Moses the Black w/ Yelena Popovic | Ep. 99

About this episode

Director Yelena Popovic joins Purposely Catholic to discuss Moses the Black. The film follows a Chicago gang leader whose grandmother leaves him an icon of the saint. We talk about Moses the Black's conversion, mercy and repentance, and how film can serve evangelization. The question reaches beyond the screen: what can a saint's past tell us about the possibility of change?

Popovic discusses staying faithful to the story of Moses the Black and bringing well-known rappers and other personalities into the project. The conversation also touches on spiritual warfare and the reminder that saints were not perfect people from the beginning. If you're interested in faith and filmmaking, this episode brings those subjects together through the work of making Moses the Black and the conversion story behind it.

In this episode

• Moses the Black's conversion, mercy, and repentance
• Staying faithful to the story of Moses the Black
• Film as a means of evangelization
• Bringing rappers and other personalities into the project
• Spiritual warfare

With Purposely Catholic and guest Yelena Popovic.

About the guest

Yelena Popovic is the director of Moses the Black and also works as an actress, writer, and producer. She trained at Playhouse West and has developed projects including Man of God. She also wrote and directed L.A. Superheroes. In this episode, she joins Purposely Catholic to discuss Moses the Black, filmmaking, and evangelization.