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“One thing’s for sure: religion will not fade away any time soon”

n my job, travelling the world making films on history and culture, I’ve spent a lot of time exploring religion in its many manifestations. Religion, after all, is a gift for the camera: full of colour, action and often moving rituals. It’s also a crystallisation in words and gestures of humanity’s beliefs, hopes and dreams, making for a powerful sensory insight into

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