HESUS JOY CHRIST / Matthew's Five's Nine
The completed animation project is now provided as of Monday, April 20th, 2020 !!!
- R David Foster - 2020-04-09
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HESUS JOY CHRIST / . . . . . . . . an animated series !!!!
Matthew's Two Four
Matthew's One Too !
Matthew's Two
Matthew's Three Fold
Matthew's Foretold --->>>> all completed by May 2010 !!!!!
Matthew's Five's Nine ---------->>>>>THIS PROJECT HAD A WORLD PREMIERE THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY 2020 !!!
An eyewitness tour through the Gospel of Matthew, to a concept thoroughly rooted in faith yet paving the way far beyond anything yet imagined – the concept of marriage. As shows such as Family Guy, after The Simpsons, have established, animation clearly communicates the simple truths of complex dynamic social systems and practices and is uniquely suited to relating these truths. Indeed, since the sinking of the Lusitania, this is animation's destiny ! As shrewd as any two bit advertising executive, HESUS JOY CHRIST puts images to work establishing the divine role of marriage as put forth, as far as I can tell, in Pope John Paul II's 'Theology of the Body'. This is another application of "Whole and Part Thinking" - striving to balance Whole and Part!
Matthew's Five's Nine, is based on the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, which includes the Beatitudes. Two previews may be viewed at www.sites.google.com/site/vid932008 . This project was completed and delivered by April 13th, 2020. This episode does not have any references to the personal life of the filmmaker, so this episode takes a turn away from the previous five episodes in that it is not a Personal Testimony of the Animator's life and experience of both the Gospel of Matthew AND Theology of the Body, in his life.
Instead, this episode begins to show how Theology of the Body is the fulfillment of the Gospel of Matthew, by presenting the corollaries of the truths spoken, rather than the hopes assumed, in this chapter of the Gospel of Matthew.
HESUS JOY CHRIST / Matthew's Five's Nine :
This episode marks a turning point in this HESUS JOY CHRIST series as this episode relates to the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew and begins the story of the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes.
This original presentation challenges both the pious and the secular if they are to consider themselves ethical in light of this interpretation of this chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, of the Bible.
The scope of this production is so large that a 2 second scene required 169 drawings and 40 hours of work ! About eight scenes of about a total of 25 scenes, were more or less completed by the end of 2011. By February 2018 there were still about 500 hours of animation work required to complete this episode.
2023-01-24 :
As this animation work ripens, I have clarified the Union of Whole and Part, in Whole and Part Thinking, as fundamental to any Marriage, including all legal marriages. So I pursue the establishment of Whole and Part Thinking, in my writing and animation, and find such Whole and Part Thinking to Resolve all Marriage, any Balance of Whole and Part, up to and including Resolving the problem of Evil in God's Creation, He having deemed all of Existence as Good.
"Jesus says 'Love your Enemies!' - So, . . . .then, . . is Satan your Enemy?" - R. David Foster
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Matthew 5:43-48
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Love for Enemies
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters,[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Footnotes
[a] Matthew 5:47 Gk your brothers
" - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A43-48&version=NRSVCE
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R David FosterAnimatorHESUS JOY CHRIST, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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R David FosterDirectorHESUS JOY CHRIST, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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R David FosterWriterHESUS JOY CHRIST, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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R David FosterProducerHESUS JOY CHRIST, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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R David FosterKey Cast"Narrator"HESUS JOY CHRIST, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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R David FosterSound EngineerHESUS JOY CHRIST, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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Paul TomasTheme Song Guitar Accompaniment
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Ella Chon FosterVoice Acting
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Gordon M. FosterVoice Acting
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Paul EnselmozDigital PaintingGodzilla versus Scope
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R David FosterDigital PaintingHESUS JOY CHRIST series, HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
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Project Type:Animation
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Genres:Animation, Christianity, Social Commentary, Belief Systems
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Runtime:5 minutes
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Completion Date:April 13, 2020
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Production Budget:2,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Scanned and coloured on Flipbook
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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International Christian Film and Music FestivalOrlando, Florida
United States
May 13, 2020
World Premiere
Nominated for Best Animation -
Anatolia International Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
November 23, 2021
European and Asian Premier
Finalist / Awarded Best Micro Short Film -
The Oaks International Film FestivalAgoura, California
United States
January 7, 2022
Best Religious Short Film Award -
Bright International Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
January 31, 2022
Award Winner Best Animated Film (Main Category) -
Ediplay International Film Festival Monthly CompetitionÉvry-Courcouronnes
France
February 23, 2022
French Premiere
Finalist -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles, California
United States
April 24, 2022
Gold Award - Indie Short Film -
Vancouver Independent Film FestivalVancouver, British Columbia
Canada
June 17, 2022
Best Animated Short -
The IndieFEST Film AwardsLa Jolla, California
United States
August 2, 2022
Award of Recognition - Religion/Ethics -
MegaFlix Film Awards
United Kingdom
September 5, 2022
Bronze Award -
London International Monthly Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 11, 2023
Honourable Mention -
Austin International Art FestivalAustin, Texas
United States
May 10, 2022
Semi-Finalist -
Aphrodite Film AwardsNew York City, New York
United States
April 14, 2022
Finalist -
Jesus Cine Fest - International Christian Film FestivalVilla Devoto - CABA
Argentina
September 10, 2022
Finalist -
Ethos Film AwardsSanta Monica, California
United States
November 13, 2022
"Award Winner" -
Conquering Disabilities with Film International Film FestivalSanta Monica, California
United States
November 13, 2022
Best Animation
Distribution Information
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http://vid932008.vhx.tvCountry: CanadaRights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand
David Foster achieved an Honors Diploma from Sheridan College's Art Fundamentals Program before being accepted into their Classical Animation Program in 1993. Years later, he completed a six minute 35mm animated film, with the assistance of the Liaison of Independent Film of Toronto – LIFT – and the Ontario Arts Council, entitled HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer . Since that film's completion in 2008, he has completed six episodes of the series HESUS JOY CHRIST, taking the Gospel of Matthew, chapter by chapter, and animating how it points to marriage, originally by referring to events in his life, but since Matthew's Five's Nine, the series focuses entirely on the impact of each chapter of Matthew's Gospel. He is currently working on the seventh episode, Matthew's Sixth Sense, that, after the original retelling of the Beatitudes as well as the rest of chapter five, continues the story in the sixth chapter, the continuance of the Sermon on the Mount. This is a more thorough production with an accordingly much longer production time line. Previews of Matthew's Five's Nine, as well as all other animation, writing and other artwork can be viewed on David Foster's website at www.sites.google.com/site/vid932008/ . Just google vid932008 and this website will come up at the top of the list.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vid932008/
R David Foster, not wishing to impose more words on anybody, most importantly himself, provides this ANIMATED SERIES EPISODE for anyone who wishes clarification through explanations by means of words. Honestly, let me tell personal stories as true as I can possibly remember, which is pretty true if I bother to remember at all, and pretty verifiable if I'm bothering to remember or else it really means nothing to remember it because nobody will ever believe anything I feel worth remembering . . . whatever!