The Rabbi Albert Lewis Memorial Lecture with Filmmaker Dan Partland – When Faith Becomes Power​

The Rabbi Albert Lewis Memorial Lecture with Filmmaker Dan Partland – When Faith Becomes Power​

Religion has always shaped American public life. But what happens when political power begins to reshape religion?

Join Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dan Partland for a screening of his acclaimed documentary, God & Country, co-produced by Michele and Rob Reiner.  Dan will engage in conversation about Christian nationalism, religious freedom, and the responsibilities of faith communities in a democratic society.

At a moment when Americans are wrestling with questions of identity, belonging, and the health of our democracy, this timely conversation will explore how religious traditions can inspire justice, humility, and moral courage without becoming instruments of division or exclusion.

About Dan Partland

Dan Partland is a veteran documentary producer and director for film and television. He is a five-time Emmy nominee with two Emmys for Best Nonfiction Series and has been twice nominated for Nonfiction Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America.

Partland began his career with cinema verité pioneer Albert Maysles before launching his own New York-based indie film collective, OTHER PICTURES (OPIX), where he produced numerous independent features, both scripted and documentary, including Sundance Award-winners WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE and documentary-feature THE BALLAD OF RAMBLIN’ JACK.

Partland’s work in television includes the ground-breaking verité series AMERICAN HIGH, the revolutionary documentary series INTERVENTION, for which Partland was Executive Producer and Showrunner for 14 seasons, and the multi-award-winning THE SIXTIES, which pioneered a new, immersive style for archival documentaries.

In 2020, Partland’s feature documentary #UNFIT quietly became Apple’s best-selling documentary of all time. In 2024 Partland directed the feature documentary GOD + COUNTRY chronicling the rise of Christian Nationalism in the Trump era, and #UNTRUTH about the influence of social media and disinformation on the current international trend toward authoritarianism.

Partland still runs the alternative film shingle OTHER PICTURES where he is currently producing a feature documentary about AfroMan & The First Amendment.