ARNEIL DAWAL, MY PERFECT PARTNER AND CINEMATOGRAPHER IN THIS FILM, INITIALLY INTENDED TO SUBMIT THIS TO A SHORT FILM COMPETITION IN SINULOG 2009. BUT AS WE GO ALONG THE REALITIES IN THE MAKING OF THIS TWO-WEEK PROJECT, WE DISCOVERED OURSELVES EXPERIENCING A MOVING PRESENSE OF GOD. AND SLOWLY OUR VISION SHIFTED. WE WANT THIS FILM TO BE USED FOR GOD'S GLORY. AS OF THIS WRITING WE DO NOT KNOW HOW AND WHERE.-Lemuel Arrogante
Light In The Dark is a short true-to-life documentary film of an inmate(one of the famous dancing inmates who gained popularity in Youtube) in CPDRC(Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center)in Cebu Philippines. He was languishing in jail for six years waiting for the first trial of his murder case.
His only strength and hope is his devotion to the holy child Jesus, the Senor Sto Nino. He longed to light a candle and touch the miraculous image.
But what a divine manifestation or you may put it a coincedence, that one week after the interview, that image of Senor Sto Nino he longed to see, paid a visit in CPDRC for the firt time. Wow! Answered prayer? Miracle?
This is just another countless testimonies that the word of God in scripture is true. Mark 2:17 says "...I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Truly He came to the prisoners who freely touched Him. Not even the millions of devotees has liberty to come closer and touch the miraculous image.
This is Lemuel Arrogante and Arneil Dawal Film. Cinematography by Arneil Dawal, story and direction by Lemuel Arrogante and in collaboration with Papicture Studio in Cebu Philippines. Special thanks to my script editor Miss Amy Salgados.
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