Coastside Film presents a heart-warming film about chasing miracles

Adam Butcher plays fourteen-year-old Ralph Walker who is told that his comatose mother won’t recover without a miracle. So he decides to create one by winning the Boston Marathon!  The story develops via nine segments over the months between September 1953 and May 1954, and each part is designated to a particular saint. For instance, Michael the Archangel is the Saint of Temptation; and Jude Thaddeus is the Saint of Impossible Causes.  Literally and metaphorically, they correspond to the narrative content.

"Saint Ralph is the kind of well-acted, genuine heart-warmer that some people complain Hollywood doesn’t bother making anymore.  And in this case, Hollywood didn’t. This low-budget Canadian-made film doesn’t stoop to Hollywood clichés or formulaic plot devices."—Caludia Puig, USA TODAY

"This deliciously offbeat Canadian comedy gets its charm from marvelous acting and from a screenplay bursting with ideas."—David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and partial nudity

7:30pm   Short: Amore Family Style, a family tribute film honoring a local coastside Mom and Dad, Italo and Angie Lucchesi.(32 mins)

8:05pm  Feature: SAINT RALPH (1 hr, 38 mins)

Friday, April 21, 2006 7:30pm
Community Methodist Sanctuary
777 Miramontes, Half Moon Bay
Corner of Johnston & Miramontes
$6.00 donation per person For more information see: www.hmbfilm.org