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Portfolio2021 Production & Distribution PORTFOLIO2021 PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION Contact info: [email protected] Holy Father PORTFOLIO2020 Benedict XVI THE POPE EMERITUS “Benedict XVI: The Pope Emeritus” shows us the great milestones of his life: professor, expert of unimaginable surprise: his resignation. His battles for faith and for transparency within the Church provoked criticism and disloyalties. It was a long Way of the Cross which ended with a master lesson of humility giving way to his successor, Francis, whom he obeyed and never criticized. Original title: Benedicto XVI: El Papa Emérito Format: Documentary Year: 2021 Duration: 54 min. Resolution: HD Rated: PG Languages: Español, English Subtitles: Español, English Produced by: Goya Producciones Trailer: https://youtu.be/2W9Qw4mI8Vw Contact info: [email protected] Enigmas PORTFOLIO2020 The Sacred Tablecloth of Coria WITNESS OF AN EVENT THAT WOULD CHANGE THE WORLD possible authenticity. One of those relics, directly related to Jesus of Nazareth, is what Tradition knows as Tablecloth of the Last Supper. In this documentary we will learn about the works carried out on this cloth, by national and international researchers. How did it get to the cathedral of Coria? To learn about its history, we approach the records that are preserved and the oral traditions that are still remembered. Original title: Mantel Sagrado de Coria Format: Documentary Year: 2021 Duration: 56 min. Resolution: HD Rated: PG Languages: Español Subtitles: none Produced by: Cabildo Catedral de Coria-Cáceres Trailer: https://youtu.be/PkbVI1o76L4 Contact info: [email protected] Faith and Moral PORTFOLIO2020 Lourdes THE HANDS OF OUR LADY Since 1858 a small village has been the travel destination of millions: men and women with all types of physical and mental ailments and diseases travel on their own, even some times carried by others; arrive on a pilgrimage to the Grotto of our Lady of Lourdes. These pilgrimages continue to this day, however none of these pilgrimages have never been recorded from the inside and live. Lourdes: The hands of the Our Lady shows an amazing reality in which the beauty of giving ourselves to others, helps ease the harshness of a life ravaged by disease, with dignity and love. Even through illness and Original title: Hospitalarios: Las manos de la Virgen Format: Documentary Year: 2013 Duration: 84 min. Resolution: HD Rated: PG Languages: Español Subtitles: none Produced by: Gospa Arts Trailer: https://youtu.be/4MtDr7T6sME M-19445-2020 Contact info: [email protected] Movies PORTFOLIO2020 We’ll Rise at Dawn THE STRENGTH OF FRIENDSHIP LUCA is a 12-year-old boy from San Giovanni Rotondo (Southern Italy). He’s smart, sharp, and determined. After visiting the church and museum of Padre Pio, he tells his parents about his plan to run an investigation among the people who knew Padre Pio, in order to collect their testimonies and him. Original title: Ci alzeremo all’alba. La forza dell’amicizia Format: Movie Year: 2019 Duration: 96 min. Resolution: 2K Rated: PG Languages: Español, Italiano Subtitles: Español, English, Français, Italiano Produced by: Aladino productions S.r.l. Trailer: https://youtu.be/xtf3riaFpEc Premios: • Best Feature Film Canadian Cinematography Awards • Best Feature Film Hollywood Hills Film Wards • Gold Award – Best Children´s Feature Film Norcal International Film Festival • Best Feature Film Photography New York Cinematography Awards • Best Feature Film Photography European Cinematography Awards M-2105-2021 • Special Award Rotary Festival Del Cinema Europeo • Selección Oficial Para La Banda Sonora International Song & Film Music Festival • Honorable Mention Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes • … Contact info: [email protected] History Series PORTFOLIO2020 Brief History of Salvation GOD MEETS MAN Original title: Breve historia de la Salvación Format: Documentary Year: 2020 Duration: 80 min. (16 x 5 min.) Resolution: HD Rated: PG Languages: Español Subtitles: none Produced by: Goya Producciones Trailer: none M-19443-2020 Contact info: [email protected] Movies PORTFOLIO2020 Power In My Hands A STORY OF HOPE AND THE POWER OF PRAYER primary purpose is to help viewers understand the power to revitalize America – a society in spiritual crisis, and instill an active response to the Blessed Mother’s plea for prayer. Hope through Jesus Christ needs and spiritual crisis. In modern times, this has been seen from the pleas of St. Pope John Paul II to Pope Benedict XVI to Pope Francis. And the Mother of Jesus Christ has called upon humanity to respond as noted in various major approved apparitions. We have only to look at the messages given at Fatima, Akita in Japan, Kibeho in Africa and most recently in San Nicholas in Argentina