Lovely stuff. Most of your commenters seem to be Christian and want to comment on the religious value of the film. However I really think that this is enjoyable and thoughtful for the non-believing audience too, purely as a work of art. I hope you have further opportunities to complete projects like this.
Great story! Nice work! I relate very much since I have moved from the city of millions to the mountain of a few thousand people. The aesthetic fight is real the spiritual battle is ever present but the Word of God wielded by the Holy Spirit conquers the lies the arrows of the principalities sent to distract,discourage and destroy the man or woman of God. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, lord have mercy.
God providing a piece of good food to comfort you after a heavy spiritual battle or emotional hardship due to standing up for Him is so familiar as He did the same for me on various occasion just so after the battle or tears have subsided woow!
Its insane how England had three kings that were also saints compared to France that only had one. Such a holy land, yet today its fallen into shamful sin. Such a shame. O lord Jesus Christ, son of god, have mercy on me a sinner. Amen.
Great film, I love how you decided to show Cuthbert's struggle with his doubts of the faith. I'm generally a visual thinker when it comes to telling a story & I find the image of a temptation showing up as a person is really intriguing and creative.
I have studied the saints of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and have such admiration and love for what they suffered and sacrificed to spread Jesus’ message “to the whole world.” What a wonderfully produced film and message for a time such as this. Thank you.
Christianity was all ONE up until 1054 when Catholics decided to separate and then Lutheran protestants separated from Catholics. But that original Orthodox Christianity remains unchanged until today with all its monasteries and churches.
This is beautiful. It's a real joy to see that voice of doubt, even in the mind of a holy person. I'm at the brink. Right at the point of taking the plunge. Not sure if I'm there yet, but this was a real blessing to see.
Thanks. I've been there myself, and although there are always ups and downs, I've not regretted taking the plunge for a single minute. Wish I'd done it earlier. Peace and good wishes.
Thoroughly enjoyable! Glad RUclips put this in my recommended list! I often wish that St. Cuthbert was the patron saint of England as his story is so deeply intertwined with the history of England and his mission to spread Christianity in the British Isles.
Love this. As a member of the Community of Aidan & Hilda, Cuthbert is one of the saints that inspires us. This film shows Cuthbert in his historical context, but is also contemporary. I will share this.
Nice touch showing him eating onions. His military past is debated of course, but it certainly is a good device for telling his story. Great short film. The existential struggle depicted here was quite moving. Something I deal with as well. The endlessly repeating voices of doubt, questioning every decision I have ever made and every commitment and loyalty I have, foremost to Christ our God. The Jesus Prayer is incredibly powerful, as well as short phrases from the Psalms. The words act as a sword parrying away the attacks of the Enemy. I should start using the Breastplate of St. Patrick too. I’m sure Cuthbert must have known it.
Thank you. And great name btw! I entirely empathise with what you've written there and this story was very much a informed by those kinds of experiences and struggles from within my own life. I think he would've known the prayer, yes. So I'm using the anonymous "Life of Cuthbert" for my military source. But it is more allegorical than anything else. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@OliverMurrayYT Yes, I am rereading it again in anticipation of his feast on the 20th, and it does explicitly mention that he was in battle, supported by divine Grace when the rations were in short supply. I rewatched your film too and loved it even more.
@@OliverMurrayYT I like the name too, haha. St. Cuthbert is my patron saint. I am Orthodox and an American, so it is amazing that I found him (or vise versa). He has been a great help to me. I am not worthy to even be equal to his boots, which were used to heal a paralytic after his repose.
@Cuthbert's Boots Great to read that you found him from the US. He is very well loved in the north east of England in particular, at this stage in our secular society more as a folk hero than as a Christian. But I'm hopefully that will change. Thanks for the support.
Inspiring film! Love it. I finished reading Bede's "Life of Saint Cuthbert" to my young sons recently. Such an amazing saint. More stories of him would be great. Especially the one with the ravens. I liked the part where he was in the ocean reciting Psalms. It made me think of Bede's life.
Amazing that you've been reading it to your sons. I read that for the first time last year after visiting the places where St Cuthbert lived and gave a few nods to it in the film. Thank you!
