Director: JMD Myers First Assistant Director: Amelia Smith Cinematographer: Matthew Garlin
Cast Perpetua – Kyla Grace Asinius – Irvin Lloyd-Ira Felicitas – Leah Rose Fisher Saturus – W. Richard Johnson Revocatus – Charles Lee Saturninus – Ty O'Donnell Secundulus – Nathan Waller Perpetua's Father – Tommy Lee Driver Pomponia – Nooshig Luz Salvador Pudens – Rich Swingle Perpetua's Mother – Infini Jemison-Ewing Aulus (infant) – Anael Moncoeur Aulus (toddler) – Joshua Moncoeur Aulus (8 years) – Nate Jukanovich Dinocrates – Eddy Conrad Governor Hilarion – Hamrick Waller Adoptive Mother – Pamela Ryan Felicitas' Daughter (8 years) – Madeleine Gaillard Tertius – Matthew Garlin Marcus (Perpetua's Husband) – Akino Arisda Carthage Prison Guards – Reggie Joseph, Adlet Volpi, Matt Roseen Arena Prison Guards – Malachi Abbott, Jan Carlos Guzman Perez Fountain Dancers – Julia Ragusa, Olivia Giroux-Galpin, Hope Jensen Fighter – C.R. Rose Secret Police Officer – Jilliana Jean-Charles Police Officer – Bruce Conrad Reporter – Jacqueline Tetrault Courtroom Guards – Alain Jes, Benjamin Nicolas Female Newscaster, Additional Voices – Jasmine Myers Emperor Septimius Severus – Timothy James
Prisoners: Caralyn Conrad Eli Donis Olivia Giroux-Galpin Isaac Jeremy Julia Kennedy C. R. Rose
Church Members: Charlotte Crisman Justin Davis Connor Fomenko Joseph Fomenko Candace Harewood Emelia Camille Harewood Grateful Itiowe Jilliana Jean-Charles Lachelle Jes Bob Myers Karoliny Queiroz Abby Shannon Amelia Smith Meghna Sundaram Hamrick Waller
Citizens of Heaven: Rachel Beauregard Robert “Bongo” Beauregard Evangeline Friz Gabriel Friz Johanna Friz Melchizedek Friz Phineas Friz Sabbath Friz Sharon Johnson W. Richard Johnson Rashida Krigger Melanie Lamere Benjamin Lunt Sarah McGrath Ayaka Negishi Toma Negishi Jeevani Rayudu Angelica Rivera Micah Rotich Pamela Ryan Amelia Smith Rich Swingle
Trial Onlookers: Otonye Braide-Moncoeur Vahe Caliskan Jim Clouser Caralyn Conrad Charlotte Crisman Justin Davis Sandy Emery Adam Garcia Grateful Itiowe Lachelle Jes Doug MacDougal Harriet Muthoni MacDougal Sam Kephart Nathan Moncoeur Ronald Moncoeur Dan Paquette Karoliny Queiroz Julia Ragusa Abby Shannon Carole Shannon Kenny Smith Meghna Sundaram
First Camera: Matthew Garlin Second Camera: Amelia Smith, Matt Roseen, Jasmine Myers Fight Choreographer: C.R. Rose Dance Choreographer: Julia Ragusa Soundtrack Recording and Mixing: Isaac Jeremy Editing, Effects, and Design Services provided by MeowMeow Magic On-set assistants and Drivers: Pamela Ryan, Infini Jemison-Ewing Color-Grading Consultant: Zachary David Ahrens Lumberjack and Wood Shop Supervisor: Bob Myers Additional Sound Effects: InspectorJ (freesound.org – water dripping), Stevious42 (freesound.org – baby laugh), Free Sounds Library (sparrow chirp)
Music, Lyrics, and Orchestrations by JMD Myers Additional Drum Orchestrations by Nooshig Luz Salvador
Orchestra: Kellie Tropeano – keyboards, recycling bin Nooshig Luz Salvador – djembe, teponatzli, dunbek, shekeré Jasmine Myers – flute, piccolo, pool table, card table, buckets, forks, additional keyboards Ensemble: The Circle of Fifths (Justin Davis, Isaac Jeremy, Jasmine Myers, Pamela Ryan, Jacqueline Tetrault), Amelia Smith
Unsplash Photographers: Timothy James (emperor) EyeForEbony (emperor’s hair & beard) Tamarcus Brown (newscaster) Dan Asaki (courthouse) Adam Nieścioruk (metal texture) Katie Harp (gold)
Send Up a Hallelujah (Multilingual Version) Written by JMD Myers Performed by Haram Hwang, Jasmine Myers, Omar Najjar, Leah Rose Fisher, Harriet Muthoni MacDougal, Doug MacDougal, Amelia Smith, Jacqueline Tetrault, Nathan Waller, Nooshig Luz Salvador, Jacqueline Tay, Clara Culver, Doug Culver, Naandam M. John Tirsing, Ludmila McCormack Petryosovskaya, Jeevani Rayudu, Grateful Itiowe, Max Sklar, Iris Antonucci, Rebecca Rybaltowski
Translators:
Korean – Haram Hwang Arabic – Silva Panossian Assyrian – Rabi Yosip Bet Yosip Swahili – Harriet Muthoni MacDougal
Farsi – Arax Baghdasarian Armenian – Der Hovhan Khoja Eynatyan Mandarin – Fang Liu Hausa – Joshua Ndahi
Gikuyu – Harriet Muthoni MacDougal Russian – Esfir Rakovets French – Leah Rose Fisher Hindi – Vishal YWAM and Jeevani Rayudu
All of the languages represented in this song (along with many others not included here) are currently spoken by persecuted Christians – with the exception of Latin, in which Perpetua wrote.
Thanks to Jim and Maura Clouser for their ridiculous levels of generosity and hospitality Doug and Harriet Muthoni MacDougal for the same All of our Indiegogo Donors The Jukanovich Family and the Tetrault Family for letting us crash your houses Jill and Jim at Winterberry Farm Elizabeth Murdock at the MA Attorney General’s Office Michelle Tetrault and Lisa Desroches at Bell and Hudson Insurance Highrock North Shore Pilgrim Church College Church Jessica Richmond and the Gordon College Theatre Department Julia Drewicke and Gordon College Public Safety Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea The Boston Pilot Kim Allyn at Bevcam Al Williams, Dave Newland, and Liz Walber at Northampton Open Media Valerie Crisman, Eric Haas, Maya Simpson, Lauren Mawe, Shelley Lee and the many others who fed us Marsha Bailey for irreplaceable costume pieces Laurel Myers for a very needed and well-timed loan of a wireless mouse, and children Sveenie Betsargis-Richmond, Marina Benjamin, and Lily Soh Steven Leslie Johnson and the Upside Down family for their profound influence on both faith and art Voice of the Martyrs, Open Doors, Heart4Iran, and the many others who take care of our persecuted family Every single person who prayed for us during this process Our brothers and sisters suffering for the name of Jesus, for testifying to us all with your lives that He is worth it – you are not forgotten God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit … for far more than can be said here