From Amy Hesketh’s blog: I’ve thought a lot lately about what causes a person to transform. I’ve done some transformation myself recently because of my father having dementia, having to put him in assisted living, deal with his estate. And it also looks like I’ll have to be buying a house for my mother soon [...]
We have a big announcement: Martyr is now available for download right HERE! For more information about how the downloads work, please visit the link above. Right now we have the English Subtitles version available. Coming soon, subtitulos en Español.
From Amy Hesketh’s Blog The last time I only talked about the photoshoot scenes in Martyr involving Gabrielle, played by Veronica Paintoux. Now, I’d like to say a little about the photoshoot scenes involving Camille, played by Carmen Paintoux. There is a certain moment in Martyr when Camille becomes the subject of Tadeusz’s camera, played by [...]
On October 10, 2003, five minutes of the film Martyr (The Death of Saint Eulalia) were screened to an audience of academics at the Siena Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies during its annual Interdisciplinary Conference. This was the first public screening of the still in progress film. Ms. Marla Carlson gave a lecture [...]
The first presentation of Martyr was at the University of Connecticut by invitation of the professor Dr. Gigliotti. The audience were students of Cinema and literature. One of those students sent Jac Avila a letter containing his impressions. It was the first critique that Martyr received. Concerning the feature film you showcased for our Film [...]
Taken from Amy Hesketh’s blog here: I’m not a person who watches the same movies over and over again savoring the details and finding new things with each viewing. But I’ve done just that with Martyr. I’ve seen it in 3 different theaters, on DVD, and even almost frame by frame helping Jac to subtitle. [...]
Martyr is now available for sale in our Store! To celebrate this occasion, for limited time only we are offering free shipping! You can watch the trailer of Martyr here. At this time we are offering Martyr with English subtitles or Spanish subtitles. Check back soon for more language options!
Excerpt from an Interview with Jac Avila, Director of Martyr and Maleficarum by Mike Haberfelner Published in (re)search my Trash in March 2011 Jac Avila, director of Martyr. You are about to release your film Martyr – in a few words, what is it about? Martyr is about a young woman’s obsession with martyrdom while [...]