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THE LEECH

Year 2022
Runtime 82 mins
Language English
Canadian Premiere
Availability
  • Online & In-Cinema
  • Online: Thu Sep 29 @ 10AM - Sun Oct 2

Preceded by the short film: OLDTIMERS


Father David (Graham Skipper), a catholic priest struggling to grow his congregation, encounters a stranger by the name of Terry (Jeremy Gardner) asleep one morning after mass. Terry is left without a home after a fight with his girlfriend Lexi (Taylor Gardner) and with Christmas less than a week away; Father David offers him a place to stay for the night. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly turns complicated as Lexi arrives shortly after with news of being evicted from her house. Unable to turn away this helpless young woman, David allows both her and Terry to stay with him through the holidays on the condition that they open themselves to the healing power of God’s love. The harder David tries to reform the lives of these seemingly innocent strangers, the more he himself falls victim to their toxic ways; leading to the belief that their arrival is in fact, a test from God.

Countries

United States
Director
Eric Pennycoff
Producer
Adelyn PENNYCOFF, Eric Pennycoff, Scott Smith
Screenwriter
Eric Pennycoff
Cinematographer
Rommel Genciana
Editor
Bobby Sherbert
Music
Eric Romary
Cast
Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper, Taylor Gardner, Rigo Garay