Abraham’s Bridge: A Conversation with Filmmaker Ellie Pierce

April 07, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Online via Zoom

Join us for an online conversation with filmmaker Elinor (Ellie) Pierce about her short documentary Abraham’s Bridge, a hopeful and thought-provoking portrait of the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, Nebraska. The film traces the project from its early vision in 2005 to its physical realization as a shared campus where a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center stand side by side, connected by a circular wooden bridge and a common garden. Anchored in the shared figure of Abraham, the film explores what it looks like to build coexistence across religious difference in real time.

Note: A link to view the film will be provided to registrants before the event.

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About the Participants

Ellie Pierce | Filmmaker

Elinor (Ellie) Pierce is a Boston-based filmmaker, writer, and humanities professional. Her multimedia work includes a Webby Award–winning website and the films Fremont, USA (2008), Autism: A Somali-American Story (2013), Les Deux (2019), and Abraham’s Bridge (2024), which she produced and directed. She is the author of Pluralism in Practice (Orbis, 2023) and co-editor of With the Best of Intentions and the festschrift Pilgrimage, Place, and Pluralism.

Christine Krieger | Facilitator

Christine Krieger leads the ICJS Fellowship for Congregations, which brings Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities in Greater Baltimore together for interreligious learning, dialogue, and relationship-building. Before joining ICJS in 2021, she spent over a decade in higher education, most recently directing the first-year experience at Goucher College. She holds degrees from McDaniel College and Sarah Lawrence College.