Be Ye Therefore Merciful...

[FULL TITLE] Be Ye Therefore Merciful and They Will Throw Them into the Furnace - In That Place There Will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth; The Execution of Moan & Sunset

A meditation on the thieves on the Cross.

  • David Matthew Johnson
    Director
    Sisyphus & The Abraham, Filth, Sublime Hubris, Ode to the Whale of Christ
  • Jasmyne Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Sunset"
    Ode to the Whale of Christ
  • Ryan Anderson
    Key Cast
    "Moan"
    Sublime Hubris, Sisyphus & The Abraham
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 5, 2026
  • Aspect Ratio:
    32:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - David Matthew Johnson

David Matthew Johnson, also known as The Octopus, is the award winning director of Ode to The Whale of Christ and The Sublime Hubris. He is also the founder of the Octopus Marquee. As a filmmaker, The Octopus focuses on creating unique passion projects that allegorically express himself and also cinematic meditations to contemplate on. As a producer, The Octopus strives to work with Auteurs to share their vision. As a festival director (of the Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival), The Octopus focuses on shining a spotlight on underground artists and oddballs who create one of a kind art pieces.
David Matthew Johnson loves cinema. The Octopus is striving towards his goal of strengthening the community of weird filmmakers to create a positive environment where new and old friends can have an emotional support system to express the films that only they can make. David is first and foremost a proud father and husband. Focusing his life on supporting his family, the hard and diligent work at making art films and running the film festival is done entirely in the free time after being a family man. The Octopus is tired, but still needs to create and support the community.

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