iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I've talked with other filmmakers about this who have also noticed, but there is a profound difference between the reviews on IMDB and the reviews on @letterboxd.social. Anecdotally, I've found reviews of my own work on IMDB to be more negative, rude, and, frankly, stupid.

250

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Upcoming Japanese 3 disc release of Pater Noster and the Mission of Light

052

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Weekend 10 of shooting CUT TO RED is in the can. 6 shoot weekends left. If you want to support underground art in South Carolina, you can pre-order the movie or come on as a producer here: www.cuttored.com -- And thank you to everyone who has already supported it. I couldn't do it without you.

020

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Weekend 7 of shooting CUT TO RED is in the can. 6 shoot weekends left. If you want to support underground art in South Carolina, you can pre-order the movie or come on as a producer here: www.cuttored.com -- And thank you to everyone who has already supported it. I couldn't do it without you.

020

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Have you seen SEE YOU ON THE BEACH? It's the "proof of concept" short we shot for CUT TO RED. We put it up a couple of days ago along with a fundraiser and I'm proud to say we've raised half the budget for the movie in 2 days. The movie and fundraiser are both up at our website: www.cuttored.com

0124

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Hal Weaver @weaverwerx.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

If you love regional indie horror movies like I do and want to support a amazing filmmaker, then please check-out the latest project from @smashism.bsky.social aka - Chris Bickel "CUT TO RED" and get on board! www.cuttored.com

cuttored.com

FILMS COLACITTA

062

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

0124

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

***FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN*** Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social has launched a crowdfunding campaign alongside a proof of concept short film for his next feature length project! #ChristopherBickel, who has directed some of my favorite low budget genre fare over the last decade

271

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Queen of gutter doom @muelitas.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

8. Pater noster and the mission of light. La sorpresa indie del año cortesía de @smashism.bsky.social. Si los cultos y la música es lo suyo, denle amor y su dinero a esta joya. Reseña: boxd.it/aT3MXB Dónde la vi: night flight+ Dónde la pueden ver: rentada.

Poster for Pater Noster and the mission of light. The artwork features a menacing figure in the background with a disfigured face and blood dripping from its mouth. In the foreground, a group of six people is gathered.

131

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

nacktundmullig.bsky.social @nacktundmullig.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Spooktober 2025 Pater Noster and the Mission of Light (2024): Ticks all of @bobcluness.bsky.social boxes. Weird esoterica, record shop hangouts, psychedelics, and, of course, gore. Loved the attitude, it feels like it was made with genuine love. Quite fucked up, but works as a Mandy prequel.

121

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

ScreamQueenz Podiverse @screamqueenz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

#CurrentlyWatching PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT Truly wild mix of LORDS OF SALEM, HELTER SKELTER and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE about a vintage record collector who gets her hands on a super rare LP and faiis Prey to the psycho hippie death cult that recorded it 40 years ago.

182

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

S.A. Harper / Word Oyster @wordoyster.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Only a few days left until Halloween. I've been watching horror movies every night for the last 3 weeks. The only two movies I can recommend are MadS and Pater Noster and the Mission of Light. A little disappointing. I'm going to try a classic tonight and watch Onibaba. 👻🎃

031

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Electric Nachos @writtindirectino.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

For the 17th of spooktober I watched Pater Noster And The Mission Of Light. It’s a pretty good low budget horror movie from last year. You can’t even really tell it’s low budget. It’s got some good gross out moments and has good creepy vibes

022

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Fast Forward @fastforwardfilm.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Vrijdag kan je Pater Noster and the Mission of Light gaan bekijken tijdens Razor Reel Flanders Film Fest. Wij spraken met regisseur Christopher Bickel over deze psychedelische trip: fastforwardfilm.be?p=50148

022

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Our movie Pater Noster and the Mission of Light hit a bunch of pirate sites this week including Dailymotion (with fucking ADS IN IT) . Good news is we got a lot of new (mostly positive) reviews. Bad news is I'm about to start making a new movie and it's hard to do when people don't pay for them.

071

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

IAMKEVINPAUL @iamkevinpaul.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

#31DaysofHalloween #HorrorMovieMarathon Night 5 w/ @jjjennnnn.com & PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT (2024) Searching for a rare valuable record, a record store clerk stumbles on to the hippie cult that made the record. It does not go well for Max & her friends at the cult compound. 🦇🦇🦇

A movie poster for the 2024 movie "Pater Noster and the Mission of Light".

