Editing Father Damien (section)

===Films===
* Director [[David Miller (director)|David Miller]] made a [[short film]] about Father Damien's life entitled ''[[The Great Heart]]'' (1938), released by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]].
* The first [[feature film|full-length]] film about Father Damien was ''Molokai'' (1959), a Spanish production which was directed by [[Luis Lucia]] with Javier Escrivá, [[Roberto Camardiel]], and [[Gérard Tichy]] playing the main roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053075/ |title=Molokai, la isla maldita (Molokai, the cursed island, 1959) |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2010-07-21 }}</ref>
* [[Ken Howard]] played the title role in the television film ''Father Damien: The Leper Priest'' (1980);<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080590/ |title=Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) (TV) |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2010-07-21 }}</ref> he replaced [[David Janssen]], who died suddenly after several days of shooting.
* Stephanie J. Castillo's documentary ''Simple Courage'' (1992) explores Damien and his work, drawing parallels between the treatment of persons who have leprosy and the stigma which is associated with persons who have [[HIV/AIDS]]. "Simple Courage" was rewarded an EMMY Award in 1993.<ref name="critic"/>
* The Belgian [[film producer]] Tharsi Vanhuysse produced and [[Paul Cox (director)|Paul Cox]] directed the film ''[[Molokai: The Story of Father Damien]]'' (1999) with [[David Wenham]] as Damien.<ref>{{cite book |last1=De Volder |first1=Jan |title=The Spirit of Father Damien: The Leper Priest – A Saint for Our Times |date=2010 |publisher=[[Ignatius Press]] |page=73 |isbn=978-1-68149-557-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1YxHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73}}</ref>
* Interviews which were conducted by former residents are featured in the documentary ''The Soul of Kalaupapa: Voices of Exile'' (2011).<ref name="8thcircle"/> It focuses on the efforts of Belgian-born Father Damien in the 19th century and the efforts of [[Jonatana Napela]], a Hawaiian [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] convert who works with persons with leprosy in Kalaupapa and collaborates on ecumenical efforts.<ref name="8thcircle">{{cite web | url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/the-eighth-circle-of-paradise-father-damien-of-molokai-and/article_aed85e11-9ecc-5836-82b9-f24a8fb93d06.html |title=The eighth circle of paradise: Father Damien of Molokai and Jonathan Napela in Kalaupapa |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Religion blog|date=21 April 2010 | first=Rosalynde | last=Welch |access-date=2013-02-25}}</ref>