Gaspar

2014, 20 minutes

When faced with the hardest grief, a young man finds salvation in the most unnatural form.

When every choice is far too hard and real life hurts too much, what to do? “We’ve done Karmic Mandala Healing Meditation on the Amalfi Coast, Reiki Raja, Lakshmi Puja, the Mastery in Masculinity course in Morocco which was basically a guy telling us to smile as we beat up our wives...” Gaspar is a traveller; a posh, aimless drifter sampling every tribal brew, magic berry, self help course and new-wave remedy the atlas has to offer. It’s a charmed life to be sure but something truly seems amiss. Gaspar’s now in Greece on invitation to a Pagan rebirth ceremony but with daemons locked in every mind and ritual so steeped in life, this trial could be a push too far. Gaspar is a film that can be described as a supernatural coming-of-age film set on a small island in Greece. It explores every person as a work in progress, the search for inner knowledge, dealing with Gaspar's grief and bereavement. The script is written with a sincere appreciation of the coming of age ritual that many of us undertake at some point in our lives, something increasingly overlooked in a time where knowledge of the world is more important than the knowledge of yourself.

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