"In the fictional part of the film, Carrie's father has died; he was a quack doctor who attempted to market an alternative healing machine as part of a pyramid-selling scam, but who also had many friends and followers who were bowled over by his charm. The lawyer executing his will tells Carrie there won't be any money left after all her dad's debts are paid,"
"Over and above this, there is a factual level to the film: Hernandez's real-life father, Dr John Hernandez, was in actuality an alternative medicine evangelist who achieved a certain amount of fame on local TV. Does Carrie in her grief or Hernandez in hers want to somehow overturn her natural suspicion about her dad's apparent delusions or even charlatanism? Is this film the way to do it? A way to keep faith with her grief by somehow believing her dad's views?"
Courtney Stephens directed a docu-fiction film co-written and led by Callie Hernandez in which Hernandez plays Carrie, a version of herself. Carrie inherits the rights to her late father's alternative healing machine but not his money after debts are settled; a prototype exists in a safety deposit box. The film blends fictionalized scenes with factual elements: Hernandez's real father, Dr John Hernandez, was an alternative medicine evangelist with local TV exposure. The narrative probes whether grief can blur skepticism, and features deadpan cameos from microbudget filmmakers and cult-indie collaborators.
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