Official Selection 2023

JesusCineFest

JesusCineFest

NARRATIVE SHORT FILM

The Next to Last Supper
John Kestner
United States
A husband has his faith tested when he and his wife join her bitter, terminally-ill father for lunch.

Do Not Fear
Jefferson Nally
Brazil
Rubens lost his parents to #COVID, even though he has recovered he cannot cope with the physical and emotional scars the disease has left behind.

Salvation
Zane
Canada
A man drives aimlessly questioning his life only to discover that the answers he is looking for have been with him all along.

NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM

I Can
Tyler Sansom
United States
Eric's sins cause him to believe his daughter's at-birth deformity is his fault. Through softball, God uses the daughter in ways that the family could never imagine. In this, Eric and his entire family draw closer to God.

RED FAUST
Zsolt Pozsgai
Hungary
The Bishop and the Actor. In the same prison cell in 1944. The Actor's task: to guide the Bishop through his tragic life until his death. Time travel. Will you take the role of Bishop Faust? Wouldn't it be better to give up now? A real life, an extraordinary fate. The passionate, constant struggle between Priest and Actor, which is in all of us.

From Life to Life
Beka Sikharulidze
Georgia
The story is set in 1990s Georgia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Luka is a surgical doctor, who saves lives, but struggles to adapt to the ruthless and corrupt new system and by all available means tries to stay loyal to his profession. However, eventually he has to make a choice between his family and lives of others, which leads to irreversible consequences.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Red Ribbons of Love
Pauley Perrette
United States
Red Ribbons of Love, a film by Pauley Perrette, documents the 30-year history of the red AIDS ribbons on the tower of Hollywood United Methodist Church, located two blocks from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Minda
Alain Davis
United States
MInda a woman in love with Cambodians. Despite challenges in life she chooses to go to a foreign land and became a missionary. God used her to be a blessing to others and be their inspiration.

Wilson Bugembe, The Yellow Boy
Tommy Donald Colin
Finland
"Wilson Bugembe, the Yellow Boy" is part of the Worship Factor documentary series, a collection that celebrates the cultural diversity of church musicians and worship leaders from around the world.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Storm of the Soul
Goran Maršalek
United States
It is the documentary about war veterans - their amazing spiritual journey through the Croatian War of Independence. Main intention with this project was to give a powerful testimony of the saving love and healing power of Jesus, especially moved by the tragic fact that since the war a large number of veterans committed suicide delusioned in their expectations.

Back to Square One
Grant Hoeppner
Rein Cabalquinto
Ingrid Koss
Canada
Documenting 75 years of the surprises, challenges, and impact of a small Christian radio program from the Canadian Prairies that grew into a ministry with a global reach.

Of water and Spirit
Michaël Herregat
Belgium
Heal the sick, cast out demons, baptize in water and with the Holy Spirit, speak in tongues... We can do the things that Jesus asked us to do in His name.

ANIMATED FILM

Pigasus: The Lost Paradise - Battle for Evermore
Sean Patrick O'Reilly
United States
Pigasus is about knowing your faults, facing your fears, rising above it all to realize our true power is faith, hope, love, family, forgiveness and learning to live in the loving light that is the wondrous Presence of God.

Ruakh
Brannon Hollingsworth
United States
A pair of downtrodden souls encounter something strange and supernatural that affects them to their cores. Soon, they discover that the changes wrought to their forms by this amazing force is really just the beginning of a far more stunning transformation…

In the corner
James Nowen
United States
A gang of young people gather every afternoon on a corner, until an unexpected event occurs.


MUSICAL

YOUR LOVE IS NOT BREAKED (FERREYRA)
Manuel Mira
Ivan Eliel Ferreyra
Spain
Video clip in Spanish, directed by Manuel Mira about a song by the musician Ivan Eliel Ferreyra

All Things Are Possible With God
Deepak Cherian
United Kingdom
Video clip written and produced by Zoe Selah, directed by Deepak Cherian

Majrouh (wounded)
Aren Bayadyan
France
This is story of Last Supper of Jesus. This is not a bread this is your body broke for us and this is not a wine it was your blood shade for us