'The Vigil': To Believe or Not to Believe?
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.

A strange encounter at a used book store leads four young seekers to a Video Course from the 1980s where they are introduced to Howard French and his twisted lessons on enlightenment: The Framework to Truly See. Over the course of a single night, the hypnotic, malevolent Howard moves them steadily along a nightmarish path of ever more gruesome choices. Do You Want to Truly See?
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
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We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.