Baha'i Arts Ottawa

06/08/2026

The official trailer for Cast Aside the Clouds is now available. It has now been screened in several large American cities. We'll let you now if a screening will take place in Ottawa. .

Prejudice drew the line. Their love crossed it. premieres in New York on May 18, followed by theatrical runs in New York and Los Angeles....

06/04/2026

A great interview with Mary Darling, director of Cast Aside The Clouds on CBS News in Los Angeles. The film premieres there today. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1301769375488784

06/03/2026

June 7, 3:00-500 pm
The annual Joy of Faith celebration will be held again this year on June 7.
The Joy of Faith is a celebration of the diverse faiths we have in Ottawa. The Baha’i Faith will be represented and Wakefield Baha'i Louise Profit-Leblanc, Indigenous Story-Keeper. The Joy of Faith is meant to promote interfaith unity, harmony and mutual understanding through a sharing of each faith community’s traditions and cultures.
All are welcome.

06/03/2026

The impetus for Mary Darling in making Cast Aside The Clouds, a feature film, was the ex*****on of teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and hundreds of other Baha'is in Iran in the early 1980s. Watch Mary's recent Big Ideas presentation on the film of the Baha'i Community of Ottawa website.

06/03/2026

Merry Darling’s impetus in making the new feature film Cast Away the Clouds was the ex*****on of Mona and the Baha’i’s in Iran. Check out her recent presentation for Big Ideas at

Bahá'í Ottawa is the website of the Bahá'í Community of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It reports on current Bahá'í activities in Canada's capital city including devotional meetings, introductory meetings, study circles, children's classes, and junior youth events. It includes brief presentations on...

06/02/2026

Saturday May 31 at 7:00 pm at the Ottawa Baha'i Centre
Ottawa Baha'i Choir performance: "Unity under the Stars"

The Ottawa Baha'i Choir invites yo to its end-of-season concert of the Ottawa Baha'i Choir entitled "Unity under the Stars." They will be performing a variety of songs from spiritual to folk, pop and rock, in English and French.
On May 2, the Choir sang at a choir festival in Westport, along with two large choirs and did extremely well.

The concert is FREE but hose who wish can give a small donation towards the choir's development. - Stephen Thirlwall

05/28/2026

Sat. May 2, 1:00 pm
Ottawa Baha'i Choir performs at Westport Choir Festival

Please feel free to join us, if you feel like it, this Saturday, May 2nd, in Westport for the three Choir taking part in a Festival, including the Ottawa Baha'i Choir.

S'il-vous-plaît, sentez vous libre de vous joindre à nous ce samedi, 2 maipour la présentation de trois chorales, incluant la chorale baha'ie d'Ottawa au Festival de chorale de Westport.

The performance starts at 1:00 p.m. at the Knox Presbyterian Church, Concession Street, in Westport.

La présentation au public se fera à 1h00 de l'après-midi à l'église
Knox Presbyterian, rue Concession, à Westport.

Admission is free for anyone coming in the afternoon.
Admission gratuite pour l'après-midi.

Warmest regards,
Chaleureusement,

Diane Richard
(on behalf of the Ottawas Baha'i Choir)

05/21/2026

From Heather Cardin's launch of her new book last week, "Uplifting Hearts: Returning from Grief" and some of her thread works.

05/15/2026

Cast Aside The Clouds premiers in New York next week!
This award-winning film has resonated with audiences at more than 19
premieres in New York on May 18, with screenings to follow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Congratulations, Mary! Mary recently spoke about this film for Big Ideas, an Ottawa Baha'i presentation series. Watch her presentation at https://www.bahai-ottawa.org/big_ideas/big_ideas_video_mary_darling_2026.html

We’re proud to celebrate director Mary Darling, winner of Best International Director at the International Golden Rod Film Festival for . Mary invited two co-directors Bre Vader and Felicia Sobhani, to collaborate on this topical love story.

tells the story of Layla and Sasan, two people living in present-day Tehran, whose love challenges inherited beliefs and asks what it means to seek truth for ourselves.

This award-winning film has resonated with audiences at more than 19 film festivals worldwide. Now, it comes to theaters.
premieres in New York on May 18, with screenings to follow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

🎟️ Learn more and reserve your seats: CastAsideTheClouds.com
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