Free in Deed. 2015. Directed by Jake Mahaffy

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Free in Deed. 2015. USA/New Zealand. Directed by Jake Mahaffy. Courtesy the filmmaker

Free in Deed. 2015. USA/New Zealand. Directed by Jake Mahaffy. 98 min.

A crisis of faith unfolds with brutal intensity in Jake Mahaffy’s Venice Film Festival award-winner Free in Deed. Based on an actual incident, this Tennessee-shot tale of an isolated Pentecostal minister’s misguided attempt to “heal” a violent, disturbed child is both visceral and philosophical in its meditation on agency, suffering, and the role of religion in our social fabric. Both David Harewood, as the minister, and Edwina Findlay, as the child’s mother, give heartbreakingly unforgettable performances.

This film accompanies Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You: 2016.

Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 5:00 p.m.

Introduced by producer Mike Ryan

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Sat, Dec 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a Q&A with producer Mike Ryan

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater

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