A pilgrimage movie on the footsteps of St.Ignatius.

2021/22 will see a worldwide commemoration of the famous pilgrimage of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. On the eve of the jubilee year, a documentary titled Camino Ignaciano was filmed this August. The movie recalls the journey of the founder of the Jesuit order from Loyola to Manresa, and is planned to be screened at the 500th anniversary celebrations of the renowned event worldwide.

The 90 minutes documentary, recorded at historic sites in Spain, will present how a pilgrimage may become a spiritual journey. In the movie a Jesuit guide, José Luis Iriberri SJ accompanied the spiritual exercises of four Hungarian pilgrims. He walked with them the way Saint Ignatius set foot on 500 years ago from Loyola to Manresa, and at the same time will guide the viewers on their inner journey. Following the still less known route of Camino Ignaciano in Spain, the viewers may become acquainted with the spiritual and visual beauty of the pilgrimage and also become familiar with the Saint Ignatian spirituality.

José Luis Iriberri SJ is a master in counselling at Ramon Llull University, Barcelona. He is the founder and director of the bureau of Camino Ignaciano, and is the co-author of books on the route. He guides pilgrim groups several times a year.

The director of the film is the Hungarian Ferenc Tolvaly, the director of El Camino and other pilgrimage movies. The creative director is the Hungarian Lajos Kovács SJ, doctor of communication sciences, professor at Corvinus University of Budapest. He has also worked as a television director and a cameraman.

The premiere is scheduled to the spring of 2021, the opening of the Jubilee Year of Saint Ignatius. The script was approved by father Iriberri and the leadership of the Hungarian Province of the Society of Jesus; the latter is the patron of the film, providing professional counselling for the project.

Video with Fr. José Luis Iriberri