Fr Bala's Bio

Fr. Bala Udumala is a catholic priest from the diocese of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, South India. He holds Masters in Sociology and Education.
Ordained in 1992 a social worker for 12 long years for the empowerment of the poor and the women in the remote areas of the diocese, and as an educator served as principal of a High School for six years. He has written a book ‘Study Skills” for the High School and college students.He went to the US in 2004 and after a year of pastoral ministry at Santa Maria, he joined the School of Film and Television at Loyola Mary Mount University, LA.
He graduated in May, 2008. Fr.Bala has written, directed and produced the film “The Last Appeal” on the life of St.Faustina Kowalska, the apostle of Divine Mercy.He has other films to his credit like a short on Abortion – “Mama” -a real story that happened not too long ago in Italy of a Mom, whose seven un-born babies haunt her all life and the documentary on abortion “After the Choice” a real tale of life experiences of what they have been through as moms and dads in the limbo.
He has created a dance ballet on Mother Teresa – “Jesus walks a second time in the streets of Calcutta” and gave numerous performances in India. He has also produced a documentary “Abhimanadhanudu” on the life of late legendary bishop Joseph Thumma in India.
“The Last Appeal” film has bagged The Lasvegas International Film Festival – 2009 Prestigious recognition award to be given away at Las Vegas on April 9th.2000 films from 50 countries around the world competed at this Film Festival.