New Fatima Movie To Hit The Big Screen in 2017
New York City-based Echo Park Films recently announced its plans to
produce a feature film based on the events surrounding the 1917
appearance of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima,
Portugal. Echo Park Films, LLC Managing Partner Arturo Navarro disclosed
some details about the film, entitled "FROM HEAVEN: The Story of
Fatima," while speaking to alumni from USC's Film School. He noted that
Echo Park Films, LLC has secured the rights to the “A PATHWAY UNDER THE
GAZE OF MARY,” the recently released biography about Sister Lucia
Santos, the oldest of the three children, written by Sister Lucia's
Carmelite Order in Coimbra, Portugal.
Navarro commented, "My co-author, Patrick Buckley, and I have long known that the story of Fatima has needed a comprehensive update and not just a remake of the Warner classic, THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA (1952) which his grandmother Aurora Navarro was featured. The classic film ends with the 1917 Miracle of the Sun, but there is much, much more to the Fatima story, some of which continued to unfold even after that movie was released. In the decades following the events at Fatima, Sister Lucia continued to be visited by the Virgin Mary and faced many challenges to her efforts to spread Mary's Fatima messages as well as to obey Her command to keep some of those messages secret. This Second Act, if you will, of the Fatima story is just as dramatic and inspiring as the events that took place within the children's community in 1917. We believe we have developed a highly detailed and differentiated script that thoughtfully weaves together both primary story arcs and holistically explores Fatima's messages and many religious, social, and political themes."
Navarro said that the project has benefited from the writers' strong and privileged relationship with the Carmelites in Coimbra and others who were close to Sister Lucia, as well as the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA. In fact, Echo Park Films has committed a portion of the proceeds to the cause of Sister Lucia's beatification. The company intends to begin filming next spring with the movie's release set for May of 2017, just before the 100th Anniversary of the Virgin Mary's first appearance at Fatima, at which time Pope Francis is scheduled to host commemorative events at the Fatima Shine.
About the Authors
Arturo Navarro is a former Paramount Studios Music Production Executive and Screen Actors Guild, Inc. Business Affairs and Production Representative. He is actively involved in several non-profit organizations including serving as a Co-chair for the Latin Economic Forum, Inc. (LEF) Best Practices Forums at the United Nations, Advisor to USC Department of Economics and symposium Chairman for the Naval War College Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups high-level panel on Future Water Wars. He holds degrees from USC and Harvard.
Patrick Buckley, PhD, is a former speechwriter and strategic analyst for senior U.S. defense officials, including two Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and General David Petraeus, having previously served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at West Point. He holds degrees from West Point and MIT.
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