Polaroids from 3rd shot

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The priest holds onto a little red book? Mao's red book, a prayer book?  


Does this image refer to the catholic church's colonial project?  Its anti communist position and its colonial history in China?  The church's relationship to the state and the impact it has had on silencing many.  The Cathars for example, silenced through the crusade slaughters in France from the 1100s onwards.  Radical theology attacked by the catholic church in Latin America. 100s of years of missions 'converting' the other in their native lands.   


Digital images from the shoot:

We needed to ensure that the face of the kneeling actor was lit well enough.