Film Production short Hail Mary, a dark and affecting film by recent Film graduates, is premiering at its first festival!

The film debuts this weekend at the New York City International Independent Film and Video Festival.

Congratulations to everyone involved, including Writer/Director Jean-Sebastien Di Fruscia, Director of Photography Cole Stamm, Producer Veronica Bautista, Editor Leo Lu, Art Director Paul Orlando, and sound designers Craig Carpenter and Gunnar Petersen.

Cole, whose work on the film was recently honoured with a CSC nomination, says: “Everyone worked incredibly hard and was serious about their roles, which helped in delegating certain things and backing up to see the big picture. And, we got to shoot in an insane asylum that was absolutely haunted. That was memorable.”

UPDATE!: The NY Film & Video Festival has two sets of screenings, in July and September. Hail Mary is, in fact, premiering at the September festival. So there’s still time to make travel plans…