242

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

JJJENNNNN @jjjennnnn.com · 06/10/2025

: This girl’s bedroom¹ is goals. 😎💿 Record stores, thrifting, a cult… — Who could ask for anything more? ♪ Extremely well‑done for $20k; not for the squeemish 😨🫢🫣 Thanks to @Mister-Lobo.bsky.social for the suggestion! → 🦇🦇🦇🦇½ · #indiefilm · Hallowe’en #HorrorMovieMarathon ¹⬎

characters of the 2024 film ′Pater Noster and the Mission of Light‘ in Maxʼs bedroom with walls completely lined with a massive collection of vinyl records on shelves

122

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

56262783513919

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We reached a milestone today! Over 1,000 logged watches on Letterboxd. Extrapolating from the guesstimated law of internet averages, I'd imagine the number of people in the world who have seen the movie is 100x that. Piracy is an effective distribution system.

letterboxd.com

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light (2024)

Max, a young record store clerk stumbles upon a rare vinyl LP and is drawn into the world of a 1970s hippie commune. An invitation to the remnants of the cult and its unholy spawn leads to grave circu...

0153

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Harris Dang aka Critic Name @filmmomatic.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Films I'll be seeing at Sydney Underground Film Festival tonight: TOKYO EVIL HOTEL by Yoshihiro Nishimura PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT by Christopher Bickel THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN by Braden Sitter Sr.

161

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

He just blamed the video of something be thrown out of the White House window on "A.I." but then a minute later said "if anything bad happens, blame A.I."

120

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

There's no doubt in my mind he's had a stroke. He looks like shit. I mean even more shitty than usual.

050

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Queen of gutter doom @muelitas.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

#LastFourWatched Recomiendo ampliamente tengan en su radar Pater Noster and the mission of light. Especial para los fans de la música y los cultos.

Screenshot of letterboxd recent activity with the last four watched. Posters from left to right:
D. E. B. S, three and a half stars, rewatched.
Funny games (2007), three and a half stars.
The bad guys, three and a half stars.
Pater Noster and the mission of light, three and a half stars.

051

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I immediately hate any movie that does ad buyouts of Letterboxd, causing all their pages to crash and load wonky. @letterboxd.social

140

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Trump fittingly selects KISS to be a Kennedy Center honoree. "I don't usually say things like this to girls your age... But when I saw you coming out of school that day... That day I knew, I knew... I've got to have you, I've got to have you" youtu.be/Twsb0SBP9pI?...

youtu.be

Kiss - Christine Sixteen, Largo, 1977

YouTube video by MetalMadTom

041

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

first rough draft of new movie complete

3221

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, says it will close down after federal cuts.

030

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Holy crap this full-on Oracle cosplay from an Italian fan of Pater Noster and the Mission of Light!

0100

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Jeffrey Epstein once claimed to have studied math at UCLA with the Unabomber, according to an interview with Stuart Pivar, a former friend of Epstein’s. Is this perhaps where Trump got the idea for his impossible claim that his uncle taught the Unabomber?

010

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

So honored and humbled to have our little movie on this list of great (mostly studio) releases! youtu.be/VUm6QIhQcx0?...

youtu.be

My Top 10 Horror Movies of 2025... So Far

YouTube video by spookyastronauts

081

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Films at First Sight @filmsatfirstsight.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

There was a TON at @chattfilmfest.org, so we took our time on this one. A very big thank you to @rachelshatto.bsky.social from @moviejawn.com for joining us! For a peak at what we chat about, check the thread below and listen wherever you get your podcasts! #FilmSky open.spotify.com/episode/72Gp...

open.spotify.com

Chattanooga Film Festival 2025 Part 2 w/ Rachel Shatto from MovieJawn

Films at First Sight · Episode

183

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Films at First Sight @filmsatfirstsight.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Our final bit of @chattfilmfest.org coverage drops on Mon. and it's a doozy! @rachelshatto.bsky.social from @moviejawn.com joined us to talk about so many great films. Let's highlight some of the films that we'll be diving into. 1st up is @smashism.bsky.social's Pater Noster and the Mission of Light

Poster for Pater Noster and the Mission of Light

2114

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

What percentage of jinx-owed cokes actually get paid?

030

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

All of this over a cake? But I didn't even take it!

330

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Nick Spacek @nuthousepunks.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Speaking of things on Night Flight Plus. I'm not a paid shill. @darkhumorgirl.bsky.social talked me into getting a subscription to watch PATER NOSTER & THE MISSION OF LIGHT & it's the gift which keeps on giving.

011

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

It's almost as if our economic policies were written by members of the BRICS nations to strengthen their trade alliances and completely eventually destabilize the dollar as the leading world currency.

010

Reposted by Christopher Bickel

Liz O. @djlizo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Earlier this year, I stumbled across Pater Noster and the Mission of Light on Night Flight and I've been telling all my friends about it ever since. Love this movie and was happy to talk to director @smashism.bsky.social about it. If you're into vinyl and psychedelic cults, watch it.

beatique.net

Director Christopher Bickel on Pater Noster and the Mission of Light

Interview with Christopher Bickel about cult horror film Pater Noster and the Mission of Light.

172