Religion as a Creative Context: A cross-disciplinary conversation with CARI Fellows Brandon Colvin and Merinda Simmons

Maxwell Hall 420 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

Religious Studies scholar Merinda Simmons and filmmaker Brandon Colvin use the latter's new film, THE WORLD DROPS DEAD, and a handful of other cinematic texts to explore and articulate how religious practices, spaces, relationships, and perspectives provide unique and powerful contexts for narrative filmmaking. Brandon Colvin Merinda Simmons