Mumbai: OLMC Theatre Ministry traces its origins to the parish of Our Lady of Mercy Church, Thane in the Archdiocese of Bombay. Recently formed in the year 2015, the group comprises of a dynamic set of 40-odd individuals coming from a varied ages of 10 to 50 years. Their goal? To spread the Word of God through art – theatre, dance, and music. The group has performed a number of plays in the parish and at theatres, the most memorable ones being ‘Beggar’ and ‘Barabbas’, all steeped in gospel values.
The lockdown motivated them to produce their very first digital short film ‘Beautiful Child’ on the Christmas story, which will be released on December 20, 2020. The film movingly captures the happenings at Bethlehem at the birth of Our Saviour. The film will be released exclusively on YouTube/TheatreMinistryOLMC. You can also catch their previous work on the channel, including short skits Odditions, Master Coming and Bachelor Boy.
Their very first music video was a collaboration with the Examiner Catholic Newsweekly of the Archdiocese of Bombay, and it threw light on some of the silent heroes of the Catholic community working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have also performed short segments for the ‘Terrific Tuesdays’ Children’s Catechesis on the Archdiocese of Bombay YouTube channel.
“We hope that the wonderful and joy-filled message of ‘Beautiful Child’ will carry the love of the babe of Bethlehem to the four corners of the world,” a statement from makers of the film said.