Well done! This is just plain brilliant. Thank you so much. I found it via the Diocese of York website's News and Events page. Very moving and thought-provoking .... and just asking to be shared widely. Little wonder your mum is so proud of you!
Well done, Oliver! You wisely choose to focus on his inner spiritual struggle instead of his outer miraculous deeds. What's the story for the inspiration for your script? Did you have an insight into this struggle when visiting Lindisfarne? Alexander Clifford did an outstanding job as St. Cuthbert. What's the story of you finding him to play this part? Where did you find replicas of the distinctive pectoral cross and the gospel book of St. Cuthbert?
Thanks Bob! I'm going to make a video on the background of the project and the reasoning behind a lot of it very very soon. It took four months to put together so I just hope I can get a few people to see it first before that. As you know the channels pretty small. I felt so many elements naturally flow into one and other when I visited Lindisfarne last year and followed Cuthbert's steps, I was blown away. The concept just came together in my mind....the significance of what he means/meant to northern england and my own journey to faith (helped by this corner of the internet). He evangelised us once, I think he can do it again. I also think the era has such a Tolkienesque feel to it. Just so much seemed to collide within him and his story. Particularly as Bede writes that he battled evil on Farne island. I just thought...wow. Great. An ascetic on an island few are brave enough to sail to - the spiritual life today - and the trials we face when entering that life. Thank you for your comment on the performance, Alex is an old friend. And I picked up the props online, will be happy to drop you the links if you'd like. I know Cuthbert is your patron saint.
And yes, I feel one can get an insight into his struggle when you visit Farne island (just off of Lindisfarne, where he lived an ascetic life). It is extremely solitary. There's something amiss there despite all the bird watching that goes on. It would be great to have ecclesial presence there again but I believe there's still no running water or electricity.
@Oliver Murray Don't worry about small, just put out content that you personally love, and the audience will eventually come. Look at Dr Allan Barton's channel. It was small for a while, and then it grew exponentially overnight. He puts up what interests him and because he loves it, that love comes through in interesting content. You have done the same and that's what matters. Don't plan too much what to do, instead put up content that interests you without worrying about what might interest the hypothetical audience. Behind the scenes stuff like how to make a short movie is interesting. Stories about the lives of saints and the places they lived are interesting, too. Bede is a treasure trove of ideas.
Be sure to check out my video breaking down of the story, its symbolism and the relics that appear in the movie: ruclips.net/video/ufY5cFXMJ6M/видео.html
cuthbert also had a bad leg which was supposedly healed by an angel on a horse asking to have his feet washed, cuthbert said he could not as he was in dire pain , why he was healed
This movie shows the inner battle with such clarity. I see myself in this so much (tho I have much less virtue and strenght). Thank you, you helped me a lot!
Great to meet you today and what a blessing to be able to watch your film back home, in the dark on a wide screen. Appreciate the effort that went into this and how uplifting it was as an encouragement to us to keep on. I also really enjoyed watching your short films describing the background to making this one. I love that kind of stuff so thanks for thinking of us. Liked and subscribed!
@@OliverMurrayYT already have on our church chat! Hey, in the absence of any other way to contact you, here are a couple of things you might like. Firstly, you might like Mark Comer's Live No Lies ruclips.net/video/ZcWYIg0WL74/видео.html and secondly, you might like a lament I've just published for Lent ruclips.net/video/uBIKDZViP8Q/видео.html
@@OliverMurrayYT Any saints you feel particularly deserving of this sort of attention? I'm currently learning about St. George, surprised to learn what a prominent Saint he is in Europe, as here in the Americas he's not well known.
@@BaremetalBaron St George would be great. You could be very creative with the intersection of his slaying the dragon and his ultimate martyrdom at the hands of Diocletian. George is the Patron Saint of England but this history is very neglected at this point in people’s minds.
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Lovely stuff. Most of your commenters seem to be Christian and want to comment on the religious value of the film. However I really think that this is enjoyable and thoughtful for the non-believing audience too, purely as a work of art. I hope you have further opportunities to complete projects like this.
Thank you, I really appreciate this. My aim was to create something which would speak to anyone.
Probably at the very least you could see in it the possible value of setting aside immediate inclinations for some higher good.
may you find the Way, the Light and the Truth
Very beautiful, thank you! St. Cuthbert pray for us and for peace in the world.
