#  Archives 2026 

 



## Student, Independent, and Studio Films

**The 8th HDS Film Fest Took Place on March 26-27, 2026 in the Cader Room, Swartz Hall**

### Thursday, March 26, 2026

#### 12:00 Noon

**Feature Screening:** ***Wisdom of Happiness***  
Executive Produced by Richard Gere and Oren Moverman

**Panelists:**

- Tencho Gyatso, President, International Campaign for Tibet
- Professor Armando Fumagalli, Director, Master in International Screenwriting and Production at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan
- Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures at Harvard Divinity School

### Friday, March 27, 2026

#### 10:00 AM

**Independent Film Showcase**  
Followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers.

**Selected films:**

- A Happy Ending For Mrs. A
- Conversation with a Soul
- Etched
- Lightheart
- Neighborhood Watch – Jesus and Josie are Always Watching
- Night Light
- Something Greater than You
- Tell 'Em (Music Video)
- Trapped

#### 12:00 Noon

**Feature Screening:** ***The Voice of Hind Rajab***  
Nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards (Oscars), Best International Film

**Panelists:**

- Odessa Rae, Producer, *The Voice of Hind Rajab*
- Armando Fumagalli, Director, Master in International Screenwriting and Production at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan
- Shaul Magid, Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence

#### 3:00 PM

**Student Film Showcase**  
Followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers.

**Selected films:**

- Baby Abyss
- BECOMING
- Hidden Treasure
- Holy Hip Hop House: Street Ministry 4 Life
- In the Season Thereof
- The Procrastinator

**Student Film Trailers Showcase**

- 95% Immune
- Sacred Roots
- The Summoning of Everyman





 

 ![Poster for the Harvard Divinity School Film Fest, a student initiative. "Wisdom of Happiness" screens Thursday, March 26 at 12:00, and "The Voice of Hind Rajab" screens Friday, March 27 at 12:00. On Friday, March 27, independent short films run 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and student films run 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Held at Harvard Divinity School, Swartz Hall, Cader Room, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138. Free tickets via QR code. Follow @HDSFilmFest.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4351/files/2026-10/338334fb-b62e-4810-9195-2aab6afef4ec.JPG)

 





 

 

 ![Poster for the Harvard Divinity School Film Fest, a student initiative: Student Films Screening, Friday, March 27 at 3:00 PM, at Harvard Divinity School, Swartz Hall, Cader Room, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138. Films: Baby Abyss; BECOMING: The Bath, The Bench, The Audition; Hidden Treasure; Holy Hip Hop House: Street Ministry 4 Life; In the Season Thereof; The Procrastinator. Trailers: 95% Immune; Sacred Roots; The Summoning of Everyman. Free tickets via QR code.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4351/files/2026-10/8366a499-8f82-41ea-a930-e48c22e5794b.JPG)