The Masses Discussion Guide

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The Masses is a short film that follows three seemingly divergent stories through the daily rituals of three men. It portrays the three South London neighbors’ devotion to their respective religions: Islam, Christianity and Football. By choosing these three men in particular, the filmmaker asks us to consider our assumptions about our neighbors, strangers, and ourselves.

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Stephanie C. Edwards

Stephanie C. Edwards is the Executive Director of the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium and a lecturer at Boston College and the University of Southern Maine. She holds a PhD in Theological Ethics from Boston College (2019), where her interdisciplinary research focused on the ties between Christian theology, bioethics, and trauma; particularly in the case of pharmaceutical memory modification. Stephanie's interest in such work has its roots in her "other" career as a social worker (MTS/MSW, Boston University 2011), wherein she has practiced diverse service delivery, grant writing, and non-profit management for nearly a decade. She lives in Biddeford, Maine with her husband and rescue dog, EmmyLou.