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“In other words, one question that we asked the cast and the crew is, ‘Is there anything in your life that would prevent God from blessing your work on this movie?'” “What’s most important to us is that the people involved are doing it for the right reasons,” said Alex Kendrick, media pastor at the church, according to OneNewsNow. Telling the story of the failing marriage of fireman Caleb Holt - played by Kirk Cameron -and his wife Catherine, Fireproof will bring an authentic edge to married life and deliver the message of God’s design. The creative minds that brought you Facing the Giants and Flywheel are now hard at work filming their most ambitions movie to date. Welcome to Albany, Georgia-the home of Sherwood Pictures and the setting for their newest film, Fireproof! a movie, set for release only in theatres in fall of 2008. Salonen is a freelance writer who lives in Fargo with her husband and five children.On Location! Exclusive Interviews from the Fireproof movie set "They don't want just mindless entertainment, but something that feels good, and I think it's bringing some people back to the movies that (the industry had) lost." "It's creating an emotional response people are looking for," Solarski says. He expects the current momentum to continue. "We're at the mercy of the industry, but in the end, the people decide how long a movie stays, based on ticket sales," he says. Solarski says just like any film, the duration of faith-based films is driven by the demand. "It wasn't easy to watch some of it, but when you see the redemption of God at work in a person, that's intoxicating," she says. To thank her, in 2009, the Kendrick brothers invited Crowder to Albany, Ga., to be part of an exclusive unveiling for their 2011 movie "Courageous," with Mike Huckabee and others.Ĭrowder gives "I Can Only Imagine" two thumbs up. "It stayed in Fargo three months," she says, "even surpassing big-time secular options.
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"I just remember when it was over, I realized I'd seen something different - something that made me want to be a better person afterward," Crowder recalls.Ī few years later, noting that the director's and producer's film "Fireproof" wasn't slated to be shown here, Crowder made her move. The 2006 film "Facing the Giants" had been the one to initially move her. "Penny was aware of (the unmet need) through her faith-based community, even before anyone in the film industry realized it."Ībout 10 years ago, when faith-based films were gaining momentum in larger markets, Crowder stepped up to the plate, buying enough tickets - 1,000 - to bring "Fireproof" here. "She was really a 'one-man army' bringing these films to the Fargo market," he says. Penny Crowder was influential in drawing Christian films to the area, according to Solarski. Though some faith-based films have lower quality, without the special effects and big-name stars, she adds, "The Christian base is very loyal they're going to support things that back up their beliefs and faith." "This world is desperate for hope, and I think Christian movies have gotten better at (offering) this." "How many of us are touched by alcoholism, abuse, divorce, all those things?" she says. "I Can Only Imagine," she says, hit home for a lot of people. Michelle Albrecht says she and other Christians "appreciate having movies our kids can watch and we don't have to say, 'OK, cover your eyes,' or 'Leave the room.'" God speaks to us through music in a way that is very powerful." My husband's brother's wife committed suicide a few years ago, and it was one of the songs he wanted us to sing, so it had special meaning for me anyway, and then to see how it was written.
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A church music liturgist, Hoselton had an immediate emotional connection. The story tells of abandonment, abuse and ultimately, a father's conversion, all surrounding Millard's hit song from 1999, which crossed into mainstream.Ĭindy Hoselton saw the film four times with different family members and friends. "And it doesn't have to be a 'Passion of Christ,' type of film to do well." "There's an audience looking for a message that is wholesome," Solarski says. Instead, working with a projected budget of only $7 million, the film earned $39.5 million in its first 11 days of release in North America alone.