Film Fest HD (103): Merton: A Film Biography 10pm ET

[Sean Mota]

"Merton: A Film Biography" provides a look at the man who was hailed as a prophet and also censured for outspoken social criticism and anti-war views. In addition to a popular autobiography, "The Seven Storey Mountain," Merton wrote over sixty books on the pressing social issues of his time. Passages from Merton's writing and combined with scenes from significant places in his life during in this 57 minute video. There are also interviews with those who knew Merton, from the Dalai Lama and poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti to Nicaragua's Minister of Culture Ernesto Cardneal and folk singer Joan Baez. For those who have just begun to read Merton's folk, this film biography provides a solid introduction to his overall body of work.