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Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Martin Doblmeier, filmmaker

March 14, 2025

Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Martin Doblmeier, filmmaker

Date and Time: Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.

Location: Umble Center

Cost: Free and open to the public

Martin Doblmeier, an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose portraits of religious leaders have aired nationally on public television, will deliver the Yoder Public Affairs presentation at Goshen College on Tuesday, April 15.

Doblmeier, the founder of Journey Films, will speak about his film series “Prophetic Voices,” which chronicles the legacy of five faith leaders: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy Day, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Reinhold Niebuhr and Howard Thurman.

The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center. The talk will be followed by a Q & A session. Refreshments will be served after the presentation, providing an opportunity to visit with Doblmeier.

Doblmeier, who has shaped the landscape of religious documentaries much as Ken Burns has done for secular historical subjects, recently released “Sabbath: An Ancient Practice Meets the Modern World,” a two-hour documentary film for public television.

Doblmeier founded Journey Films in 1983 as a production company specializing in religion, faith and spirituality. Journey Films has produced more than 35 documentary films that have aired on PBS, ABC, NBC, the BBC and broadcast outlets around the world.

Journey Films have won three regional Emmys; 10 Gabriel Awards for the nation’s best film on a topic of religion; three awards at the U.S. International Film and Television Festival; and many other awards.

During his stay at Goshen College, Doblmeier will also meet with faculty and students and speak in Screenwriting and Digital Media Production classes.

The Frank and Betty Jo Yoder Public Affairs Lecture is an endowed program that was created for Goshen College in 1978 by Frank (1917-1996) and Betty Jo Yoder of Goshen. The series invites speakers of national note to address topics of timely interest.