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Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard Screening & Discussion with Director Sam Sorich and Producer Trevor Cribben Merrill
Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard film poster
As part of the Faith in Focus series, the Hank Center screened Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard and facilitated a discussion with director Sam Sorich and producer Trevor Cribben Merrill.
Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard won the award for best Documentary Feature at the 2024 Avignon International Film Festival.
Event details
September 12, 7pm CDT
Damen Cinema
Damen Student Center, Lake Shore Campus
Attendance is free and all are welcome. Registration required.
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About the film
A timely new documentary about René Girard, the thinker who coined "mimetic desire." Offering a deeply personal portrait of Girard the man and a sweeping narrative of his unfolding thought, "Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard" explores the French polymath's passion for intellectual discovery, his midlife religious conversion, and his quest to uncover the violent origins of human culture.
The film includes exclusive interviews with Girard, previously unknown archival material, and revelations from his family, friends, and colleagues, taking the viewer deep into the life and career of one of the most inspiring and provocative thinkers of our time.
About Sam Sorich
Producer, Director, DP, Editor of Things Hidden. Sam Sorich is an award-winning filmmaker and the creator of the anthology film series 8beats. He discovered his passion for filmmaking when first making skateboard videos with his best friend in Bradley, IL, where he grew up as the third of eleven children. In college, he studied philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and Illinois State University, where he encountered the work of René Girard, which had a profound impact on him. In 2015, Sam founded his production company, Glass Darkly Films. Shortly after Girard’s death that same year. Sam embarked on a globe-trotting journey to interview Girard’s family and colleagues for the film. The documentary is dedicated to his wife, Eliana, and their eldest son, Simon Peter. He lives part-time between Colombia and the United States, raising two boys.