I was moved by your film, perhaps even more so because I am a "Son of Cuthbert" by surname. Very well done. Bravo!
@@scottcuthbertson3124 Thank you Scott!
Happy St Cuthbert's day Oliver!
And a Happy St Cuthbert’s day to you!
Beautifully done. Thank you. God bless St. Cuthbert.
So proud of my son Oliver god bless
These are the Christian stories we need! Amazing!
Thank you very much.
@@OliverMurrayYT and thank you!
Pray to God for me O St Cuthbert Well pleasing to God. I fervently entreat thee who art sure help and intercessor for my soul! ☦️❤️
St. Cuthbert, pray to God for us, for the preservation of the Orthodox Church and for all the world!
amen. St. Cuthbert Pray for us.
being a cuthbert i went to durham from canada i was spoiled rotten because of my name i am a cuthbert
What a beautiful meditation on the monastic life, and the power of sacrifice to renew and restore! Thank you for this - I look forward to sharing it!
@@StAidansNicholasville Thank you very much.
Great story! Nice work! I relate very much since I have moved from the city of millions to the mountain of a few thousand people. The aesthetic fight is real the spiritual battle is ever present but the Word of God wielded by the Holy Spirit conquers the lies the arrows of the principalities sent to distract,discourage and destroy the man or woman of God.
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, lord have mercy.
Thanks. God bless you.
God providing a piece of good food to comfort you after a heavy spiritual battle or emotional hardship due to standing up for Him is so familiar as He did the same for me on various occasion just so after the battle or tears have subsided woow!
Beautiful! Thank you for making this!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching it.
Love the film - great atmosphere, great narrative. Love the accent
Brilliant! Here because Jonathan Pageau from The Symbolic World mentioned it. All the best!
Thank you! I'm a great admirer of Jonathan's work.
My patron saint!
Wow! Simply fantastic short film. Thanks for making this. A great inspiration during Great Lent as well.
Its insane how England had three kings that were also saints compared to France that only had one. Such a holy land, yet today its fallen into shamful sin. Such a shame. O lord Jesus Christ, son of god, have mercy on me a sinner. Amen.
Saint Cuthbert was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest and faithful to the Holy Father in the Vatican in Rome, the Pope all his holy life.
Well done!
Great film, I love how you decided to show Cuthbert's struggle with his doubts of the faith. I'm generally a visual thinker when it comes to telling a story & I find the image of a temptation showing up as a person is really intriguing and creative.
Great video, thank you.
Thanks for watching.
St Cuthbert pray for us.
I seek comfort across that tide.
Peace be with you.
I love this! Outstanding, thank you 🙏
I found you through Jonathan Pageau. I'm a 56 year old man. Your movie made me weep. Beautiful.
Thank you! Much appreciated.
This is fantastic, please do more of these about our various other British saints, men and women.
Thank you. I've always liked St Hilda of Whitby and think her story would be great to try to tell.
Beautifully made. Riveting
This was very well done, brother. May the Lord bless and protect you. Theotokos be with you.
Love and prayers from New England, USA. 🙏☦️
I have studied the saints of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and have such admiration and love for what they suffered and sacrificed to spread Jesus’ message “to the whole world.” What a wonderfully produced film and message for a time such as this. Thank you.
Thank you for this, it's so encouraging for me to read.
thank you
Truly wonderful, thankyou.
Beautiful story Oliver. I did not know about Cuthbert before, but now you convinced me to investigate this Saint some more. Love from the Netherlands
Christianity was all ONE up until 1054 when Catholics decided to separate and then Lutheran protestants separated from Catholics. But that original Orthodox Christianity remains unchanged until today with all its monasteries and churches.
I love this. Thank you.
❤🙏❤️🕯️✝️🕊️
Truly to the Glory of God!
Love it 🙏🏻
Thanks!
Congratulations
What a beautiful film, I have shared, it deserves a wider audience.❤
Thank you
Fantastic movie!
Thank you brought tears to my eyee
Thanks for watching!
So moving x
Thank You for this film. God bless You!
Excellent film Oliver thank you.
Excellent. Thank you for this. Shared.
Thank you.
Well done. Food for the soul and the heart.
Thank you for watching.
