Help carry this 
film forward

This film is alive in the world because people chose to carry it. Your support sustains the ongoing work—administration, travel, communication, and care—that allows El Tonto Por Cristo to continue as a living cinematic pilgrimage.

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Why give?

  • To support unseen work

    Administration, scheduling, communication, and logistics are the quiet labor behind every screening. Your gift funds the work no one sees but everyone benefits from.

  • To steward sacramental cinema

    This project exists outside the traditional film economy. Giving supports the artist-led way of making and sharing films.

  • To make the pilgrimage possible

    Every city, every venue, every gathering requires coordination and planning. Support allows the pilgrimage to continue, one theater at a time.

  • To invest in sustainability

    This film was carried by nights and weekends for years. Your support helps build a model that honors bodies, families, and long-term creative work.

  • To stand as a patron of the arts

    El Tonto Por Cristo exists because patrons believed early. Giving places you within that lineage of care and cultural stewardship.

  • To carry the work forward

    This film has reached the world through grace and generosity. Your support helps carry it into its next season.

“El Tonto Por Cristo proves there is an audience for sacramental cinema.”

Audience Member

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“This work belongs in rooms where people gather, not just on platforms.”

Host, Cinematic Pilgrimage Tour

“Supporting this film felt like participating in something human.”

Monthly Supporter

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Make a donation.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

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 FAQs

  • Donations made directly through this page are not tax-deductible.
    If you’d like to make a tax-deductible contribution, you may give through Film Independent, our fiscal sponsor.

  • Monthly support allows us to plan responsibly and sustain the work long-term.
    Our immediate goal is to build a steady base of patrons rather than rely on one-time gifts.

  • It costs approximately $75,000 per year to sustain the film as a living studio.
    This covers essential administration, communication, scheduling, and coordination for screenings and events.

    Our aim is simple: 125 people giving $50 a month sustains the work at a lean, responsible level.

  • Completing the film was only the beginning. Once a film exists, the work shifts to booking venues, coordinating screenings, traveling, press outreach, audience communication, and hosting conversations around the work. That ongoing labor requires real resources long after production ends.

  • We’re grateful for deeper conversations with those interested in underwriting specific needs or supporting the work at a larger scale.
    Please reach out at eltonto@eltontoporcristo.com and we’ll follow up personally.

  • We’re beginning early conversations with individuals interested in participating as producers on future projects, particularly those excited about building support, inviting others in, and helping films like this come to life.

    If that’s you, we’d love to connect. Please reach out at eltonto@eltontoporcristo.com, and we’ll follow up personally.