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O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother look down in mercy upon England, thy dowry, and upon us who greatly hope and trust in thee.
All of our film productions are available on DVD from our online shop worldwide. Visit our shop to browse through our growing range of original Catholic resources faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. We accept all major credit cards, Paypal, UK Cheque and Google Checkout.
Mary's Dowry Productions postal address:
P.O. BOX 4513, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3WT - Telephone: 079 0644 6078
Mary's Dowry Productions
makes original docudramas, documentaries and films on the lives of well known and little known historical figures, English Martyrs and Saxon Saints. These are made available worldwide on DVD for anyone else who may be interested in learning about these Saints.
We have a great interest in history and the Catholic heritage of Great Britain and especially have a love for the Saints! We were set up with the intention of making films that include historical facts and imagery, our own original costumed portrayals, scenery, art and the richness of the Catholic Faith. These are films that we would like to see and which nobody else is making.
Our main focus tends to be upon the lives of the Forty Martys of England and Wales. Using our own resources, friends, family and parishioners, we create our own sets and props, use our own handmade costumes and film the beautiful locations around Sussex with our own little cameras. We then use narrative and music to produce an original encounter with the life, witness and Catholic devotion of a particular Saint or Martyr.
Mary's Dowry Productions was founded in 2007 by Emily Bevans and Bernadette Bevans. We are a family run Catholic film production company based in the South of the United Kingdom.
The name '
Mary's Dowry Productions'
.
Mary's Dowry
was once the name used to refer to England. King Edward the Confessor traditionally gave England to Our Lady in 1061 and this consecration was renewed by King Richard II in 1381. The devotion of the English Catholics to Our Lady and the Roman Catholic spirituality of the English people was renowned for centuries.
We chose 'Mary's Dowry' as the name of our company due to our location in England and our love of Christ and Our Lady.
Using film, music and the new media, we have been producing our own growing collection of DVDs on the lives of the Saints for friends, family and our local parishioners here in England. But due to ouside interest we have made these available worldwide for others who share our love of the Saints and the Catholic Faith.
About Mary's Dowry Productions
The films produced by Mary's Dowry Productions are thoroughly researched using authentic histrocial documents, papers, books, good Catholic literature, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Sacred Scripture and the lives of the Saints.
Our individual docudrama on a particular Saint is almost always told from the Saint's point of view. This is because we are quite limited for resources but find that it also gives a good encounter with the Saint. We have friends and family portray important moments in the life of the Saint or Martyr, and then incorporate Sacred Art, historical imagery and narration all in an original way into a final film.
We also try to show how real these people were and how their witness is so relevant to people today . Our films are about the Saint's witness and love of Christ and Catholic Faith.
All of our work is produced in-house. We are a small team, managed by Emily Bevans and Bernadette Bevans who are two sisters. Bernadette Bevans is a Music Composer with a degree in Music Composition for media and her original music is especially composed for each production, understanding the great power and importance of music. She makes original Catholic Christian CDs which can be found at www.3notesfromheaven.co.uk. Emily loves to research and write and has a series of light-hearted and fun novels in produduction found at www.thesecondhandbookworm.co.uk. They also work with their father Deacon Gary Bevans, artist of the Sistine Chapel Reproduction, who provides many sets and props for the films. Visit our YOUTUBE channel for trailers and also follow us on TWITTER and FACEBOOK.
We use our own time and monies to produce our films and are immensely grateful for those who have taken an interest in Mary's Dowry Productions and give their time, talents and often financial assistance to help produce them too. We have our own online secure shop where our films can be purchased. The DVDS are available in all region formats and are shipped out quickly in secure packaging. We accept payment for these films by credit card, debit card or by using Paypal. Our online shop is easy to use and is found throughout our website. Our productions are also stocked in all branches of St. Paul's Bookshops in London, York, Leeds and Birmingham and we also stock our films on Amazon's UK website.
Our logo is the right inside panel of the Wilton Diptych. This we chose as it has a great significance to England under the banner of Our Lady's Dowry.
Saint Polydore Plasden, English Catholic priest Martyred at Tyburn in 1591
Above, a screenshot from 'St. Swithun Wells' on set with St. Swithun Wells and his wife Alice in ELizabethan England.
Visit our staff page for some brief information on our team
Visit our DVD page to view the growing range of films that we produce
In October 2010, Emily Bevans and Bernadette Bevans were awarded 'Catholic Women of the Year' 2010 and presented with certificates by Archbishop Vincent Nichols at a special Luncheon held near Marble Arch, London! The event first began in 1969 to 'pay tribute to Catholic women who give outstanding service to the Church'. Emily and Bernadette received the award for founding Mary's Dowry Productions and for their growing catalogue of film resources promoting the lives and witnesses of the Saints and Martyrs of the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI sent a special message and his apostolic blessing to the winners!
Archbishop Vincent Nichols presents the award certificates to the founders of Mary's Dowry Productions - October 2010
Donate to Mary's Dowry Productions
We are always grateful for support producing films on DVD about the Saints and Martyrs of the Catholic Church. If you would like to donate financially to
Mary's Dowry Productions
you may do so by visiting our blog where there is a Donate button. This will provide a secure means of donating to us through Paypal. You can also telephone us to make a donation on +44 (0) 1903 249214. All financial help received is used to produce further films and gratefully appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact us for information on upcoming films and films awaiting funding for release.
