I Am the Immaculate Conception
Synopsis
In 1985, the Irish village of Ballinspittle was the site of a mass visionary experience. Worshippers at the local grotto saw the statue of Mary move. Almost forty years later, a handful of local devotees remain, including the statue’s dutiful caretaker Patrick Joseph Simms. Here, the film documents both the mystical landscape of rural Irish Catholicism and a terrible darkness beneath its surface.
The film uses a non-realist form and style in order to depict the transcendent experience of its subjects. In so doing, it attempts to offer a credibility to the experience of the film’s participants, whose voices have been deliberately dismissed by the institution that oversees their faith.
Official selection London Short Film Festival 2024 - UK premiere
Official Selection True False Film Festival 2024 - International premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 17 min 27 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
- Frank Eli Martin
- Producer
- Frank Eli Martin
- Editor
- Harry Foster
- Director of Photography
- Frank Eli Martin
- Sound
- Simon Panayi, Etienne Kompis
- Music
- Jean-Marc Eck
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 20th February 2024
