Toledo, OH, where "Twist of Faith" subject Tony Comes was abused by a Catholic priest, is proving to be a tough town to book the film in theatrically. Distributor Artistic License had hoped to open the film locally in the city-owned Maumee Indoor Theater, site of an HBO invite-only showing on Monday, but the theater has thus far rejecteed a run of the movie, according to an article in Toledo Blade
In an email exchange with indieWIRE today, "Twist of Faith" director Kirby Dick said that he blames the Church for the rejection. "There is no question in my mind that either the Catholic Church in Toledo directly intervened to prevent the film from being shown, or that the theater was afraid of how the Church and the Catholic community would respond, so they chose not to exhibit it," Kirby Dick said this afternoon in the email to indieWIRE. He added that Sande Zeig of Artistic License is exploring other local exhibiton options but still hopes to secure a showing at the Maumee, which is within walking distance of the St. Joseph's church where Comes was first molested.
