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When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the swimming trunks of a young African man, she believes God has sent her a sign.
Director: Tim Marshall
Overview
When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the swimming trunks of a young African man at her class, she befriends him as she believes God has sent her a sign for him to free her of her loneliness.
Included in the short film compilation Trick & Treat, as part of POUT Fest 2015, a touring and online film festival from Peccadillo Pictures, supported by the BFI.
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