Sacred Hearts

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?

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Sacred Hearts

November 14, 2021 • JL Pods

How will Marcy and Janelle navigate going to their Christmas dance as a couple at their Catholic high school? This Advent, come along as Marcy takes you on a journey of faith, hope, and love.

Episode 1 drops November 28th, 2021.

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
Song: "Sometimes You Lose, "Sometimes You Win" by Sarah MacDougall
Song: "Emma" by Claire Hitchins
Sound Design: Jessica Lemes da Silva
SFX Recordist: Simon Tanglao
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.