A Baptism

To cleanse him of his sins, a gay man is bathed in milk. Influenced by the Bible, Andres Serrano, Kenneth Anger, Nicolas Winding Refn, Todd Haynes & Darren Aronofsky, among others.

  • Jonah Castaneda Barry
    Director
  • Alexa Feeney
    Director
  • Henry Maler
    Director
  • Jonah Castaneda Barry
    Writer
  • Alexa Feeney
    Writer
  • Henry Maler
    Key Cast
  • Alexa Feeney
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Student
  • Runtime:
    54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 16, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    20 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jonah Castaneda Barry, Alexa Feeney, Henry Maler

Jonah is a Wisconsin-raised former LA transplant with a passion for direction, sound design, cinematography and editing. His other philias include film, music, photography, the fine arts and fashion. In his free time, he enjoys running competitively, writing hip hop & spoken word and meeting people who are similarly passionate about expressing themselves through creative means. He is currently located in both Madison, WI and Minneapolis, MN, where rent is one-third of the cost that it was in North Hollywood.

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Director Statement

Alexa, Henry, and I collaborated so that we could create a project that was as visually and sonically hard-hitting as any narrative short we had shot before, all the while introducing each of our respective identities (sexual, religious, artistic, and otherwise). "A Baptism" is based on a cultural discourse packed into fifty-five seconds of footage. This brevity creates a visceral environment where taboo, fear, lust, disgust, LGBTQA pride, hate speech, dogma, eroticism & religious allegories don't just cohabitate, but interact.