FILMS
As Russell and Marina’s daughters, Lisa and Alethia Stendal, grew up traveling among remote and hostile areas of Colombia, an interest in photography and videography was ignited. What began as short documentary productions to raise awareness of the great needs for war-stricken Colombia eventually led to bigger projects and the creation of two full-feature films produced with the participation and help of the entire family. Over time, Lost Story Cinema was established, a production company committed to bringing back to life the ‘lost’ or forgotten yet wholesome, extraordinary stories that inspire audiences to seek a greater commitment and unyielding walk with God.
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Lisa and Alethia Stendal
The Parish of the Pines – English
In a time of raid and plunder, exploitation and despair, one man became the detonator for the reformation of the entire region. Determined and with no small amount of courage, with the largest heart and perseverance beyond compare, he would bring a piercing ray of hope into the dark world of the neglected sons of the Minnesota lumber camps and change their lives forever. This is the true story of Frank Higgins, and the birth of the largest parish known to man: The Parish of the Pines.
La Montaña (The Mountain) – Spanish with English Subtitles
On a mountain in Colombia, paramilitary forces have Marxist rebels cornered against a high ridge without food. In search of a way out, the guerrillas ask an old friend (a missionary they had held hostage and released some 20 years ago) for the number of a humanitarian priest in hopes of finding someone to bring food to the mountain. The missionary mistakes the priests’ name for the head paramilitary leader and inadvertently gives the guerrilla commanders the wrong number. Through a humorous confusion two sworn enemies end up face to face in an emotional encounter that unveils the very core of Colombia’s conflict and the journey each one must take to finally find peace in a lifetime of war.