FAITH IN ARTS: A Conversation with Annie Berman

Faith In Arts: A Conversation with Annie Berman
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Streaming to Vimeo + YouTube
Presented as part of Faith in Arts

Join us for a Faith in Arts Conversation between Annie Berman and Ralph Burns. In this video conversation, Berman discusses the process and journey behind her recent film, THE FAITHFUL: The King, The Pope, The Princess.

FAITH IN ARTS is a series of conversations and interviews with a diverse group of artists, curators, faith leaders, and scholars explores the role of arts in spiritual practice and religious life in the arts.

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Annie Berman is a media artist living and working in New York City. Named one of Independent Magazine’s 10 Filmmakers to Watch, her films, videos, performances, and installations have shown internationally in cinemas, festivals, galleries, universities, and conferences, including the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Le FIFA International Festival of Films on Art, Camden International Film Festival, DocPoint Helsinki, Rooftop Films, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger Berlin, Kassel Hauptbahnhof, Spring / Break Art Show. Past films include: The Faithful: The King, The Pope, The Princess (Winner of the Best Cinematic Essay Prize, Le FIFA 41st Edition); Utopia 1.0: Post-Neo-Futurist-Capitalism in 3D!; Street Views (Winner of the Best Experimental Film Prize, Rome Independent Film Festival); Of Birds and Boundaries.  Her work has received support from the Puffin Foundation, Wave Farm, the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, Grant for the Web, the Center for Independent Documentary, Signal Culture, LABA NYC, The Jewish Film Institute, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and UnionDocs. She holds an MFA in Integrated Media Art from Hunter College, teaches at City College, and is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.

About the Film:

In this Faith in Arts Conversation, Annie Berman discusses her film THE FAITHFUL:

A Pope John Paul II lollipop. An Elvis Presley shower curtain. A Princess Diana teacup. These are just some of the countless pieces of memorabilia that these pop culture icons’ most devoted fans collect and cherish – but why? The Faithful‘s director, Annie Berman, explores the deep veneration and legacies of the Pope, the Princess, and the King. Over the course of 20 years, Berman profiles these figures’ biggest fans and makes numerous pilgrimages to Vatican City, Graceland, and Kensington Palace. As the years go by, the film itself becomes increasingly entwined with Berman’s daily life and identity, much like how the officially licensed knick-knacks define the fans she filmed.

THE FAITHFUL | 90 mins | HD | COLOR | DOLBY 5.1 | CLICK FOR OFFICIAL SITE – INFO & TICKETS
A Fish in the Hand Production
Produced in association with The Center for Independent Documentary and The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective

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