


Like a childhood game of telephone, whispering voices can begin as fun and playful. The Whispers, a short film by writer and directer Christopher Michael Barrera explores the relationship between friends and gossip. As the story unfolds we see how the impact of chatter amongst a group of people is like a bad game of telephone...but in this game, nobody wins.
The spirit behind this film and what you’ll see in A Less Traveled Road, is that sometimes we make mistakes that can affect not only us, but the people around us. When one hears a certain story about you, rather than them either trying to find out the real facts or simply ignoring it like it’s none of their business, they become so quick to believe what is said and they become very critical towards you, thinking what was said is true.
For me, when going through this experience, and having to hear what others were saying knowing what was true and what wasn’t, I had to come to a place where I would take ownership and completely separate myself from that atmosphere. Once I was able to do that I was able to allow myself to heal.
What I want people to get out of this short film is to take notice in the fact that most people thrive on gossip, it gives them a sense of comfort in knowing that someone else could possibly do more wrong than them. Hurt people tend to hurt people as I always say, so just because one decides to have an opinion or spread gossip, always remember that you have the ability to change that. Take ownership of the things that need to be owned up and move forward, if anyone wants to continue to remind you on your past then simply say goodbye!
For everyone else, remember that we are all human beings, we all make mistakes. Nobody is perfect, so when you see someone who is in need of help or in need of a lending hand…don’t be so quick to turn away. I don’t care what you believe in but the matter of the fact is this, we are all brothers and sisters in the body of Christ, we weren’t meant to go against one another, but rather be there to lift each other up and help raise their hands when they can’t.