Gift From Above -2003- Ok.ru -
If you have a better quality copy of Gift from Above (2003) —or any information about its production—consider uploading it to the Internet Archive. The ok.ru version is decaying. Don’t let this forgotten melodrama vanish forever. Have you seen “Gift from Above” (2003) on ok.ru? Share your memories or a working link (as of your reading date) in the comments below—if the comments section still exists.
Why is this film significant? Because it was never officially released on DVD in Region 1 (North America) or Region 2 (Europe). Its distribution was limited to a handful of VHS copies sold at church bazaars in the Midwest United States and, inexplicably, a small licensing deal with a Ukrainian Christian broadcaster in 2005. The inclusion of “-2003-” in the search term is crucial. There are at least three other films titled “Gift from Above” (including a 2019 Nigerian romance and a 1987 Italian TV movie). By adding the year, users explicitly target the turn-of-the-millennium aesthetic: grainy digital noise, boom mics occasionally dipping into frame, and a synth-heavy orchestral score that sounds like a Casio keyboard’s “strings” preset. gift from above -2003- ok.ru
One such query is:
The comments on the ok.ru video tell their own story. One user (translated from Russian) writes: “My grandmother had this on a burned CD. She died in 2010. Thank you for posting this—I can hear her voice telling me to stop skipping to the end.” Another laments: “The last 10 minutes are corrupted on this rip. Does anyone have a better copy?” As of late 2025, the ok.ru upload remains the only known public copy of Gift from Above (2003) . The director, a now-retired pastor named Harold P. Dansk, has no known online presence. The original masters are likely lost. If you have a better quality copy of