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Vengeance of the Christ

Jesus is back, with a vengeance! Desperate to impress his almighty father, the Prince of Pain journeys to a demonic junkyard to hunt down Satan's white-trash nephew.

  • Hunter J. Truman
    Director
    Beer Battle
  • Hunter J. Truman
    Writer
  • Justin Zuckerman
    Producer
    What Happened to Peter, Hollow
  • Patrick Alvarez
    Key Cast
  • Summer Hill Seven
    Key Cast
    Scoundrels
  • Christopher Leary
    Director of Photography
    Reckless
  • Nicole Machon
    Production Designer
  • Max Gillies
    Editor
  • Ryan Martin Brown
    1st Assistant Director
    Reckless, Shortlist
  • Charles Spears
    Composer
    Fun Spot, Moloch
  • Jake Hammond
    Sound Editor
    Pigskin
  • April Moore
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Brandon Cox
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Paula Andrea Gonzalez
    Sound Mixer
  • Anthony Penczner
    Gaffer
  • Byron Leon
    Key Grip
  • Katherine Barnette
    Best Boy Grip
  • Aleksandra Hansen
    2nd Assistant Director
  • Peter Lynch
    Supporting Cast
  • Zack Cagen
    Supporting Cast
  • Michael Cleary
    Supporting Cast
    Dixie, A Skeleton Named Oliver
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Action, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:4
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Hunter J. Truman

Hunter J. Truman is a Los Angeles based filmmaker exploring themes of failure, isolation, redemption, and comic absurdity in his subjects. A friend best described his work as “degenerate, oddly life-affirming romps through dark subject matter.” A recent graduate of Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts, Hunter also works as a freelance gaffer and production assistant.

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Director Statement

Vengeance of the Christ reimagines the Prince of Heaven as a washed-up action hero, living in the shadow of his vein and disapproving father. The traditional biblical story of Christ’s crucifixion is not his greatest triumph, rather his darkest hour. Sent by the almighty King God to rule an earthly world that had spiraled into evil, Jesus could only manage a few miracles and a sermon on a hill before he got himself killed. The Son of God returned to the Pearly Gates expecting a Hero’s Welcome, only to be cast out of his father’s kingdom and forced to wander the afterlife for millennia as a rogue warrior.
This is the perverse and borderline blasphemous backstory in which my story and characters are framed. Arrogant, alcoholic, and sexually suppressed, what drew me to this leather-clad, loose canon of a Jesus were the flaws, fear, and vulnerabilities that made him terribly, unpredictably, and hilariously human.

-Hunter J. Truman
Writer and Director