The Prodigal Trilogy

I like to tell good stories, and some of the best stories are Scripture stor-ies,” says Jason Hildebrand, 36, writer, producer and sole performer in The Prodigal Son Trilogy, a 23-minute film based on the Luke 15 parable of the Prodigal Son.

The Prodigal Son Trilogy is film separated into three acts. Each act reveals a different character in the story – the younger son, the elder son and the father. In a remarkably believable performance, Hildebrand nails all three, giving the modern audience an enlightened look at the universality of each character in the story.

“When you tell the story and people enter into that and step into those shoes, there’s a beautiful realization that we are not alone,” says Toronto-based Hildebrand. “That’s what good art does. It allows us to process our lives in a way we might not have before. For the first time, we see our situation in a new way. Good art sneaks up and gets our brain out of the way.” Hildebrand says that “because [material for this film] is Scripture, there’s that added element of it being a living thing. It goes out and doesn’t return without something great happening.”