This is beautiful. It's a real joy to see that voice of doubt, even in the mind of a holy person. I'm at the brink. Right at the point of taking the plunge. Not sure if I'm there yet, but this was a real blessing to see.
Thanks. I've been there myself, and although there are always ups and downs, I've not regretted taking the plunge for a single minute. Wish I'd done it earlier. Peace and good wishes.
Beautiful and well done! O holy St. Cuthbert, pray to God for us!
Lovely short film - thank you. You are right, we don't need soulishness any more, we need men and women of The Spirit, of The Logos, again.
The good, the true and the beautiful.
Thoroughly enjoyable! Glad RUclips put this in my recommended list! I often wish that St. Cuthbert was the patron saint of England as his story is so deeply intertwined with the history of England and his mission to spread Christianity in the British Isles.
Thanks for watching! Yes, although I love St George, I do agree.
Thanks for this! I’m enjoying looking at the material on your channel.
That was Wondetful....thank you
Beautiful, thank you for making this.
A great example of the Catholic faith, let it be known.
Brilliant!
Inspirational.
Thank you so very much Oliver.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
Love this. As a member of the Community of Aidan & Hilda, Cuthbert is one of the saints that inspires us. This film shows Cuthbert in his historical context, but is also contemporary. I will share this.
Thanks Elizabeth. I really appreciate this.
Great work!
Thank you for making this. You are a wonderful storyteller and gifted cinematographer :) Saint Cuthbert, pray to God for us!
💚
Beautiful
Loved the film, well done
Thank you.
❤️
Incredible.
The intro gave me chills
Nice touch showing him eating onions. His military past is debated of course, but it certainly is a good device for telling his story. Great short film.
The existential struggle depicted here was quite moving. Something I deal with as well. The endlessly repeating voices of doubt, questioning every decision I have ever made and every commitment and loyalty I have, foremost to Christ our God. The Jesus Prayer is incredibly powerful, as well as short phrases from the Psalms. The words act as a sword parrying away the attacks of the Enemy. I should start using the Breastplate of St. Patrick too. I’m sure Cuthbert must have known it.
Thank you. And great name btw! I entirely empathise with what you've written there and this story was very much a informed by those kinds of experiences and struggles from within my own life. I think he would've known the prayer, yes. So I'm using the anonymous "Life of Cuthbert" for my military source. But it is more allegorical than anything else. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@OliverMurrayYT Yes, I am rereading it again in anticipation of his feast on the 20th, and it does explicitly mention that he was in battle, supported by divine Grace when the rations were in short supply. I rewatched your film too and loved it even more.
@@OliverMurrayYT I like the name too, haha. St. Cuthbert is my patron saint. I am Orthodox and an American, so it is amazing that I found him (or vise versa). He has been a great help to me. I am not worthy to even be equal to his boots, which were used to heal a paralytic after his repose.
@Cuthbert's Boots Great to read that you found him from the US. He is very well loved in the north east of England in particular, at this stage in our secular society more as a folk hero than as a Christian. But I'm hopefully that will change. Thanks for the support.
Great! Thx! From USA.
Inspiring film! Love it. I finished reading Bede's "Life of Saint Cuthbert" to my young sons recently. Such an amazing saint. More stories of him would be great. Especially the one with the ravens. I liked the part where he was in the ocean reciting Psalms. It made me think of Bede's life.
Amazing that you've been reading it to your sons. I read that for the first time last year after visiting the places where St Cuthbert lived and gave a few nods to it in the film. Thank you!
Well done! This is just plain brilliant. Thank you so much. I found it via the Diocese of York website's News and Events page. Very moving and thought-provoking .... and just asking to be shared widely. Little wonder your mum is so proud of you!
Thank you, Kate! I do appreciate that.
Thank you for this Short Film and showing Tom Hollands favorite Saint in Flesh and Blood.
Tom Holland?
@@katherine3486 Yeah, Author of " Dominion " not the Spiderman-guy
Well done, Oliver!
You wisely choose to focus on his inner spiritual struggle instead of his outer miraculous deeds. What's the story for the inspiration for your script? Did you have an insight into this struggle when visiting Lindisfarne?
Alexander Clifford did an outstanding job as St. Cuthbert. What's the story of you finding him to play this part?
Where did you find replicas of the distinctive pectoral cross and the gospel book of St. Cuthbert?
