{"id":171977,"date":"2017-09-27T10:31:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T14:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=171977"},"modified":"2017-09-27T20:34:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T00:34:30","slug":"karyme-lozanos-pro-life-directorial-debut-wins-hearts-best-way-reach-people-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/karyme-lozanos-pro-life-directorial-debut-wins-hearts-best-way-reach-people-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Karyme Lozano&#8217;s pro-life directorial debut wins hearts: &#8216;The best way to reach people is through a story&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Often the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy concerns a woman&#8217;s immediate future. But how might choosing life or death for the baby affect a woman&#8217;s life decades later?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5578698\/?ref_=rvi_tt\"><em>The True Meaning of Love<\/em><\/a> tells the story of this choice from an elderly woman\u2019s deathbed, drawing the audience into a poignant reflection on what might be, and what might have been. The nine-minute-long short film is the first directed by acclaimed Mexican actress Karyme Lozano. About a year ago, during Mass, Lozano was inspired to write, produce, and direct the short film.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-172333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/True-Meaning-of-Love-poster-RESIZED.jpeg\" alt=\"The True Meaning of Love \" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/True-Meaning-of-Love-poster-RESIZED.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/True-Meaning-of-Love-poster-RESIZED-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Mass I stayed in adoration, and during that moment I got the whole idea of the script,\u201d Lozano tells Live Action News. \u201cI said, \u2018I have to do it. I have to do the story because God inspired me. I want to do it as a gift to God and as a gift to Mary.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As soon as Lozano dedicated this production to the Lord, she says things fell into place quite smoothly. People with whom she shared the script, especially pro-lifers who believed in the project, contributed funding that built a budget of approximately $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a really very low budget film, but it\u2019s made with love, and people, when they see it, they feel like their hearts are touched,\u201d explains Lozano.<\/p>\n<p>Her friend Luis Robledo, award-winning short film director and CEO and founder of Center for the Cinematic Arts, also joined as a producer and editor. Robledo gave key insight in assembling cast and crew. The cast includes such talent as Alejandra Flores, Oliver Rayon, and Fernanda Rohd to bring the story to life. Lozano herself plays the role of Dr. Angela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was inspired to do it not religious, but secular, so it could reach out to all the people; that there could be a seed planted in everyone,\u201d Lozano says of the short\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n<p>After two days of filming, and about a total of about six months\u2019 production time, <em>The True Meaning of Love<\/em> was completed, and Lozano successfully entered film festivals ranging from LA Shorts Fest to the Tijuana International Film Festival. Conscientious of first-time director flaws, she didn\u2019t expect recognition. But Lozano\u2019s short was accepted at several festivals, one time making the cut of 200 out of 4,000 entries.<\/p>\n<p>Not one to get complacent about her work, Lozano sent her film to \u201cbig producers in Hollywood\u201d for constructive criticism, making sure they knew not to pull punches. \u201cKaryme, the most difficult thing for a director to do is to connect with the audience,\u201d they responded. \u201cAnd yes, even though your short is low budget and very simple, the most difficult and the most important thing is to connect with the audience, and you connect with the audience with your short film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By this point pro-life artists are likely bracing themselves in anticipation of inevitable condemnation from the entertainment world. What venom might be reserved for a\u00a0soap opera actress, who has worked in cinema alongside Eva Longoria and Andy Garc\u00eda, the moment she makes a pro-life movie?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought some people would be offended, or would reject working with me,&#8221; admits Lozano. &#8220;But nobody said &#8216;no,&#8217; nobody felt offended&#8230; because it wasn\u2019t in your face, it wasn\u2019t judgmental, it wasn\u2019t preachy&#8230;. I think God inspired in me this story in a very compassionate, loving, and also realistic [way]&#8230;. Jesus taught in parables, and that&#8217;s the best way to reach people, through a story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lozano deliberately leaves the ending of the film open to the viewer&#8217;s perception as a way of provoking thought.<\/p>\n<p>When she reflects on the fact that even viewers of more liberal mindsets appreciate her film,\u00a0Lozano credits &#8220;the grace of God that planted a seed in their hearts.&#8221; Because Lozano has made this film as an offering to God, she leaves it free to the public, and hopes for as wide a distribution as possible. &#8220;I have all the rights and I won\u2019t charge anything,&#8221; Lozano says regarding any television channels that might be interested in airing the short.<\/p>\n<p>Lozano&#8217;s career is growing, with various television show pitches in the works, and appearances in shows on Netflix and CBS. 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