{"id":49693,"date":"2015-12-11T14:50:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T14:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/?page_id=18131"},"modified":"2015-12-11T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T14:50:32","slug":"spiritual-warriors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/spiritual-warriors","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-33520 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpiritualWarriors-poster02-1024x780.jpg\" alt=\"SpiritualWarriors-poster02\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"right-heading\">About the Film<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 14pt\">Spiritual Warriors is the story of misguided actor, Finn, who meets a mysterious elderly man, Roger, claiming to know him from the past. Roger convinces an extremely skeptical and reluctant Finn to become his student and prepares him to fight the evil power of darkness that threatens the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This is Jsu Garcia\u2019s first film as a producer, and unabashed homage to his teacher Dr. John-Roger, the man who helped him open his eyes and start on a quest to self-discovery that parallels Finn\u2019s extraordinary adventure. The movie is an invitation to a journey to the remotest of all places\u2013inside ourselves.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='spacer'>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19197 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/swmovie_victorsalva.jpg\" alt=\"swmovie_victorsalva\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class='quote-container quote-container-left small-6 large-6 text-left'><span class='quote-icon'>\u201c<\/span><blockquote><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spiritual Warriors<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a terrific voyage. A memorable journey through the light and dark of our lives and ultimately to hope. I loved it.<\/span> <p class='quote_attribute'> -<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Victor Salva, Director, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peaceful Warrior <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Powder<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class='spacer'><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19196 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/swmovie_beverlycohn.jpg\" alt=\"swmovie_beverlycohn\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class='quote-container quote-container-right small-6 large-6 text-right'><span class='quote-icon'>\u201c<\/span><blockquote>Jsu Garcia\u2019s outstanding work in Spiritual Warriors is intense and solid. <p class='quote_attribute'> -<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beverly Cohn, Santa Monica Mirror<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class='spacer'><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19195 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/swmovie_stephenrubin.jpg\" alt=\"swmovie_stephenrubin\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class='quote-container quote-container-left small-6 large-6 text-left'><span class='quote-icon'>\u201c<\/span><blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a major hit.<\/span> <p class='quote_attribute'> -<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stephen Rubin, Director, Santa Fe Film Festival<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class='spacer'><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>About the Directors<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19200 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/swmovie_tour.jpg\" alt=\"swmovie_tour\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>John-Roger<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For over 50 years, John-Roger devoted his life to being a Wayshower for others to find Spirit within themselves and demonstrated how to live life in greater loving, happiness, and peace. J-R\u2019s humor, joy, and unconditional loving embraced and touched people around the planet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He founded the Church of the Movement of Spiritual Awareness, focused on the teachings of Soul Transcendence. He was a prolific writer and speaker, authoring hundreds of books and delivering thousands of seminars where he spoke about Spirit in ways that ranged from the hilarious to sacred. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19198 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/swmovie_director_jsu.jpg\" alt=\"swmovie_director_jsu\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Jsu Garcia<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Born in New York City, Jsu Garcia was raised by his Cuban-born parents. He has had a successful acting career for over 30 years, appearing in many films, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wildcats, We Were Soldiers, Collateral Damage, Along Came Polly, The Lost City, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Che.<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In partnership with his good friend John-Roger, Jsu founded the production company Scott J-R Productions. Together they wrote and produced three critically-acclaimed films\u2013<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spiritual Warriors<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wayshower<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mystical Traveler<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013which have been shown in theatres and film festivals around the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class='spacer'><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">More Films Like This<\/h3>\n<div class=\"more-films row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/watch-listen\/other-media\/the-wayshower\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19182\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/twmovie_mhi.jpg\" alt=\"twmovie_mhi\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/watch-listen\/other-media\/mystical-traveler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19215\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mtmovie_mhi_1080600-1.jpg\" alt=\"mtmovie_mhi_1080600\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Film Spiritual Warriors is the story of misguided actor, Finn, who meets a mysterious elderly man, Roger, claiming to know him from the past. 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