Oct 22, 2025
An episode from Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast, too good
not to share for Catholic Culture Podcast listeners!
Anthony D’Ambrosio directed, wrote, and produced the outstanding
new film Triumph of the Heart about St. Maximilian Kolbe.
In this inspiring interview, he discusses the difficult path he and
his team charted to produce this independent film with a low
budget, high artistic standards, and deep Catholic
spirituality.
Film is an expensive medium. Since a high budget requires one to
calculate mainstream appeal in order to make one’s money back, a
low budget can leave more room for artistic and spiritual
integrity. Though the production faced many hardships, it was
buoyed up by the hope that the project could break a new path for
other Catholic filmmakers to follow.
Triumph of the Heart is available to screen at your parish, and
will start streaming on its official website November 1.
Links
Show Triumph of the Heart at your parish
Our review of Triumph of the Heart
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Music is The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used
with permission.
