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Saltwater Baptism

What do you do when your relationship conflicts with your religion?


“Saltwater Baptism,” explores that question with disarming, understated warmth. Directed by Jared Callahan and Russell Sheaffer, the short film follows two young, gay men through graduation week at an evangelical college in San Diego, as they navigate the tension among religion, family and sexual orientation.

YEAR

2017

RUN TIME

18m

DIRECTOR

Jared Callahan, Russell Sheaffer

  • New York Times Op-Doc, October 2017

  • Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, North Carolina, November 2017

  • Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, April 2018.

  • Atlanta Film Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2018.

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