Oh! My Papa – Documentary retracing Father Al’s charitable mission

by | Mar 24, 2017

“Oh! My Papa” is a documentary film about American priest Monsignor Aloysius Schwartz’s charity and relief activities across Korea, the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil and Honduras. Father Aloysius Schwartz was the founder of World Villages for Children and the congregation “The Sisters of Mary”. To learn more about our programs, please visit: worldvillages.org/ The movie initially premiered in South Korea on November 2016. It was directed by Hyuck Jee Park, written by Mihye Jo, and produced by The Sisters of Mary. Thanks to sponsorship from NCSOFT West and the NCSOFT Cultural Foundation, the film was distributed for free on the internet on March 15, 2017 with English, Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese subtitles.

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