“Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story” Coming To Theaters Nationwide for ONE NIGHT ONLY, November 12, Through Fathom Events

Published by Fathom Events on Oct 24, 2024 12:23 PM

“Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story” Coming To Theaters Nationwide for ONE NIGHT ONLY, November 12, Through Fathom Events

Denver, CO (October 1st, 2024) – “Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story”, a new documentary about a young woman who is a “Servant of God” (the first step towards Canonization in the Catholic Church), is coming to theaters across America for a one-day screening on November 12th, 2024. This film, directed by Danny Anderson, tells the inspiring story of Michelle Duppong – a vibrant young woman who sought to share the love of Christ with every person she encountered. Michelle lived a faith-filled and inspiring life before she died of cancer at the age of 31 on December 25th, 2015. In June of 2022, Bishop David Kagan of the Diocese of Bismarck, N.D. (where Michelle lived and worked), announced the opening of the diocesan investigation into Michelle’s life and declared her a “Servant of God” (the first step towards Canonization).

Michelle’s life bore witness to heroic suffering and a passion for inviting others to experience the transformative love of Christ; her legacy continues to inspire people around the world.

“Radiating Joy: The Story of Michelle Duppong” tells Michelle’s inspiring story, including first-hand accounts of Michelle’s life and legacy, and testimonies about the lives and people she touched through her life and example. This film premiered during FOCUS Catholic’s annual SEEK Conference in January 2024 and has been shown at private showings throughout the year in North Dakota; Denver, Colorado; St. Louis, MO; and Washington, D.C. The film’s wider release will take place on November 12th, 2024.

Tickets for “Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story” are on sale now through the Fathom Events website and participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations, visit FathomEvents.com (participating theaters are subject to change).

“Michelle was a radiant, joyful woman with the heart of a true servant,” said Monsignor James Shea, president of the University of Mary. “For the students on our campus, she was an inspiration and a treasured mentor, teaching them by her example the transformative power of friendship with God.”

For more information about the film, and future screening dates and locations, please visit focus.org/michelleduppong or contact the FOCUS media team at [email protected].

A special release trailer of the documentary is also available here.

About FOCUS

FOCUS Catholic is an apostolate whose mission is to share the hope and joy of the Gospel. FOCUS missionaries encounter people in friendship, inviting them into a personal relationship with Christ and accompanying them as they pursue lives of virtue and excellence. Through Bible studies, outreach events, mission trips and discipleship, missionaries inspire and build up others in the faith, sending them out to live out lifelong Catholic mission wherever they are.

For the 2024 – 2025 academic year, over 1,000 FOCUS missionaries are serving at 255 locations, which included 210 college campuses, 29 Church parishes across the U.S., nine international campuses and seven digital campuses. FOCUS alumni, now nearly 76,000 strong, are living and serving in parishes and communities across the country. An important blessing that FOCUS has seen is an increase of individuals pursuing religious vocations. Since 1998, more than 1,300 people have entered the seminary or a religious life formation after involvement with FOCUS in a parish or on a college campus.