‘Hail Mary’ Stars Angela Sarafyan and Natalia Del Riego on How the ‘Average Person Can Change the World’ -SXSW

HOLY MARY

Section: Narrative Spotlight

Manager: Rosemary Rodriguez

Screenwriter: Knate Lee

Registration: Holy Mary is a genre-bending retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph that begs the question: who are the real monsters? Maria, a 17-year-old girl from Belize, mysteriously becomes pregnant. We find her following the North Star to make her way to safety across the US-Mexico border. She escapes a deadly virus and is pursued by the devil’s right hand: BAAL. She meets Jose, a mediocre carpenter who helped build a tunnel under the Rio Grande. They team up with Gabrielle (the angel Gabriel) and take on Baal, the cartels and the US Border Patrol. This subversive monster film may find unexpected fans cheering for an undocumented migrant to cross the border safely.

Commercial agent: CAA

Panelists: Natalia del Riego, Benny Emmanuel, Angela Sarafyan and Rosemary Rodriguez

Premiere: March 13, 2023

Key Quotes: del Riego: “Maria is someone who sees herself as average – it makes me emotional because I was there. The story moves from “I don’t know what I’m capable of” to “Wait, I can change the world”. That’s what I love about Hail Marys and I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”

Sarafyan: “That’s why I wanted to do the film, because I think the idea that we judge people by their status is the opposite here. It’s the things you can’t see, a person’s values, integrity, strength and heart – you can be homeless and have nothing, and you can change the world. I think the message of this film is very beautiful.”

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