Three young Evangelical movie users find a strange unmarked roll of film in the theater's basement. Thinking it might be porn, they screen the movie and accidentally unleash a bloodthirsty succubus. But in order to survive, they must not only conquer the demon they released but also the demons they hide within themselves.

Despite the provocative title, PORNO (2019) isn't really about explicit nudity, sex and exploitation. At its core, it's a surprisingly thoughtful morality play about faith and what happens when that faith is put to the ultimate test.

In order to properly peruse the rich story hiding under all the blood and boobs, I needed two extra guests: filmmaker and beard magician OSO EWERT and Pastor Fabulous himself BEN FITZGERALD-FYE

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PORNO was directed by KEOLA RACELA, written by MATT BLACK & LAURENCE VANNICELLI and stars EVAN DAVES, LARRY SAPERSTEIN, GLENN STOTT, JILLIAN MUELLER, ROBBIE TANN, KATELYN PEARCE, BILL PHILLIPS & PETER REZINKOFF

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Oso Ewert

Filmmaker/Confectioner/Artist

One part filmmaker, one part cook, one part photographer, one part painter, many parts silly bastard, and all parts horror. Oso writes and directs horror films, and runs a beard and body care company targeting the queer community.

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Rev. Ben Fitzgerald-Fye

Pastor and Spiritual Director

Born in Punxsutawney, PA, Pastor Ben is the pastor of Scipioville Presbyterian Church in the Finger Lakes area of New York State. He is also the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse (which means nothing outside of Presby world) and a spiritual director. He has an undergraduate degree in theater performance from Seton Hill College and a Master of Divinity degree from Dubuque Seminary.
Pastor Ben's LOVE of horror films began the first time his grandma let him stay up to watch the late-night movie. After that, he and grams watched horror films together all the time. As a pastor, the interest in horror films evolved into an interest in the theological themes in horror movies like redemptive violence, demonic activity, the nature of evil, and so on...
Pastor Ben has been active in anti-gun violence work, domestic violence awareness, church inclusion, and the LGBTQIA rights movement. He lives with his husband of 18 years, Sean, and their 4 cat children Tosca, Lucy, Sahara, and baby boy Tormund.