• Sacred Hearts

  • By: JL Pods
  • Podcast

Sacred Hearts

By: JL Pods
  • Summary

  • In an all-girls Catholic high school, a queer 12th-grade student outs herself to take her girlfriend to the Christmas dance and faces backlash. Finding support in surprising places, can she reconcile her newly revealed truth with her faith, family, and friends?
    © 2024 Sacred Hearts
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Episodes
  • A Queer Child Is Born
    Dec 19 2021

    A surprise apology. New allies help Marcy and Janelle make good trouble and take back Christmas mass. 

    Credits:
    Written and produced by: Jessica Lemes da Silva

    Starring: Alesandria Mentari, Valentina Bula, Leonela Marquez, Barb Wong, Oscar Needoba, and Patricio Mendoza

    Story Consultant and Editor: Anne Downing
    Additional Story Editing: Elisabeth de Grandpre

    Original Music: Alvaro Rojas
    https://www.alvarorojas.ca/

    Additional Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound:
    Track Titles - We Three Kings and Greensleeves by The Shakeabouts

    Sound Design: Jessica Lemes da Silva

    Additional sound effects courtesy of:
    Epidemic Sound
    Soundly

    Additional Vocals Courtesy of the York House School GSA

    Production Assistant: Russell Cripps

    Sacred Hearts is created, written, and produced on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

    Sacred Hearts is a project supported by Call To Action's Re/Generation program that gathers, supports, and mobilizes Catholic change-makers to lead the church toward healing and justice.
    https://www.cta-usa.org/

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    16 mins
  • Christmas Lights Go Out
    Dec 12 2021

    Hopes and dreams are shattered when Fr. Remy cancels the Christmas dance. A dark and stormy night turns dangerous.

    Credits:
    Written and produced by: Jessica Lemes da Silva

    Starring: Alesandria Mentari, Valentina Bula, Leonela Marquez, Barb Wong, Oscar Needoba, and Patricio Mendoza

    Story Consultant and Editor: Anne Downing
    Additional Story Editing: Elisabeth de Grandpre

    Original Music: Alvaro Rojas
    https://www.alvarorojas.ca/

    End Credits Song: "Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Win" by Sarah MacDougall
    https://www.sarahmacdougall.com/

    Sound Design: Jessica Lemes da Silva
    SFX Recordist: Simon Tanglao
    Additional sound effects courtesy of:
    Epidemic Sound
    Soundly
    Game Audio Resource

    Production Assistant: Russell Cripps

    Sacred Hearts is created, written, and produced on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

    Sacred Hearts is a project supported by Call To Action's Re/Generation program that gathers, supports, and mobilizes Catholic change-makers to lead the church toward healing and justice.
    https://www.cta-usa.org/

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    14 mins
  • Keeping the Queer Dream Alive
    Dec 5 2021

    Marcy faces unexpected challenges. A romantic evening goes wrong. Marcy and Janelle endure bullying and public humiliation.

    Credits:
    Written and produced by: Jessica Lemes da Silva

    Starring: Alesandria Mentari, Valentina Bula, Leonela Marquez, Barb Wong, Oscar Needoba, and Patricio Mendoza

    Story Consultant and Editor: Anne Downing
    Additional Story Editing: Elisabeth de Grandpre

    Original Music: Alvaro Rojas
    https://www.alvarorojas.ca/

    End Credits Song: "Emma" by Claire Hitchins
    http://clairehitchins.com/

    Additional Music Courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com:
    Song: "La Floredita" by Son Habana
    Song: "Coquí" by Auxjack
    Song: "Jingle Through the Snow" by OTE

    Sound Design: Jessica Lemes da Silva
    SFX Recordist: Simon Tanglao and gr. 7 students
    Production Assistant: Russell Cripps

    Sacred Hearts is created, written, and produced on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.

    Sacred Hearts is a project supported by Call To Action's Re/Generation program that gathers, supports, and mobilizes Catholic change-makers to lead the church toward healing and justice.
    https://www.cta-usa.org/

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    18 mins

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