There Won't Be a Dry Eye: The Making of El Tonto Por Cristo

Frederica Mathewes-Green is an author Jess has admired for years.

She read our script and asked if there was even the smallest part for her.

She flew herself out for one day, for a scene inside the cathedral.

Frank Mosley plays Genesius. In preparing for the role, he watched every one of her Welcome to the Orthodox Church videos. All thirty-six of them.

That day was a heavy one for him. Vulnerable.

We cleared the set for that scene. Everyone except essential crew.

Frank said Frederica could stay.

When we cut, she came back to craft services and said one thing to Jess.

There won’t be a dry eye in the room.

I still think about that.

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