Twist of Faith (2004)

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.

Director:

Kirby Dick

Stars:

Jeff Anderson, Barbara Blaine, David Clohessy

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeff Anderson	...	Himself - Interviewee
Barbara Blaine	...	Herself - SNAP President
David Clohessy	...	Himself - SNAP Executive Director
Sandy Comes	...	Herself
Tony Comes	...	Himself
Wendy Comes	...	Herself
Robert Donnelly	...	Auxillary Bishop of Toledo
Dennis Gray	...	Himself
Catherine Hoolahan	...	Herself - Tony's Attorney
Dennis O'Loughlin	...	Himself
Mike Sallah	...	Himself - Investigative Reporter, Toledo Blade
Jon Schoonmaker	...	Himself
John Shiffler	...	Himself - John Charles Shiffler (as Father John Shiffler)
Matthew Simon	...	Himself
Stephen Stanbery	...	Himself (as Father Stanbery)

Storyline

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.

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Plot Keywords:

sexual abuse | priest | abuse | catholic | catholic priest | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Chain Camera

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,474 (USA) (1 July 2005)

Gross:

$2,474 (USA) (1 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chain Camera Pictures, HBO Documentary Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in SexTV: Dispensing Morality/Paul Barresi/Twist of Faith (2005)

User Reviews

An adult Ohio firefighter confronts the Priest who abused him as a child.

A great, moving movie! Kirby Dick's films have always shown not only a light touch but an unerring impulse for the right emotional detail, revealing gesture and sense of when to pull back. In "Twist of Faith" he lets the points make themselves: the Church condones child abuse, they cover their tracks and lie about it. Dick's use of church music is especially telling, as is his judicious implementation of his "chain camera" technique: giving subjects their own video-cams to record their thoughts, document outward aspects of their lives and make occasional but heartbreaking confession. If only Art could make Change! Now THAT would be a Twist.