“A HEARTFELT AND HEARTBREAKING, YET HOPEFUL GLIMPSE INTO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO LOVE YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY WHEN OTHERS DISAPPOINT AND ABANDON. IT’S SO BEAUTIFULLY RELATABLE IN ITS SIMPLICITY WHILE BEING LAYERED AND DEEP IN ITS STORYTELLING.”
– George Salazar, Broadway’s Be More Chill
A Heart’s Calling (2020)
Sheng xia guang nian (original title)
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SYNOPSIS: A young man is tested once his church and parents find out that he is gay and is instantly isolated and disowned. He is propelled into his journey of self-acceptance, healing, and potentially finding pure love with a nearby waiter. Through the confusion, rejection, and devastation, there can still be hope knowing he is not alone and that a connection with God could still be possible.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Dustin Brandt Hyer, Gabe Sanchez, Sam Brooks, Dallas James Pritt
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Amanda Greene, Fallon Poston, Larry & Lynn Hartselle
SCREENPLAY & STORY BY: Dallas James Pritt, Christopher Gentle, Sam Brooks
DIRECTOR: Sam Brooks
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Dustin Brandt Hyer
ASST. DIR. & PRODUCTION COORD. : Tyler Weisenauer
MUSICAL COMPOSER: Christopher Gentle
ASSISTANT CAMERA: Grant Townsend Moore
STEADICAM OPERATOR: Larkin McLaughlin
GAFFER: Tim O’Laughlin
HAIR & MAKE-UP: Jennifer Whitus
2nd ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Ali Thomas
BTS PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Scherer
PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHER: Jeremy Ryan
DALTON: Dallas James Pritt
NATE: Shawn Philip Cornelius
FRIENDS: Fallon Poston & Alex Pineiro
PREACHER: Robert Way
HOSTESS/CHURCH MEMBER: Teanna Gilliam
WAITER: Austin Ayala
WAITRESS/CHURCH MEMBER: Mandy Brooke
RESTAUARANT PATRONS & CHURCH MEMBERS:
Tina Radtke, Rick Bucy, Chad Greggory, Chase Ginter, Donavon Harbison,
Jules Incorvaia, Reischa Harrell, John Joseph Stuck III, Abby Reign,
Sandy Wright, Bev Mayenknecht
© 2020 SUBJECT TO CHANGE FILMS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
?YES Film Festival – Audience Choice Best Short Film
?Alder International Film Festival – Best LGBTQ Short Film
?10 Official Selections for Film Festivals
“THIS FILM WILL SPEAK LOUDLY TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE” – Jane Clementi, Tyler Clementi Foundation
“SWEET, ORIGINAL AND EMOTIONAL” – Dan Bucatinsky, Emmy Winning Actor
“IT TOUCHED MY LIFE, AS I’M SURE IT’LL TOUCH MANY MORE” – Trey Pearson, Singer
“BEAUTIFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY CREATED” – A.T. Furuya, GLSEN
“INCREDIBLE AND MOVING PERFORMANCES THAT DALLAS JAMES PRITT AND SHAWN PHILIP CORNELIUS GIVE ARE PURE MAGIC” – Josh Strickland, Broadway’s Tarzan
“SWEET REMINDER THAT CHOSEN FAMILY IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE FAMILY YOU’RE BORN INTO” – Callum Francis, Broadway & West End’s Kinky Boots
“DALLAS JAMES PRITT HAD ME IN TEARS WITH HIS HONEST, VULNERABLE PORTRAYAL. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE” – Susan Cottrell, Author & Founder FreedHearts.org
“WILL SURELY CALL OUT TO HEARTS AND MINDS, LIFT SPIRITS, AND LEAVE US ALL CHANGED” – Sampson McCormick, Comedian & Writer
“A HEARTFELT AND HEARTBREAKING, YET HOPEFUL GLIMPSE INTO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO LOVE YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY WHEN OTHERS DISAPPOINT AND ABANDON. IT’S SO BEAUTIFULLY RELATABLE IN ITS SIMPLICITY WHILE BEING LAYERED AND DEEP IN ITS STORYTELLING.”
– George Salazar, Broadway’s Be More Chill
