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A Bear Named Jesus

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At Archer’s Aunty Gladys’ funeral, he hears a tap on the window — it’s a bear named Jesus, who has come for Archer’s mom. “A Bear Named Jesus” is an allegory for religious interference, with an aching yet humorous look at estrangement and mourning for the loss of someone still living.

DirectorTerril Calder
WriterArcher Pechawis
ProducersChrista Couture·Michelle St. John

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