Directing Man of God - Yelena Popovic

<p>James and Thomas interview Yelena Popovic, writer and director of the new film <em>Man of God</em>, about the Greek Orthodox saint Nektarios of Aegina. <em>Man of God </em>will be in select theaters in the U.S. on March 21 and 28.</p> <p>At 17, Yelena left Belgrade, Yugoslavia to escape civil war. She went to Italy and then the US, working as a model in New York City, and then to L.A., where she gained experience and training as an actress, writer and director.</p> <p>Parallel to this artistic journey was a spiritual one stemming from her lifelong sense of connection with God despite lack of religious education, which ultimately led her to make a film about St. Nektarios.</p> <p>In this interview Yelena tells her personal story, the story of St. Nektarios, and the extraordinary story of how this film was made - with an outstanding cast and composer secured for her with the help of the monks of Mt. Athos! </p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p>Find a showing of <em>Man of God</em> near you <a href= "http://www.fathomevents.com">http://www.fathomevents.com</a></p> <p>Interview with Mickey Rourke about his faith and working on <em>Man of God</em> <a href= "https://orthochristian.com/133984.html">https://orthochristian.com/133984.html</a></p> <p>Our previous review of <em>Man of God</em> <a href= "https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/review-man-god/">https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/review-man-god/</a></p> <p>Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. <a href= "https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/">https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com</a></p> <p>This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! <a href= "http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio">http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio</a></p>