What is an Adventist Filmmaker?
At one point in time being an Adventist meant you didn't go watch movies in the theater. I can remember when I was 14 years-old my aunt brought me to see my first movie in an actual theater - "Stand By Me" - not only was I a bit nervous because I was actually watching a movie in a real theater, but to make matters worse the movie was rated "R".
I remember wondering, once I got a chance to look around, why this could be considered such a bad place. Afterall, they served delicious popcorn, had comfortable seats, and the movie was bigger than anything I'd ever seen - and sounded great! The whole experience was amazing, life changing. I was hooked.
Almost 20 years later, I'm now not only watching movies in theaters (along with most of the rest of Adventism), but also making them. The power of story, like it captivated me back then, still moves me today. And what is even more exciting is that there are many other Adventist who have caught the bug and want to be a part of this magical experience called filmmaking. I'm looking forward to meeting the storytellers of the future on this site and seeing their work on the big screen one day.
So what is an Adventist filmmaker? What stories do we have to tell that are relevant today? What do we bring to the table from our religious experience that others might benefit from? How does our faith impact the work we choose to make? I encourage you to join the discussion on this site, with your peers, and in the stories you choose to create.
I remember wondering, once I got a chance to look around, why this could be considered such a bad place. Afterall, they served delicious popcorn, had comfortable seats, and the movie was bigger than anything I'd ever seen - and sounded great! The whole experience was amazing, life changing. I was hooked.
Almost 20 years later, I'm now not only watching movies in theaters (along with most of the rest of Adventism), but also making them. The power of story, like it captivated me back then, still moves me today. And what is even more exciting is that there are many other Adventist who have caught the bug and want to be a part of this magical experience called filmmaking. I'm looking forward to meeting the storytellers of the future on this site and seeing their work on the big screen one day.
So what is an Adventist filmmaker? What stories do we have to tell that are relevant today? What do we bring to the table from our religious experience that others might benefit from? How does our faith impact the work we choose to make? I encourage you to join the discussion on this site, with your peers, and in the stories you choose to create.
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Permalink Reply by Franck Tingue on -
Hey guy I remember a discussion taking place about doing a GC movie. well I didn't know this but Amazing Facts was working on one. Its mainly a juiced up Documentary but the trailer looked really cool. It comes out on DVD on Aug 10th. Thought you guys might be interested....you could see the trailer on the link below.
https://www.amazingfacts.org/Store/PreOrders/CosmicConflictPreorder...
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