The main character in “Only The Lord Will Set You Free” is Pete, who at the beginning of the short film, finds himself “bound in the back of a van, a bomb strapped to him,” according to the brief synopsis of the film on IMDb.
“As he recalls internet chats with a girl known as MOAB_Didion,” the synopsis continues, “it’s clear the line between online love and ideological fantasy has collapsed into real-world danger.”
The 7 ½ minute short is beginning to make the rounds on the film festival circuit, garnering a spot in the Nashville Film Festival, and according to McManus Woodend, who both produces and stars in the film, the film could land in other festivals…