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The Gate: Dawn of the Baha'i Faith (Bob Hercules, 2018)

Feature documentary, directed by Bob Hercules, 2018

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A feature documentary directed by Bob Hercules, chronicling the 1844 declaration of the Bab in Persia and the founding of the Baha'i Faith. The film's own official site describes it as advocating "the oneness of humanity's major religions as a path toward world peace," combining dramatized reenactments with interviews of scholars and practitioners, narrated by Yaani King Mondschein, with contributions from Dr. Joy DeGruy, the scholar Nader Saeidi and the actor Rainn Wilson, filmed on location in Spain, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Facts
Production
Release Year
2018 1
Director
Bob Hercules 1
Format
Documentary 1
Subject Matter
Religious Subject Matter
The founding of the Baha'i Faith and the 1844 declaration of the Bab: named outright in the film's own official synopsis. 1
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Persia, Regions

This source names Persia directly: "the 1844 declaration of the Bab in Persia and the founding of the Baha'i Faith."

This source names United Kingdom directly: "on location in Spain, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States."

Belongs to Tradition

The film's own official synopsis names the Baha'i Faith outright as its subject, making this the first screen work the atlas holds for the tradition.

Sources
1. The Gate's Own Site and Letterboxd Records
The Gate (official site, VHX); Letterboxdthegate.vhx.tv; letterboxd.com/film/the-gate-dawn-of-the-bahai-faith/View the Source
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