“The Garden of Steven”
KCDC is proud to host a screening of “The Garden of Steven,” a 20-minute short by a group of local filmmakers. After the screening, star and co-writer Chris Keener, co-writer Rob Shore, and producer Nick Fitzhugh will discuss the process of making the film and take questions from the audience. Light refreshments will be served.
About “The Garden of Steven”: Steven Crosby wakes up in Antigua, Guatemala, with a mission. He has just one day to convert as many people as he can, armed with only some religious comic books and a couple words of high school Spanish. If he fails, his father, the local preacher, will make Steven pack his things and return to Ohio to a life of menial work in the church. His attempts to bring the locals the good news are thwarted by misunderstandings, bad luck, and all manner of mishaps.
Just as Steven is about to give up, he has a chance encounter with a sodden street vendor, who sends him on a journey to find a shadowy figure named Maximon — a mix of a Mayan god and a Catholic saint, and the patron of sinners, prostitutes, and drunks. A plucky young Mayan girl and a beautiful, quick-witted bartender help Steven find Maximon, and himself along the way. Steven takes the low road to find a different sort of salvation.
Location
Above the Bike Shop
2501 Champlain St. NW
Washington,
DC
Neighborhood: Adams Morgan
Access to this location requires climbing a flight of stairs.
Past event