USA | Documentary | 2010 | English | 81 minutes | NC16
Directed by Catherine Corona
Premieres 5 January 2011
“The Great Mystery” is an inspiring, entertaining and deeply touching feature documentary. Until human civilization can evolve to bridging the divisions between the religions and coming to greater unity we can never hope to have peace in our world.
This movie shows the true depth of connection between all faith traditions and is a welcome breath of reality that goes beyond the sensationalistic news shows, which primarily depict radical religionists, thereby creating misunderstanding, fear and conflict. “The Great Mystery” shows the truth, that we of different faiths share much, much more than we may as yet realize.
The movie follows one woman as she travels across western America asking universal questions. Why are we here? Who is God? Will there ever be peace?
Her journey takes her to encounters with one of the first woman Rabbis, The Staff Keeper of The Lakota Nation, an African American Christian businessman, a Tibetan Buddhist Monk, Hindu Worshippers, an Islamic Cleric, a famous religious scholar, Muslim teenagers, and a salty old cowboy.
About the Director
Catherine Corona was born in 1956 in Chicago, IL. Throughout her childhood and young adulthood, Catherine was exposed to many different spiritual traditions. She has continued her spiritual studies for more than 30 years.
One of Catherine’s earliest influences was her uncle, P. Michael O’Sullivan an award winning photojournalist and cinematographer who used his art to combat social injustice.
Catherine attended college at the University of Colorado-Boulder. She got a job as a fashion model to work her way through school, and eventually she began working in the film industry. Catherine earned a BA in Distributed Studies (environmental biology, pschycology and English), and continued working her way into the industry after working in all departments she became a script supervisor working with hundreds of directors.
In the last 28 years, Catherine has worked on more than 450 commercials, five feature films and several TV episodes. She won a first place award for her cable access series in “Exploring Spirit in Everyday Life.” She is the author of the book, Loving: Tapping Your Spiritual Source, which was a finalist for the Nautilus Award in 2004.
She has a certificate in counseling from University of Santa Monica and holds her masters and doctorate degrees in spiritual science from Peace Theological Seminary and college of philosophy.
Her lifetime interest in exploring spiritual traditions, and her career in the film industry created a powerful combination of passion and talent that led her to develop the concept for “The Great Mystery,” her directorial debut.
Catherine lives on a small ranch in Colorado with her horses, birds, dog, cats and the local rabbits, coyotes, eagles, owls, hawks. She has been a volunteer with woman inmates, and wildlife rehabilitation.
The Great Mystery will be screening in Singapore from 5th January 2011.
