Hail Mary - Vancouver Film School (VFS)

Created by Vancouver Film School students through the following VFS production programs:

VFS Film Production

Director - Jean-Sebastien Di Fruscia
Director of Photography - Cole Stamm
Producer - Veronica Bautista
Writer - Jean-Sebastien Di Fruscia
Editor - Leo Lu
Art Director - Paul Orlando

VFS Sound Design for Visual Media

Sound Designers - Craig Carpenter & Gunnar Petersen

Read more about the film here: http://www.vfs.com/blog/2008/07/18/hail-mary-premieres/

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Film & Animation

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[andjosephsaid]

Thank you, Di Fruscia, for messaging me to explain the video. My interpretation was REALLY off because I thought that the kid really had sinned and because I didn't think that the kid was raped (It was too dark to tell, thought the kid was moaning from his wounds). Officially, the kid was not sinning, and the kid was sexually abused by the father who was blaming the kid for his own sins.

I wish I could remove my older comments, since it seems to be really confusing some.

[jace1266]

Ok, let me clear something up real quick for ya. I'm the Assistant Director for Hail Mary, so I know the story inside and out. Luke wasn't being punished for anything he 'did'. He was being punished because he tempted Father Herald, and in the Father's eyes, this temptation was the devil. Throughout the film the boy is being molested, but you only see him being punished afterward.

[adidassoccercleats]

i kicked that ball at 1:17 !!!

[zelderfordel]

this was very well done... ut i found myself asking what was the point? This film has an anti climax :(

[Yoetah]

SHOW me the MONEY padre!

[Oumashta]

Wow, but what was the whole point of the story?

[mrsoc]

Oh my! How brilliant and unique! An attack against the RC church and done with such panache! Why who would ever have thought of doing that! It's an attack on "The Man" the great satan of the world-it's positively radical I tell you! What would we do without film schools and their fresh, new vision of the world? Why we'd be stifled I tell you-just stifled.

I think I'll go puke now. Same shit, different day. Hope your parents made you take business management too. Would you like fries with that?

[worldsindustries123]

im in this movie im the main charecter really im not lieing my name is shimon boriskov :) awsome its on youtube

[popaddict]

Difficult subject matter. Good on you guys for tackling it. Although the ending left me a bit cold. I felt distanced from all the characters.

Stunning cinematography. Every shot could have been a picture.

Another really good short film that deals with a similar subject - its dialogue only and incredibly intense - its called The Echo (directed by Joe Shaw), its up on the vimeo website. People should check that out as well.

[nikkijaneallison]

I kinda remember the movie Magdalene Sisters. It was very sad and a bit disturbing. Based on a true story.

[viqueoushumor]

It's a good film about a deeply stirring and troubling subject. I would like to see groups of people all over the world take on the issue of pedophilia and each make separate films. But what is the best way to inspire people to do something about it? Why are there people like this? A friend of mine who counsels abuse victims set up a bunch of manikins in the college where she teaches each with the story of their abuse pinned to the chest. Many cried walking through this display.

[Abazin89]

all religious r evil in the world!