# ‘VelociPastor 2’ Leaves FilmQuest Audience Roaring, Celebrating Human-Made Films in an AI Era

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/velocipastor-2-leaves-filmquest-audience-roaring-celebrating-human-made-films-in-an-ai-era/
- Published: 2026-10-26T08:53:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:54:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/velocipastor-2-filmquest-audience-laughter-1236930949/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Film, Technology

## Key points

- “VelociPastor 2” earned boisterous laughs at FilmQuest.
- Its visible low-budget effects are part of the joke.
- The sequel raised $118,297 on Kickstarter and seeks distribution.

## Summary

“VelociPastor 2”, a deliberately ramshackle sequel about a priest who turns into a dinosaur, drew loud laughter at FilmQuest in Provo, Utah. Its screening became a celebration of low-budget filmmaking and the enthusiasm of people making films by hand, amid wider festival discussion about artificial intelligence in the industry.

The film moves the action to “Italy” for a giallo-style story about a killer targeting virgins, and embraces visible strings, homemade costumes and other production flaws as part of its humour. The original film was made for $36,000; the sequel raised $118,297 on Kickstarter. Director and co-writer Jesse Gouldsbury and crew discussed the challenges of making it after the screening; the film is seeking distribution and holding roadshow screenings.

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