The A.R.K. Report

The A.R.K. Report – Secret for the Century
Directed by	Shmuel Hoffman
Written by	Asher Crispe Harry Moskoff Layla O'Shea
Produced by	Harry Moskoff
Starring	Katy Castaldi Pascal Yen-Pfister Ayden Crispe
Cinematography	Shmuel Hoffman
Edited by	Asher Cryspe
Music by	Infected Mushrooms Tilo Schmalenberg Ween
Production companies	Moskoff-Media Hoffman Productions
Distributed by	Moskoff Media, Ltd.
Release dates	January 1, 2013(2013-01-01)(limited) May 7, 2013(2013-05-07)(Monaco Charity Film Festival)
Running time	32 minutes
Countries	Israel United States
Language	English

The A.R.K. Report – Secret for the Centuryis a 2013action-adventurescience fictionshort film andtelevision pilotproduced by Canadian-Israeli research professor, Harry Moskoff and directed by Shmuel Hoffman. The lead actress is Katy Castaldi who plays Karmi. The lead actor is Pascal Yen-Pfister who plays Roth.

Plot

The film takes place in adystopianfuture,and follows a young woman (Karmi) who stumbles across her personal destiny as the only one who can find the ancientArk of the Covenantand keep it out of the hands of those that want to use it for evil. The opening and closingdocumentary-stylesegments comprise a unique cinematic feature intended to synthesize real-life threats within the fictitious storyline. Allscenesthat are depicted in the future are filmed inblack and whitewhile scenes which take place in the present are shown in color.

The film begins with Karmi being approached by Roth, a special agent for a secret government agency that is seeking to discover the location of the ancient Ark of the Covenant in order to use it to battle the evil Naarym children's army. Roth, running from Teemah, lead operative of the child army, brings Karmi with him on a secret quest to return the fabled ARK to its proper place, both literally and figuratively, i.e. to find the ARK within one's self. Karmi is one of the few remaining Nehoks who can return the Ark to its proper location on the hidden mountain. If the Ark is to fall into the hands of Teemah (played by supporting actress, Ayden Crispe) and her evil children's army, it would spell doom for mankind. Led by her mysterious mentor, Karmi confronts herself as she climbs the 4 levels of Earth, Wind, Fire, etc. Ultimately, Roth transports Karmi into the future where she is successful in locating the Ark. But then the agents of the Naarym army seize the Ark to use it for their diabolical purposes.

With no alternative, Roth is forced to return Karmi to the previous era. But he gives her a mission. On her own, using the ancient code book ('The ARK Report') entrusted to her by Roth, she must locate the Ark and return it to its proper place. Once there, the Ark is portrayed as being the catalyst that will ultimately harbor in a new era of peace and prosperity for all of humanity.

Background

The film is based on extensive research of Moskoff to discover the location of the Ark of the Covenant. He is convinced that the Ark is buried underneath theTemple MountinJerusalembut is not under theDome of the Rock,as is commonly conjectured.Moskoff also discounts other hypotheses that suggest that the Ark is in theVaticanorEthiopia.Moskoff's thesis is following that of the 12th century Jewish codifier,Maimonidesand substantiated by the British engineer and archaeologist,Sir Charles Warren,amongst others. In 2010, Moskoff produced a short documentary based on his research, entitledThe Soul of Mount Moriah.

Development

The A.R.K. Reportwas filmed in October 2012 in theOld CityofJerusalemas well as inAllentowninPennsylvania.It contains some similarity to the 1981Steven Spielbergmovie,Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Accolades

The A.R.K. Reportfilm won the Gold Remi Award at the prestigious Worldfest International Film Festival in Houston Texas in April 2013.It was also selected for theMonaco International Film Festivalduring the second week of May 2013 in Monaco.

External links

• Official website
• Moskoff-Media MMLC
• The A.R.K. ReportatIMDb