El Tonto Por Cristo
Hosted by Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church, Phoenix, Oregon
In-person
When
Sep 1, 6:00 PM PDT
Where
Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church
205 Fern Valley Road, Phoenix, OR, 97535
Price
Free Screening
Language
English
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Join us for a special in-parish screening of El Tonto Por Cristo!
A special in‑parish screening of El Tonto Por Cristo. We’ll gather on Tuesday, September 1 at 6 PM, with a Q&A with Fr. Peter Runyon to follow.
Event Participants
Father Peter Runyon
Rector, Archangel Gabriel Church
About the film
Set within a quiet brotherhood of monks on the Texas coast, the film unfolds in luminous vignettes, tracing lives shaped by devotion and marked by the same tensions we carry. In El Tonto Por Cristo, story gives way to encounter.
Drawing from the Eastern Orthodox tradition of the holy fool and the rhythm of European art cinema, it resists convention. At times dry, at moments unexpectedly human, it asks for attention more than reaction. Not something to consume, but to sit with. The kind of film you return to, and then return again.
Genre
Drama
Released
2025
Director
Josh David Jordan
Producer
Jessica Marie Jordan
Executive Producer
Jonathan Pageau, Dn. Seraphim (Richard) Rohlin
Crew
Julian Sol Jordan, Michael Paraskevas, T.J Callaway
Cast
Matthew Posey, Frank Mosley, Jordan Walker Ross, Barry Corbin, Mark Ashworth, Tim DeLaughter, Max Hartman, Rosie Gaspard, Anastasia Munoz, Jonathan Jackson, Hutch Crane
About the space