Vatican World
- Tom Palazzolo |
- 1992 |
- 20 minutes |
- COLOR |
- OPT
Rental Format(s): 16mm film
Welcome to a Vatican of the future, with a very young Pope and his power-hungry assistant. The assistant has been trying to keep the Pope in the dark in regards to the lackluster image of the Catholic Church. Due to a series of eye-opening events, the Pope decides to call in (unknown to his assistant) a marketing expert to help improve the Church. The Pope becomes smarter and buys into the new ideas presented to him, such as a billboard campaign: "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Body of Christ." At the same time, his assistant becomes unglued and "physically" wrestles with the Pope for power. In the end, the Pope becomes a born-again marketeer! The film is directed by popular Chicago filmmaker Tom Palazzolo.