JESUS IS COMING
(TO TAKE THE CHURCH AWAY)
North Carolina, 1971
When a rural town is ravaged by inexplicable disappearances, a devoted reverend relies on his faith to buoy the community.
But when he and his son discover an extraterrestrial explanation, they face a moral dilemma: reveal the truth or bury their otherworldly secret.
Jesus is Coming wrapped production on Tuesday, July 16 2024 in Roxboro, North Carolina. We had a mighty team of classmates, pre-professional filmmakers, friends, and local crew who worked very hard to make this film come to life.
The film was shot on 16mm celluloid on an ARRI 416 film camera to evoke the essence of the 70s time period and location.
Special thanks to the organizations that partnered with us to support our efforts in filmmaking: Winstead Farms, Allen Chapel AME, KODAK, Illumination Dynamics, ARRI, and Columbia University.
Meet the Crew
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Cameron Clay
WRITER & DIRECTOR
Cameron Clay is a video artist and filmmaker from Prince George’s County, MD. He is currently finishing his MFA in Directing at Columbia University.
His work has been featured in Filmmaker Magazine, Blackstar Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, First Take Film Festival, and the Philadelphia Film Showcase. He is a Milos Forman Directing Fellow, Lazaroff Screenwriting Award and Motion Picture Award recipient.
Cameron is a Directing MFA candidate and Milos Forman Fellow at Columbia University.
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Yaél Bermudez
PRODUCER
Yaél Bermudez is a producer, writer, and curator from Queens, New York. Her work tells and champions stories centered around complex characters tussling with metamorphic self-discovery.
She is a graduate from Boston University’s College of Communication with a bachelor’s degree in Film & Television. Her professional experience ranges across television, independent feature film, commercials, music videos, and live events. Yaél’s experience extends internationally where she assisted on commercial shoots in Sydney, Australia and produced a short film Confirmation in Accra, Ghana.
Yaél has produced narrative short films that have premiered at Toronto Black, Black Harvest, New York African, Bushwick Film Festivals and more. She holds collaboration at the core of everything she does.
Yaél is currently a third-year Creative Producing MFA candidate and Bridges Larson Fellow at Columbia University.
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Bradley Credit
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Bradley Credit is a Washington, D.C born-and-raised cinematographer whose work spans narrative, commercials, documentary, and music videos.
His work has screened festivals such as the Blackstar Film Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival, and has been featured in Rolling Stone, The FADER, PAPER Magazine, Booooooom, and Director’s Notes.
His commercial work includes clients such as Gucci, Vogue, Apple Music, Facebook, Adidas, Puma, Amazon, Walmart, Sephora, and Topicals.
In 2024, he was named a Rising Star of Cinematographer by American Cinematograpaher.
