Documentary Film

• Roadmap to Reality is a production of Castletown Media in association with Jim Wahlberg. Directed by Tim Moriarty, the owner of Castletown Media, the film tells the story of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis.
• The film explores Carlo’s holy life and how he navigated the modern world. It also tackles urgent technology-related questions, examining how the virtual landscape threatens our fundamental understanding of what it means to be human.
• Carlo Acutis is a saint for our times, showing us the way forward — a young man who used technology to foster genuine spiritual communion rooted in Christ. Aware of technology's increasing impact, the film explores how Carlo used it in moderation within a life deeply devoted to God. For him, technology was a tool to serve God, not an end in itself.
• Central to Carlo’s life and spirituality was his deep devotion to the Eucharist, which he viewed as the antidote to the discarnate nature of the virtual world. Carlo emphasized that the Eucharist, with its focus on real presence and physical communion, serves as a critical anchoring reality. This idea stands in stark contrast to the often isolating and superficial interactions fostered by digital technology.
• Roadmap to Reality features Carlo Acutis' family and friends, including his mother and father, extended family members, babysitter, and some of his closest friends. They share their firsthand experiences of what this incredible boy was like and the impact he had on their lives.
• The film includes insights from well-known voices in the Church and technology experts, who offer a model for young people on how to properly use technology. It also explores the rich history of the Catholic approach to questions of technology, highlighting thinkers like Marshall McLuhan, who studied not just the content shared over electronic forms of communication but the effects they have on the human person and, by extension, society.
• The film tracks the journey of a group of high school students from North Dakota who embark on a two-week pilgrimage to Italy to visit Carlo’s tomb. A requirement for their pilgrimage is to disengage from technology and leave their phones at home. The purpose of their journey is to dive deeper into the reality that Carlo points to.
• Ultimately, the film paints a compelling portrait of Carlo as someone who provides a roadmap to reality, guiding us through the complexities of the digital age with faith and clarity.
• Roadmap to Reality will be distributed to theaters nationwide in Spring 2025 by Fathom Events.

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