Thanks Bob! I'm going to make a video on the background of the project and the reasoning behind a lot of it very very soon. It took four months to put together so I just hope I can get a few people to see it first before that. As you know the channels pretty small.
I felt so many elements naturally flow into one and other when I visited Lindisfarne last year and followed Cuthbert's steps, I was blown away. The concept just came together in my mind....the significance of what he means/meant to northern england and my own journey to faith (helped by this corner of the internet). He evangelised us once, I think he can do it again. I also think the era has such a Tolkienesque feel to it. Just so much seemed to collide within him and his story. Particularly as Bede writes that he battled evil on Farne island. I just thought...wow. Great. An ascetic on an island few are brave enough to sail to - the spiritual life today - and the trials we face when entering that life. Thank you for your comment on the performance, Alex is an old friend. And I picked up the props online, will be happy to drop you the links if you'd like. I know Cuthbert is your patron saint.
And yes, I feel one can get an insight into his struggle when you visit Farne island (just off of Lindisfarne, where he lived an ascetic life). It is extremely solitary. There's something amiss there despite all the bird watching that goes on. It would be great to have ecclesial presence there again but I believe there's still no running water or electricity.
@Oliver Murray Don't worry about small, just put out content that you personally love, and the audience will eventually come. Look at Dr Allan Barton's channel. It was small for a while, and then it grew exponentially overnight. He puts up what interests him and because he loves it, that love comes through in interesting content. You have done the same and that's what matters.
Don't plan too much what to do, instead put up content that interests you without worrying about what might interest the hypothetical audience.
Behind the scenes stuff like how to make a short movie is interesting. Stories about the lives of saints and the places they lived are interesting, too. Bede is a treasure trove of ideas.
This is excellent!
Thank you!
Nice short film, impressive for such a small crew
Thanks for watching
Amen!
GREAT STUFF. So awesome
Thank you!
Awesome work! 🤘🏼
Thanks!
Be sure to check out my video breaking down of the story, its symbolism and the relics that appear in the movie: ruclips.net/video/ufY5cFXMJ6M/видео.html
I just saw Jonathan Pageau promoted this video in his monthly email. Congratulations, Oliver!!!
@@ButterBobBriggsYes, its been great for the film. And thanks for the support around RUclips, Bob!
cuthbert also had a bad leg which was supposedly healed by an angel on a horse asking to have his feet washed, cuthbert said he could not as he was in dire pain , why he was healed
This movie shows the inner battle with such clarity. I see myself in this so much (tho I have much less virtue and strenght). Thank you, you helped me a lot!
Thank you, that's very encouraging to read.
@@OliverMurrayYT May the Lord bless you and your work my brother!
Great to meet you today and what a blessing to be able to watch your film back home, in the dark on a wide screen. Appreciate the effort that went into this and how uplifting it was as an encouragement to us to keep on. I also really enjoyed watching your short films describing the background to making this one. I love that kind of stuff so thanks for thinking of us. Liked and subscribed!
Thank you for watching! It was a pleasure meeting you too. If you know anyone else who might like this, please pass it on. God bless.
@@OliverMurrayYT already have on our church chat! Hey, in the absence of any other way to contact you, here are a couple of things you might like. Firstly, you might like Mark Comer's Live No Lies ruclips.net/video/ZcWYIg0WL74/видео.html and secondly, you might like a lament I've just published for Lent ruclips.net/video/uBIKDZViP8Q/видео.html
very nicely done, who is the actor?
Thanks. Alexander Clifford, a UK based character actor.
Where can I find more Christian content like this?
There’s nothing out there that I’m aware of. But I hope more of us will start creating. Please share it with likeminded folks.
@@OliverMurrayYT Any saints you feel particularly deserving of this sort of attention?
I'm currently learning about St. George, surprised to learn what a prominent Saint he is in Europe, as here in the Americas he's not well known.
@@BaremetalBaron St George would be great. You could be very creative with the intersection of his slaying the dragon and his ultimate martyrdom at the hands of Diocletian. George is the Patron Saint of England but this history is very neglected at this point in people’s minds.
I can highly recommend Trisagion for videos about saints. www.youtube.com/@Trisagionfilms
his name is wilhelm cuthbert