For a low budget film this one gets top rating from a movie buff like me. It is a film that you can enjoy again and again. The sad thing is that we cannot spend more time with Zack and Shaun, but with things ending as well as they do we shouldn't want to! Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, and Tina Holmes do a superb job! Brad Rowe we remember from Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss and Tina from Edge of Seventeen. I await expectantly for another masterpiece from the writer/director Jonah Markowitz, who has done masterfully. I really enjoyed the music: it enhanced the film tremendously. What was handled beautifully was the reactions of Zack's friends and family to his coming out: the first thing that he has done for himself. It is a joy to see that it makes him a happier person and a better artist. The aura of contentment that this film conveys is safe shelter from the rough storms of life in the 21st Century. The DVD is worth the money, believe me!

I knew a film maker who died very suddenly and I remember thinking: "What does a film maker leave behind?" This thought was the seed that sprouted the movie: Beatific Vision.

I found myself thinking of a secret film that a character would leave behind when he dies. Not one he wished not to be found but one he planned to be found. More than a final will and testament this film was a "Beatific Vision", a view into the future of all characters and a clear mapping of the coincidences that would occur.

As I began to write the screenplay the voice of the Angel started to speak softly and occasionally. Upon many re-writes the Angel voice was vieing for main character status. I tried to reel in the angel but he (Angel Chad) wrestled control away from me.

When another close friend was passing to the other side, she added a strong dose of acceleration to the writing process. There now are so many Angels (most recently my Mother) involved, I feel I am at best the living hands to this project.

When I was a small boy my parents used to call me: Angel Michael when they wanted my behavior to change. I actually grew up thinking I was an angel including my sprouting scapula wings. Today, I do not think I am an angel but I surely believe that I am their vehicle for expression on earth.

Thank-you angels for this "angels on earth" experience!

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I really enjoyed this movie. It's much more than a love story; its also a coming of age story that's filled with inclusive family values. The movie has some great scenes of surfing and skateboarding, as well as "bombing" the suburbs with graffiti art. In many respects, the movie combines various subcultures in a new and innovate hybridized form. Surfing, graffiti, and the gay world meet and intermingle in this novel refreshing film. The love scenes and the kissing are so tender. The emotions of the actors are so intense that I felt as though I was a participant in the movie. I was not merely a spectator, but was involved in this film completely. Seeing Zach's evolution was truly uplifting and inspiring. This is not simply a "gay film." This is the kind of film that anyone and everyone should see. No matter what your sexual orientation, you should definitely see this movie.