“Chaplains,” a 2016 documentary from Martin Doblmeier, goes inside the dynamic and fast-changing world of chaplains, men and women who represent their own particular faith tradition but who are trained to be of comfort and support to people of all faiths — or to those who profess no faith.

With a tradition dating back centuries, chaplains today are on the front lines, often in the midst of life and death situations, where the questions are the deepest and the need for spiritual and pastoral care the greatest. From the war zone to the workplace, chaplains serve as pastor, social worker, counselor, and bridge builder, and “lean into the painful places,” as prison chaplain Karuna Thompson says.

While there have been chaplains on the battlefield for centuries, today’s battlefields can be anywhere people feel danger or despair, or where they simply need a spiritual connection. “Chaplains,” which is structured as a series of stories, follows a unique group of dedicated men and women into a multitude of arenas where they offer help and support: the battlefields in Afghanistan, a motion picture retirement home in Hollywood, a poultry processing plant in Tennessee, a state penitentiary in Oregon, the U.S. Congress, at the hospital bedside, and at the NASCAR racetrack.

Through these diverse stories, Chaplains offers an engrossing and thought-provoking look at brave men and women on the frontiers of faith, whose work crosses denominational differences and provides comfort to a broad cross-section of people eager for help and comfort.

Presented in collaboration with Sun Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Wood River Jewish Community, Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hailey, and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Registration requested. In-person only. The film runtime is 2 hours.