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God's Favourites Fall Hardest - Short

A nun, SISTER BERNADETTE, wakes up in a strange Church with no memories. The mysterious head priest Father James guides her through the church but not everything is as it seems.

  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Mystery
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 NZD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - South Seas Film School Campus - Yoobee College of Creative
Director Biography

Faith Carolyn Ward is an emerging screenwriter, actor, director, and playwright from Tāmaki Makaurau, and recent graduate of South Seas Film & Television School. A music video that she directed for local Kiwi artist Jan Hellriegel, “Sportsman of the Year” has received considerable success in film festival circuits both locally and abroad including the NZ Web Fest and came third in the international category at the “Short + Sweet” film festival in Illawarra, New South Wales. Faith’s works draw inspiration from classic British filmmakers such as Ken Russell and Tony Richardson.

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Director Statement

This project of mine has been in the works for nearly four years now, as it was the very first script I wrote. Since then, it's evolved so much, and I definitely think putting it on hold for that long and letting it develop into what it is now was a great decision. I wrote it to pay homage to nunsploitation films with shocking strong religious symbolism (such as Ken Russell's "The Devils"), and the Italian Giallo genre (and other classic horror and exploitation films), as I think that these subgenres deserve to have a renaissance, so it would be my honor to revive them.