1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture Documentary Screening + Q&A Session
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture Documentary Screening + Q&A Session
- Tickets are limited. Reserve your spot now!
- Event is FREE (registration required)
Thank you for all your amazing support and enthusiasm! The event is now oversubscribed, so we plan to have another screening at our church on 2024 Nov 3rd Sunday.
Note:
- We couldn’t support additional catering for this ad-hoc event.
- Coffee and drinks are available for purchase at the pantry.
- You are welcome to enjoy lunch or takeout at our church during lunchtime.
- Browse our collection of LGBTQ books in faith that I promise you won’t find anywhere else in Hong Kong.
Address:
Unit 1A, Lok Moon Building, 99 Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
(near Sham Shui Po MTR exit A)
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Schedule for November 3, 2024:
- 10:00 AM: Doors open. Please arrive before worship begins to avoid interruptions.
- 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM: Worship service featuring Ed Oxford, a graduate of Talbot School of Theology and a biblical researcher, as our guest speaker (live consecutive translation in Chinese).
- 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM: Lunch break.
- 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM: Screening of the 1946 Documentary.
Eaton Hotel Event Rundown
Location: Eaton Hotel Kino Cinema (1st floor)
Address: 380 Nathan Road, Jordan
Nov. 1st 2024 (Friday)
6:30pm to 7pm Canapé & Wine Reception
7:00pm to 8:30pm Screening
8:30pm to 9pm Q&A
Synopsis
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creators, 1946 is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring.
While other documentaries have been successful in their attempt to treat the symptom of homophobia in the church, 1946 is working to diagnose and treat the disease – Biblical Literalism.
Running time: 92 min
Speaker Profiles
Director
Sharon “Rocky” Roggio makes her directorial debut with 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture and proudly joins the ranks of women filmmakers and documentarians. 1946 is winning festivals since its premiere at Doc NYC in November of 2022, winning the Audience Award and being the most viewed film in Doc NYC history. It has since played The Palm Springs International Film Festival (Best of Fest), BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ London, and The Cleveland International Film Festival (Roxianne T. Mueller Audience Award for Best Film and CIFF47 DReam Maker Winner).
Roggio has been honing her expertise in film and television producing for two decades and has worked on award-winning films and series, including “House of Cards,” “Parks and Recreation,” “W/ Bob and David,” “Whip It,” “Red Dawn” and “Flipped,”.
Researcher
Ed Oxford is a gay Christian, a graduate of Talbot School of Theology, and a researcher in how the Bible has been weaponized against LGBTQ people.
Oxford was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) in the 1990’s, serving in Illinois and then Tokyo Japan. After returning to California he obtained his M.Div from Talbot Seminary (Biola) and worked on the pastoral staff team at a church in Gardena California.
Oxford left this position to work in the finance industry hoping to earn enough money to afford reparative therapy. After years of depression and no change he went to a Kathy Baldock seminar in 2016 and learned that the word “homosexual” was not in the Bible until 1946. With a fervent desire to learn how this happened he started on a journey of intense research. In 2017 he located Bible translation notes in the archives of Yale and, with Kathy, made a discovery which led to the 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture.
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