Experiencing Interruptions?

Trinity

Can You Keep A Secret?
A man accidentally bumps into the priest who abused him when he was a child at a local coffeeshop, sending him on a twisted journey through his past.

  • Skip Shea
    Director
    Ave Maria, Microcinema
  • Skip Shea
    Writer
  • Skip Shea
    Producer
  • Stacy Buchanan
    Producer
  • Sean Carmichael
    Key Cast
  • David Graziano
    Key Cast
  • Aurora Grabill
    Key Cast
  • Beatrice Di Giovanni
    Key Cast
  • Lynn Lowry
    Key Cast
  • Diana Porter
    Key Cast
  • Izzy Lee
    Key Cast
  • Tiziana Guarini
    Key Cast
  • Rick Johnston
    Key Cast
  • Gregory Velez
    Key Cast
  • Bob Taraschi
    Key Cast
  • Michael Reardon
    Key Cast
  • Anthony Ambrosino
    Key Cast
  • Susan T. Travers
    Key Cast
  • Jennifer Gjulameti
    Key Cast
  • Alex Rego
    Key Cast
  • Bella Medeiros
    Key Cast
  • Skip Shea
    Executive Producers
  • Stacy Buchanan
    Executive Producers
  • Jessica Barnthouse
    Executive Producers
  • Anna Chinappi
    Executive Producers
  • Kimberly Gleason
    Executive Producers
  • Douglas Schmidt
    Executive Producers
  • Lisa Campion
    Executive Producers
  • Shawn McPherson
    Associate Producers
  • J. Marshall Craig
    Associate Producers
  • Nolan Yee
    Director of Photography
  • Shawn McPherson
    Post Production Supervisor
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Horror
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 23 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy, United States
  • Language:
    English, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    HDV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hudson Valley International Film Festival
    Monroe, New York
    United States
    August 28, 2016
    World
    Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor - Sean Carmichael and Best Supporting Actor - David grazing
  • Action On Film 12th Annual International Film Festival and Writers' Event 2016
    Monrovia, CA
    United States
    September 6, 2016
  • 7th Underground Cinema Film Festival
    Dublin, Ireland
    Ireland
    September 9, 2016
    European Premiere
  • ArteNonStopFestival /BA2016 -Festival Internacional de Cine y Arte
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 29, 2016
    Best Editor - Skip Shea
  • HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival
    Indiana, Indianapolis
    United States
    September 11, 2016
    Best Actress - Lynn Lowry
  • Amazon Underground Film Festival
    Manaus
    Brazil
    October 3, 2016
    Best Director - Skip Shea
  • Underground Film Festival
    Ancona
    Italy
    November 14, 2016
    Italian Premiere
  • Bloodstained Indie Film Festival
    Long Beach, CA
    United States
    November 14, 2016
  • Aab International Film Festival
    Punjab
    India
    October 24, 2016
  • MedFF
    Siracusa
    Italy
    Best Horror Night Film
  • Lake View International Film Festival
    Punjab
    India
    December 23, 2016
    Best Feature Film, Best Screenwriter - Skip Shea
  • International Filmmaker Festival Of World Cinema
    Milan
    Italy
    November 30, 2016
    Best Special Effects - Phil "Skippy" Adams
  • Cine Pobre Film Festival
    La Paz
    Mexico
    December 1, 2016
    Semi-Finalist
  • Hollywood Screenings Film Festival
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    December 20, 2016
    Semi-Finalist
  • Los Angeles CineFest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST
    Chicago
    United States
    September 30, 2016
    Semi-Finalist
  • I FILMMAKER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Marbella
    Spain
    December 14, 2016
    Finalist
  • FAMEUS International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 7, 2016
    Award Winner
Director Biography - Skip Shea

Skip Shea is an Emmy Nominated filmmaker, writer, artist and actor from Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He was nominated as a producer on season 2 for "Beacon Hill the Series." He initially adapted the book and wrote season 1 which was also nominated.

He first feature length move "Trinity" was picked up by Bay View Entertainment for distribution and can be found on Amazon Prime in the USA and UK as well as in DVD format.

His second feature "Seeds" won the Rondo Hatton Award for Best Indie Feature in 2020. The Rondo Awards have been labeled as the Oscars for Horror. It has been distributed by Bay View Entertainment and Vipco in 2023.

He started this career later in life with his one man show "Catholic (Survivng Abuse and Other Dead End Roads)" which had it's premier in New York in 2005. It chronicles his life as a survivor of clergy sexual abuse, a recovering alcoholic and parent who lost a child. And it is mostly a comedy.

He is also the director of the The Shawna E Shea Memorial Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit named after his daughter who passed away in 1999. The Foundation runs two film festivals, The Shawna Shea Film Festival and the Mass Indie Film Festival. They offer local scholarships to graduating seniors at Uxbridge High School as well as a Women in Film Fellowship which gives support to first time female filmmakers. He is working on expanding the programs in 2022.

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Director Statement

Trinity is based on a true story about a moment in the life of a clergy abuse survivor. The moment when, as an adult, he bumps into his abuser in a coffee shop sending him on a wild surreal PTSD dissociative moment that brings him through his past and fears until he is once again face to face with his abuser. It is based on that moment in my life. I am that survivor of clergy sexual abuse.