Sunday, March 8, 2009

Christian Film Database


The Christian Film Database website now has Spirits Among Us listed. Praise the Lord for that! Seriously, praise the Lord. I did not promote my movie to the CFDB staff, they came across the movie at one of the retail outlets and wanted to add it to the database. It is exciting to see God's hand in this movie. I pray that I will continue to understand and follow His direction for each movie I produce.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Everyone has their Ark to Build


We watched "Evan Almighty" last night. That movie has some good, and Biblically sound insights. As I watched the movie I realized that we probably each have our own "Ark" to build. Evan, like Noah, decided to embark on a very difficult task which took him away from his own plans, exposed him to ridicule from everyone, and had no guarantee to be necessary at all. He did this all simply because God told him to, so he did what he knew God wanted him to do. I think God has plans for all of us, and some of them will put our love of Him to the test.

At this point I should explain that the photograph is of me holding up what is probably my first of several "arks." Not everyone thought I was completely sane when I took precious time away from my successful engineering career, and most of my recreation time, to start a career making Christian movies. Making movies for God is considerably easier (and easier to explain) than building a huge boat in the middle of a desert, but it is definitely not "the easy way out" for me. It is simply what I know God wants me to do, so I do it. My movie is now in distribution, I have a handful of packaged copies to prove it, and it is available for sale or rent at various outlets. This is very exciting and encouraging to me. I believe you can detect some level of enthusiasm in the photo.

It was hard work for me, but God is making it fruitful.

Right now people can rent it at NetFlix or buy it from PopularChristian. I will post links for the other sites when they get there copies.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Worldwide Exposure for SAU


While doing a search to see where my movie is popping up on the internet, the most interesting one I found was on a site in the czech republic! Here is the link if you want to see http://www.sms.cz/film/spirits_among_us

Maybe someone can add a movie review to the site, in czech.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Big Deal


It may not be a big deal to anyone else, but getting my first royalty check from the distributor of Spirits Among Us was a HUGE deal to me. I know it is not a good enough movie to bring me fame and fortune. However, it does give me some credibility as a producer/director, it does appear it will bring in a fair amount of money, and most importantly it puts a Christ-centered message in front of viewers. To have produced a Christ-centered movie that will actually be seen by people across the nation is a dream come true. To get paid is a bonus!

Achievement of this milestone has further convinced me that I was designed for making Christian movies for a living, and helping others to do the same.

My next steps are to finish forming my team of advisors, forming a team to help plan events and productions, and make plans to have the first DGW/Yeshua Media sponsored event for Christians who wish to serve God through media. These are big steps, thankfully God has been making my legs longer.