Alfredo's Fire

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Alfredo's Fire
Directed byAndy Abrahams Wilson
Narrated by Andrea Pallaoro
Music byJustin Melland
Distributed byOpen Eye Pictures
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Alfredo's Fire is a 2014 documentary film, directed by Andy Abrahams Wilson, about self-immolation victim Alfredo Ormando, who set fire to himself in January 1998 outside St. Peter's Basilica to protest the Catholic Church's condemnation of homosexuality. The film had its world premiere on February 2, 2014 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. [1]

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