Calling follows their transformation from idealistic students into ordained religious professionals. This four-hour special event explores the forces that are drawing a new generation of young people to serve their communities and their faith.

To learn more about upcoming screenings, click here.

Pictured: Bilal Ansari is in the Muslim Chaplaincy program at Hartford Seminary
Credit: Courtesy of The Kindling Group