approved by the Church in 2016. Original title: Power In My Hands Format: Documentary Year: 2018 Duration: 81 min. Resolution: 4K Rated: PG Languages: Español, English Subtitles: Español, English Produced by: Rosary Evangelization Apostolate Trailer: https://youtu.be/adAO6dc2tA8 Premios: • 2019 Gabriel Award Winner M-19444-2020 • Vatican II Award for Service in Communication • 2nd Place KSF Niepokalana 2019 Film Festival Contact info: [email protected] Movies PORTFOLIO2020 An Ardent Heart AN INVINCIBLE FORCE STRIVES TO SAVE THE WORLD An Arden Heart tells the story of Lupe Valdés (Karyme Lozano), a best-sellIing writer who investigates the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in search of inspiration for her next novel. Guided by María (María Vallejo-Nájera), an expert in mysteries, Lupe will discover the revelations to Santa Margarita María de Alacoque, meeting in the process with saints, murderers, exorcists, popes, presidents, conspirators … as well as miracles and crimes. In line with her investigation, Lupe will also discover Original title: Corazón Ardiente Format: Movie Year: 2019 Duration: 85 min. Resolution: HD Rated: PG Languages: Español Subtitles: none Produced by: Goya Producciones Trailer: https://youtu.be/2otEF5kVSPc Contact info: [email protected] Faith and Moral PORTFOLIO2020 I believe A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF FAITH One of history’s greatest examples of the triumph of spiritual power over violence and oppression is vividly recounted in Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism, a new documentary the liberation of central and Eastern Europe. Featuring the unique insights of intellectual and cultural leaders such as papal biographer George Weigel, esteemed Polish historian Norman Davies, Supreme brutal regimes. Narrated by Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ and Person of Interest) and with original the human person amidst the horrors of Nazi and Soviet Occupation, and his unyielding belief in the spiritual unity of Europe. Liberating a Continent convincingly reveals how these convictions toppled an evil empire—and how they remain today the moral foundations for a prosperous and free Europe. Original title: Yo Creo Format: Documentary Year: 2013 Duration: 60 min. Resolution: SD Rated: PG Languages: Español, English Subtitles: none B-15448-2014 Produced by: Global3DSolutions Trailer: https://youtu.be/aXhrJjXX_-8 Contact info: [email protected] For children PORTFOLIO2020 Saints and Virtues From the famous series of TV series: “My Catholic family”. 27 chapters where you can enjoy multiple adventures. Thomas and his wife Helen guide their children Alex and Sarah in the ways of holiness by great Catholic family that each person is part through the communion of Saints. Original title: My Catholic family Format: For children Year: 2013 Duration: 675 min. (27 x 25 min.) Resolution: SD Rated: PG Languages: Español Subtitles: none Produced by: EWTN Trailer: https://youtu.be/hJ0ardPeaWM M-33262-2013 Contact info: [email protected] History Series PORTFOLIO2020 From Lutero to Marx BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CHURCH sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. It is a convulsive, exciting, often bloody time. In it the Catholic Church faces terrible challenges such as the triumph of Protestantism in several European countries and the secular revolutions unleashed in 1789. A period of light and shadow, in which the Catholic faith is consolidated in the new missions in America, Asia and Africa. Ideal for schools, and for anyone Original title: De Lutero a Marx Format: Documentary Year: 2018 Duration: 64 min. (16 x 4 min.) Resolution: HD Rated: PG Languages: Español Subtitles: none Produced by: Goya Producciones Trailer: none M-31234-2018 Contact info: [email protected] Faith and Moral PORTFOLIO2020 Now and at the hour of death history. Is it true that a crusade of the rosary caused the Soviet troops to withdraw from Austria, and that the prayer of the rosary of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators caused the fall of Fernando destiny of the world and of people... Original title: Historias del Rosario Format: Documentary Year: 2017 Duration: 75 min. Resolution: HD Rated: not rated Languages: Español, English Subtitles: none Produced by: Rafael Film Trailer: https://youtu.be/PYoLOYjX1uA • Festiwal Niepokalana 2018, Poland: Best Documentary (2nd prize) Contact info: [email protected] Faith and Moral PORTFOLIO2020 The prophecies of Humanae Vitae A BALANCE AFTER 50 YEARS OF A CRUCIAL ENCYCLICAL The encyclical Humanae Vitae warned half a century ago of the extraordinary consequences of loss of respect for women … and it would also become a dangerous weapon in the hands of public authorities. Have
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