Abraham’s Bridge documents an experiment in intentional proximity in the American Midwest. The film chronicles the construction of a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center on 38 acres in Omaha: connected by a circular wooden bridge, a vast donation garden, and a quietly disruptive vision, Tri-Faith seeks to cross boundaries and build new forms of engagement. They must also confront difficult questions about the limits of the Abrahamic model, declining affiliation of youth, and the rising currents of division. After October 7, 2023, they can no longer avoid the topic of Israel/Palestine and must find a way forward.

This short film is a place-based, visual case study which connects the particular and universal in its depiction of lived religion. Here, religion is expressed through architecture, agriculture, and through daily relational activity. While the story is distinctly American, told through the unique lens of Omaha, as a case study of co-location it facilitates critical reflection and comparative exploration--whether in analogous spaces like the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, the House of One in Berlin (now under construction), or in other spaces of unplanned, unintentional, or unwanted religious proximity.

This event will feature the Producer/Director of Abraham’s Bridge, Elinor (Ellie) Pierce, who is the research director at the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, a writer, consultant, and independent filmmaker.

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