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Credits

Jeremy Zipple, SJ, (director/producer) has been making documentaries for over a decade. He has a special interest in films related to faith and justice issues and has produced films on children with developmental disabilities, interreligious dialogue in Central America, and race relations in the deep South. He has worked as a producer for a television station in Belize, Central America, and at WGBH (PBS) in Boston. Jeremy is a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He studied economics and film at Boston College and is currently doing graduate work in philosophy at Fordham University as part of his training to be a Jesuit priest.

Jeff Johnson, SJ, (writer/producer) has written an assortment of short stories, poems, magazine articles and a play. Xavier is his first film script. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds a Masters in creative writing from Fordham University. When not writing, Jeff teaches English at Jesuit High School in Tampa, FL. Before becoming a Jesuit, he served as an officer in the United States Navy.

XAVIER

Narrated by
Liam Neeson

Produced by
Jeffrey Johnson, S.J.
Jeremy Zipple, S.J.

Directed by
Jeremy Zipple, S.J.

Written by
Jeffrey Johnson, S.J.

Composer & Music Director
Anthony Francis Rosado

Edited by
Justin Ulbrich

Associate Producers
Paul Rourke, S.J.
Phillip Ganir, S.J.
Matthew Farley, S.J.

Francis Xavier
Ron Garcia

Voice of Francis Xavier
David Deblinger

Cinematography
Jeremy Zipple, S.J.

Finance Manager
Larry Lundin, S.J.

Dramatizations

Production Coordinator
Phillip Ganir, S.J.

Cast
John Uehlein, Ignatius
Damian Mazurkiewicz, S.J., Peter Faber
Justin Kopa, S.J., First Companion
        Christian A. Sáenz, S.J., First Companion
Matt Farley, S.J., First Companion
        Raimundo Travieso, Paul III
James Keane, S.J., Cardinal
Artur Demkowicz, S.J., Priest
Charles Olsen, S.J., Priest
Ulrick Matsunaga, Samurai
Christopher Eugene Yi, Samurai Attendent
Jason Kang Foo, Samurai Attendent
Sebastian Ryan, Young Xavier
Alejandra Ryan, Xavier's Mother
 Anthony Perrotto, Attendent
Umeet Uttamchandani, Indian Youth
Karan Manglani, Indian Youth
Production Designer
Phil Gutierrez
Alexis Acevedo

Costume Designer
Teo Ugaban, S.J.

Kimono Designer
Yumiko Sakuyama

Costume Assistant
Kathleen Yadrick

Hair/Makeup
Cil Perrotto

Hair/Makeup Assistant
Jung Mee Yi

Grip
Michael Jacko, S.J.

Lighting Consultant
Heidi O'Connell

Technical Advisor
Matthew Ziegal

Production Assistants
Miguel Gutierrez
Alex Gambale
Anthony Perrotto
Sumeet Uttamchandani
Anthony Artiga

Sound Editor
Scott Noll

Sound Post-Production
Midtown Sound

Voice Over Recording
The Audio Department

Other Voice Over Recording
Midtown Sound

Music Recorded at
Midtown Sound
Scott Noll & John White

Musicians
Emma Gerstein, Flute
Jeanette Zyko, Oboe
Joseph Robida, Trombone
Brian Reese, Trombone
Everhard Paredes, Violin
Brian Hatton, Cello
Anthony Francis Rosado, Keyboards

Choir
Josephine Sanges
Cat Borowski
Johanna Buckels
Philip Ganir, S.J.
Jay Hooks, S.J.
Brittany Kwait
Michael Magree, S.J.
Emily McSpadden
Andrea Rosado

Color
Postworks

Calligraphy
Jay Hooks, S.J.

Catering
Myrna Gutierrez
Maryanne Ulbrich

Transcriptions
Shane Ulbrich

Publicity
Luis Blanco-Döring, S.J.

Archival Material
Archivum Romanum, Society of Jesus
Institute of Jesuit Sources
Boston College Burns Library
The Government of Navarra
St. Joseph's University Press
Art Resource
Loyola Productions
National Geographic Digital Archive
WGBH, Boston
Xavier University, Cincinnati

Locations
Parish of St. Pierre de Montmartre, Paris
General Curia of the Society of Jesus, Rome
St. Ignatius Retreat Center, Manhasset, New York

Very Special Thanks
James F.X. Pratt, S.J.
Eugenio Matis, S.J.
Antonio Falces, S.J.
Kelwin Monteiro, S.J.
Joe Cordoza, S.J.
Ed Schimdt, S.J.
Jeff Chojnacki, S.j.

and

The Jesuits Communities of
Javier, Spain
Loyola, Spain
Aix-en-Provence, France
Colegio de s. JoÃo de brito, Lisbon
Macau, People's Republic of China
Pre-novitiate, Goa
Boston College, Boston
Xavier, New York
America House, New York
Fordham University, Bronx
Ciszek Hall, Bronx
        
Robert Grimes, S.J.
John Michalczyk
Antoni Üçerler, S.J.
Dan Martin
Tom Reddy, S.J.
Carmen Croce
Eddie Siebert, S.J.
Fordham University,
Office of the President
Joseph McShane, S.J.
Vincent Duminuco, S.J.
Joe Currie, S.J.
Jim Martin, S.J.
Fred Kammer, S.J.
Paul Deutsch, S.J.
Vincent Sullivan, S.J.
Steve Dillard, S.J.
Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu
Xavier High School, New York
Jeffrey Wallach
The Fairfield University Media Center
Mark McGregor, S.J.
Mark Scalese, S.J.
Jim Mayzik, S.J.
Mel Williams
Tamberelli Digital
Joe Costantino, S.J.
Helen and Clint Johnson
TDF Costume Collection
Kimono House New York
Pauline Books and Media, Manhattan
Jill Thomas
Simonetta Ciocoloni
Waldrop Insurance, LLC