Kevin Miller knew his film Hellbound? would push buttons; its marketing promises “you [will] never look at hell the same way again.” Everyone has a bias, and it’s within a …
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Hellbound? Kevin Miller had no idea hell would become a hot topic when he began to work on Hellbound? – a documentary exploring biblical perspectives on hell. This subject of …
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Moviemaker forgoes macabre for missionary memoir
by Karla BraunWhat do a horror film about the Antichrist and a documentary about a Russian-Mennonite missionary have in common? Filmmaker Mike Klassen. Being in the Way the Lord Led Me, a …
October Baby In this film inspired by the story of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen, college freshman Hannah, after discovering her physical and emotional problems stem from her entry into the …
Furious Love Wanderlust Productions 2010 95 minutes “Jesus loves witches. The problem is sometimes we don’t.” Furious Love is a documentary about miracles, the kind that happen when we pray …
When screenwriter Paul Boge attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, God “put it on his heart” to give Winnipeggers the opportunity “to see great films they’d never see anywhere else.” …
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Creation: The True Story of Charles DarwinDirected by: Jon AmielThe stirring biopic Creation looks at how the foundational work on evolutionary biology, On the Origin of Species, came to be …
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Redemption in the slums We didn’t know much about the movie Slumdog Millionaire, except that it was critically acclaimed and about a kid from the slums of Mumbai. As we …
A 5-minute DVD from Mennonite World Conference, Ours to Share, communicates that the gift of receiving is as important as the gift of giving. Written by Wally Kroeker, produced and …
Disney has opted out of the Narnia film franchise, a few months before filming was to begin on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Disney cited budgetary concerns as their …
Alex and Stephen Kendrick’s Sherwood Pictures released its third feature film, Fireproof, to 839 theatre screens in the U.S. at the end of September. The film, which stars Kirk Cameron …
The makers of the most watched film of all time have released a women’s version. Magdalena: Released from Shame knits together footage from the original Jesus film in episodic flashbacks, …
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Animated feature convinces with images
by ContributorWALL-E The new Pixar movie WALL-E tells a cautionary tale about stewardship of the earth (as well as our souls and bodies) and, in so doing, communicates an important message …