Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier to Speak at Commencement

Founder and president of Journey Films to speak at CAS Commencement

Martin Doblmeier directing on location for the film "The ADVENTISTS" in Petersburg, Virginia

Martin Doblmeier, founder and president of Journey Films, will speak at the Andrews University College of Arts & Sciences Commencement on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 11 a.m. in Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University. He is also the candidate for an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, which will be presented to him during the ceremony. Journey Films is a film and television production company in Alexandria, Virginia with a focus on religion, faith and spirituality.

Doblmeier holds degrees in religious studies, broadcast journalism, and an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts. He has received an Emmy and is a three-time winner at the U.S./International Film Festival and a six-time winner of the prestigious Gabriel Award for best film on a topic of religion in America.

He has produced more than 30 award-winning films that have aired mostly on PBS but also on ABC, NBC and the History Channel. Doblmeier has filmed in more than 50 countries and profiled numerous Nobel Prize winners, leading religious figures and heads of state.

His documentary productions include the acclaimed, best-selling films: “BONHOEFFER,” a documentary film that broke box office records in many cities and tells the story of the German theologian and Nazi resister, Dietrich Bonhoeffer; “The Power of Forgiveness,” a documentary that explores through seven stories how various faith traditions and health sciences are convening around the topic of forgiveness; and The ADVENTISTS Trilogy—three films for PBS that tell the story of Seventh-day Adventists. The Trilogy has been seen in more than 20 countries around the world.

Doblmeier is currently in production for CHAPLAINS, a two-hour documentary for PBS that will profile eight chaplains from various faith traditions working in different professions as a witness to their faith.