Faith in the Fire

Client:

Landscape Magazine

Year:

2028

Faith in the Fire documents the four-year metamorphosis of Angelo "Gino" Gugino. Structured as a cinematic triptych—The Burn, The Grind, and The Horizon—the film utilizes 3TB of longitudinal verité footage to follow Gino’s journey from the Michael Unit prison to industrial roofing and spiritual leadership. The narrative investigates the "vulnerable window" of reentry as a refining fire for reclaiming identity, fatherhood, and purpose.