The Gnostic

The Gnostic

Infobox Film | name = The Gnostic


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produced by = Chaos Warrior Productions
in association with Happy Trailers HD
and Shark Bay Productions
director = Joseph McDougall II
producer = Lance Miccio
Joel Schechter
executive producer = Robert Subiaga, Jr.
Tom Marchak
writer = Robert Subiaga, Jr.
starring = Francesco Quinn
Zhen Pu Long Ha
cinematography = Adam Biddle
Christopher Gallo
editing = Josh Andrew Koenig
released = April 14, 2006
runtime = 5 minutes
language = English
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"The Gnostic" is a 2006 short film directed by Joseph McDougall II. Screenplay by Robert Subiaga, Jr., based on his short story “Koan”, published in a 1996 issue of the magazine Tales of the Unanticipated. Starring Francesco Quinn and Zhen Pu Long Ha. Running time is 5 minutes.

Plot Summary

Thane Le Mal (Quinn), a mysterious wandering warrior (never explicitly named in the film) confronts Desarimu (Long Ha), an arrogant monk, over the proper meaning of one of Zen’s oldest and most famous teaching stories.

Additional Info

*'The Gnostic' was shot entirely on high-definition digital video.
*It premiered at the Underground Vegas Film Showcase in April 2006 and was an Official Selection at the 2006 Underground Vegas Film Festival, the 2007 Venice Beach Free World Film Festival, and 2007's The Dam Short Film Festival
*Author Robert Subiaga, Jr. is a veteran of over ten years in inner-city education with American Indian youth, and the main character’s original name (Ah-mah-me-kee-o-ba-ba-yun) really means “Father of Thunder” in a dialect of the Ojibwe language.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963756/ "The Gnostic" at Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.mysticalmovieguide.com/mmlist.pl?exact=Gnostic,%20The&index=1&findwhere=allsyn&year=2005/ Mystical Movie Guide listing]


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