Airdate: Compass: Stations of the Cross…The Making Of

Last year for World Youth Day there was a re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross (including a rather fit-looking Jesus).

This Easter Compass will air a “making of” special. The casting of the perfect “Jesus” and “Mary” drew recruits from across Sydney and beyond.

The ambitious production was headed up by Father Franco Cavarra, a one-time opera director who joined the Roman Catholic priesthood 10 years ago.

This special also looks at production designer Michael Scott Mitchell, responsible for everything from building the central props – including the crosses (two were needed: one for the street scenes, and one for the crucifixion); to how to keep Jesus warm during the dramatic crucifixion scene down by Sydney’s foreshore where icy winds pushed the mid-winter temperature to near freezing point.

Wonder if they have a spin on that joke…”I can see your Opera House from here?”

Compass: Stations of the Cross…The Making Of will screen at 6pm on ABC2 and at 7:30pm on ABC1 on Friday April 10.