Martin Doblmiere
Martin Doblmiere is an American documentary filmmaker, known for directing films for Public Television including The Power of Forgiveness (2003), An American conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story (2017), and Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (2019)
Early life[edit]
Martin Doblmiere was born on April 13, 1951, in Queens, New York to Joseph and Marilyn Doblmeier. The oldest son, he was followed by a brother, Robert and a sister, Debbie. Joseph Doblmeier was a convention manager and the family moved from New York to Virginia and then to Rhode Island.[1]
Education[edit]
Martin attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island from 1965-1969. Then from 1969-1973, he attended Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island majoring in Religious Studies. From 1978-1979 he attended Boston University’s School of Public Communication (now College of Communication) graduating with a Master of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism.[2]
Early Career[edit]
In 1976-1977 he was staff writer at the Providence Visitor (now the Rhode Island Catholic) covering area religious news and contributing articles to the Catholic News Service. In 1980 he created the nationally syndicated television series Real to Reel. It was one of the first major productions for the newly formed Catholic Communications Campaign, part of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Real to Reel profiled leading religious figures, particularly in the Catholic Church. The first program featured Mother Teresa who had recently won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Journey Films[edit]
In 1985 Doblmeier launched Journey Films, to further produce major documentary films for national broadcast.
Early Films[edit]
The first film created was The Heart Has Its Reasons, a profile of Jean Vanier and his L’Arche communities for men and women with intellectual disabilities. The film won Doblmeier his first Gabriel Award and was broadcast on television stations and around the world. Following The Heart Has Its Reasons were two more film about communities of faith; Taize: That Little Springtime about the Taize Community in France and Grounds for Peace, about the Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. Both programs aired on Public Television.
Other films followed including Creativity: Touching the Divine, Final Blessing, Take Away This Anger and American Byzantine.
Bonhoeffer[edit]
In 2003 Journey Films produced Bonhoeffer, a feature-length documentary film on the German pastor and Nazi resister, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Released into theaters and airing nationally on American Public Television, The Los Angeles Times wrote: "a heroic odyssey that is illuminated with admirable clarity in Martin Doblmeier’s outstanding documentary.”[3] The New York Times wrote: “Martin Doblmeier has assembled a touching narrative on the nature of faith.”[4]
The Power of Forgiveness[edit]
The Power of Forgiveness (2007) is a film comprised of dramatic short stories profiling the Amish, Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh and others. Screening events were held nationwide including at the United Nations, the Washington National Cathedral and a special screening in honor of the tragedy at Virginia Tech. The film won top honors at the Sun Valley Film Festival. A companion book, written by former New York Times religion writer Kenneth Briggs was released with the film.
The Adventist Trilogy[edit]
A series of films on the Seventh-day Adventist Church followed, including The Adventists, The Adventists 2, and The BLUEPRINT: The Story of Adventist Education.[5] Each aired nationally on American Public Television.
Chaplains[edit]
A two-hour long documentary film by Doblmiere, Chaplains showed individuals from Christian, Catholic, Buddhist, Muslim, and Jewish faith traditions serving in the military, prisons, police departments and other secular professions. The film also included profiles of United States House of Representatives chaplain Patrick Conroy, and United States Senate chaplain Barry Black.[6]
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story[edit]
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story (2017), explores the life of Reinhold Niebuhr, a leading American public theologian of the 20th century. Featured in the film are President Jimmy Carter, author David Brooks (commentator), civil rights leader Andrew Young, theologian Stanley Hauerwas and others.[7] A companion book written by Jeremy Sabella was released with the film. Screening events for the film were held nationwide including Harvard Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary.
Filmography[edit]
- American Byzantine (2000)
- Bonhoeffer (2001)
- The Power of Forgiveness (2003)
- Albert Schweitzer: Call to Africa (2006)
- The Adventists (2006)
- The Adventists 2 (2010)
- The Blueprint: The Story of Adventist Education (2013)
- Chaplains (2016)
- An American conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story (2017)
- Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (2019)
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- ↑ Ken Adelman, "Journey Films: Interview With Martin Doblmeier on Film& Religion; 'Bonhoeffer', Washingtonian, Oct 1, 2006
- ↑ Carrie Lemaster, "Martin Doblmeier - Biography", IMDB
- ↑ Kevin Thomas, "In 'Bonhoeffer,' a moving testament to a theologian's faith", The Los Angeles Times, Oct 10, 2003
- ↑ Elvis Mitchell, "FILM IN REVIEW; 'Bonhoeffer', The New York Times, Jun 20, 2003
- ↑ David George, "Film Review: Martin Doblmeier's Documentary on Adventist Education, Spectrum Magazine, Nov 4, 2013
- ↑ Adelle M. Banks, "How Chaplains 'Lean Into The Painful Places', Huffington Post, Nov 2, 2015
- ↑ Kristi McGuire, "An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story, The Chicago Blog, Feb 20, 2017
