Alyda Faber
Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics
Country of origin:
Canada
Alyda Faber is Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at the Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax. She teaches courses in film and religion, Christian theology, and ethics. Research in the area of film: film as parable, film poetics, ethics and film, representations of violence. Publications on film: essays on the films of Frederick Wiseman, Michael Haneke, Lars von Trier, Mike Leigh, among others; work in progress on Frederick Wiseman, parable and reciprocity. Forthcoming publication, a poem, “Berlinale Erotik” in Bitterzoet.
Articles
In her report Alyda Faber gives a detailed analysis of "Lara" and "Let There Be Light", the films which received, respectively, the Ecumenical Jury prize, and a commendation. Three other films that especially impressed the Ecumenical Jury are also discussed.
Milja Radovic and Alyda Faber, jury members, review films of Locarno 2014
Jury member Alyda Faber reports about the Berlinale 2012