JESUS IS COMING (to take the Church away)
United States, 24 mins, Film
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North Carolina, 1971. When a rural town is ravaged by inexplicable disappearances, a devoted minister relies on his faith to buoy the community. But when he and his son discover an extraterrestrial explanation, they face a moral dilemma: reveal the truth or bury their otherworldly secret.
Director: Cameron Clay
Writer: Cameron Clay
Producer: Yaél Bermudez
Director of Photography: Bradley Credit
Editor: Cameron Clay
Production Designer: Anaïs Chávez
Composer: Cameran Johal
Cast: Donovan Cornelius, Timothy Tinker, Barry Williams, Ayesis Clay
Contact: cc4771@columbia.edu
Program E
Saturday, May 17th at 9:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Cameron Clay is a filmmaker and video artist from Prince George’s County, MD. His work is rooted in the complex dynamics between Black men. Drawing from the long tradition of slow cinema, he examines the subtleties of communication, performed masculinity, and fraternal bonds. His work has been featured in Filmmaker Magazine, Blackstar Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, First Take Film Festival, and the Philadelphia Film Showcase. He is a Milos Forman Directing Fellow, Lazaroff Screenwriting Award and Motion Picture Award recipient. Cameron is a Directing MFA candidate and Milos Forman Fellow at Columbia University.
About the Producer
Yaél Bermudez is a producer, writer, and curator from Queens, New York. Her work tells and champions stories centered around complex characters tussling with metamorphic self-discovery. Her professional experience ranges across television, independent feature film, commercials, music videos, and live events. Yaél’s experience extends internationally where she assisted on commercial shoots in Sydney, Australia and produced a short film Confirmation in Accra, Ghana. Yaél has produced narrative short films that have premiered at Toronto Black, Black Harvest, New York African, Bushwick Film Festivals and more. She holds collaboration at the core of everything she does. Yaél is currently a third-year Creative Producing MFA candidate and Bridges Larson Fellow at Columbia University.