Directing Man of God - Yelena Popovic

James and Thomas interview Yelena Popovic, writer and director of the new film Man of God, about the Greek Orthodox saint Nektarios of Aegina. Man of God will be in select theaters in the U.S. on March 21 and 28.

At 17, Yelena left Belgrade, Yugoslavia to escape civil war. She went to Italy and then the US, working as a model in New York City, and then to L.A., where she gained experience and training as an actress, writer and director.

Parallel to this artistic journey was a spiritual one stemming from her lifelong sense of connection with God despite lack of religious education, which ultimately led her to make a film about St. Nektarios.

In this interview Yelena tells her personal story, the story of St. Nektarios, and the extraordinary story of how this film was made - with an outstanding cast and composer secured for her with the help of the monks of Mt. Athos! 

Links

Find a showing of Man of God near you http://www.fathomevents.com

Interview with Mickey Rourke about his faith and working on Man of God https://orthochristian.com/133984.html

Our previous review of Man of God https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/review-man-god/

Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com

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