Twist of Faith (2004)

Director:

Kirby Dick

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith. |

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Abuse | Priest | Abuse | Catholic | Catholic Priest

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jeff Anderson	...	Himself - Interviewee
Barbara Blaine	...	Herself - SNAP President
David Clohessy	...	Himself - SNAP Executive Director
Sandy Comes	...	Herself
Tony Comes	...	Himself
Wendy Comes	...	Herself
Robert Donnelly	...	Auxillary Bishop of Toledo
Dennis Gray	...	Himself
Catherine Hoolahan	...	Herself - Tony's Attorney
Dennis O'Loughlin	...	Himself
Mike Sallah	...	Himself - Investigative Reporter, Toledo Blade
Jon Schoonmaker	...	Himself
John Shiffler	...	Himself - John Charles Shiffler (as Father John Shiffler)
Matthew Simon	...	Himself
Stephen Stanbery	...	Himself (as Father Stanbery)
Claudia Vercellotti	...	Herself
David Yonke	...	Himself - Religion Editor, Toledo Blade
Firass Dirani	...	Soc (uncredited)

Directed by
Kirby Dick

Produced by
Nancy Abraham	....	supervising producer
Kirby Dick	....	executive producer: Chain Camera Pictures
Jane Fitzgerald	....	associate producer
Sheila Nevins	....	executive producer
Danielle Schleif	....	supervising producer
Eddie Schmidt	....	producer

Original Music by
Blake Leyh

Cinematography by
Tom Hofbauer
Eddie Schmidt

Film Editing by
Matthew Clarke

Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Bruce Pross	....	foley editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	sound editor
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Elspeth Kydd	....	additional camera operator

Editorial Department
Stephanie Hernstadt	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Mike Kahne	....	titles
Tara Milch	....	production staff
Matthew Mylander	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Chain Camera Pictures
• HBO Documentary Films

Distributors

• Chain Camera Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Artistic License (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2005) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Brazil:16

Filming Locations:

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Company:

Chain Camera Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Dispensing Morality/Paul Barresi/Twist of Faith (#7.19)" (2005)

Deceived and betrayed by their faith in role models

It's shocking to learn the amount of abuse inflicted by a lot of Catholic priests in the past. There's not a day when one hears about a new case as the abused come forward to accuse what criminal men did to them years ago. Kerby Dick, a brave film maker, takes his camera to a group of people that were the victims of one priest when they were teen agers.

The documentary concentrates on Tony Comes, who finally had the courage to go on record to denounce his abuse. He had plenty of company, or so it seems. In fact, their bishop, who should have taken care in dealing with the corrupt priest, didn't do anything to prevent. In fact, this man chose the easy way out by ignoring the accusations.

Wendy Comes, Tony's wife, is deeply affected when she learns the extent of what her husband suffered in the past. In fact, Wendy was wounded when she discovered the truth. In fact, she had converted to Catholicism when she married Tony. In spite of their trauma, we watch as the Comes' young daughter making her first communion, accompanied by her parents.

Kirby Dick deserves to be congratulated for showing us how the actions of some evil individuals ruined lives by what they did to children who trusted them and saw in them role models.