The Kiwanis Club of Battle Creek and the Kingman Museum have formed a new Passport to Discovery Film partnership. Initiated originally by the Kingman Museum in the spring of 1943 and presented for the past 15 years by the Kiwanis Club, 2017 - 2018 marks the 74th Battle Creek season of the personally-presented wildlife, travel and adventure film programming. 

“The Promised Land: Adventures in the Middle East” presented by filmmaker Rick Ray is the third film in the season Saturday, March 24, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kool Family Community Center. Tickets are $9 for adults and children get in free.

About "The Promised Land: Adventures in the Middle East"

The Middle East is a land of hospitality, a place where people make strangers feel at home. At the same time, it’s also been witness to acts of unspeakable brutality between warring tribes throughout history. It’s a world of paradoxes, one that is explored in director Rick Ray’s new film “The Promised Land: Adventures In the Middle East.”

“The Promised Land” represents a travel documentary through several Middle Eastern countries including Israel, Jordan and Turkey, and it showcases the wonders of those lands while discussing their rich histories and cultures. It will include wonders such as Petra, Jerusalem, the Cedars of Lebanon, and Cappadocia.

About Rick Ray

Award-winning cinematographer, writer, editor and director Rick Ray has traveled the world to capture images of its peoples and cultures.

A former Lonely Planet backpacker, Rick has produced numerous films on regions as diverse as Israel, Bali, Borneo, Lebanon, Syria and Iceland with titles that include “Raise the Bamboo Curtain” with Martin Sheen, the highly regarded “The Soul of India”, and the acclaimed documentary titled “10 Questions For The Dalai Lama”.

Rick is founder and president of the web-based stock footage company DVarchive.com and is a frequent lecturer at performing arts centers and universities across the United States.