Jenn Gotzon

Movie Alone Yet Not Alone?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1986769/

Lydia is a very emotionally exhausting part (being burned at the stake doesn’t happen every day), what was it like playing that?

Lydia: It was an amazing experience. I physically, as Jenn, wanted to get out of the way so that the Holy Spirit could move and work through me. Lydia really transcended the situation and still encouraged the children as she was burning to death. And she even forgave her killer. Lydia is an example of how we can be strong even in the darkest of time.

I just remember being tied to the tree, and the director came over and prayed with me before we started filming. I could really feel God’s serenity in that moment.

But then they pulled the camera back for a master shot, and had to increase the fire and flames for the scene. And all of the sudden it was real. I couldn’t stop crying, and I was genuinely scared. Somehow I had lost focus and disconnected from that peaceful place. But then I moved back and I went back into actor mode.