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ALONE YET NOT ALONE
(made for Enthuse Entertainment)
This Academy nominated movie (for Best Original Song) was co-written and co-directed by Advent co-founder, George Escobar, who also served as a producer. It's based on the book of the same name. It's the true story of Leininger family as they settle in the western frontier of Pennsylvania during the French and Indian war of 1755.
Over 30 Advent interns and associates worked on this film. For most of them, this was their first feature film. Many have since gone on to launch their own production companies or joined the ranks of professional filmmakers. NOTE: The Erwin Brothers, makers of I CAN ONLY IMAGINE worked on this film as leaders of the second unit team.
Made on a budget of $7 million, ALONE YET NOT ALONE, matches the epic look and scale of THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, which in 1990 cost $40 million to make. That would be $100 million in 2018 dollars.
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Here's what people said about the movie:
“This inspirational true story is sure to get to your heart and elevate your spirit. Don’t miss it - go see this movie!” - Dr. James and Shirley Dobson
“If you want to have an entertaining and enlightening understanding of pre-revolutionary American history, I recommend, ALONE YET NOT ALONE” - U.S. Senator (PA) Rick Santorum
“This is a GREAT film for your entire family!” - Peggy Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America
THE SCREENWRITERS
This is the 'graduation' film for many of the Advent interns and associates who began their film training with Advent. The director Peter Forbes, the screenwriter Elizabeth Stinnette, and producer David Cook all began their film career with Advent. Every department head position for THE SCREENWRITERS was held (and earned) by some of the top crew members who had worked on two or more previous Advent feature film.
Made for only $20,000 this 'black and white' classic-looking homage to old Hollywood w.as Audience Runner-Up at the Christian Worldview Film Festival
Hollywood, 1940s. Stewart Harvey (Jeff Rose) is a washed-up screenwriter with one last chance to save his career. The catch: he has to partner with the young, eager Chip Leninskovich (Jason Burkey from I CAN ONLY IMAGINE) to write a feature script in twenty-four hours. As the clock ticks, ideals clash and secrets are revealed in a story of friendship, swell dialog, and great endings!​
EVERY BOY NEEDS A HERO
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Audiences love this movie and its music score by four-time Grammy winner Michael Omartian. Movieguide's founder, Ted Baehr, wrote this review:
"HERO is an excellent, faith-filled low budget movie about God turning a man’s heart to his son and a son learning to forgive his father. The opening is powerful. The ending is heartrending. In fact, the drama, the acting, the jeopardy work well throughout the whole movie. For a low budget, faith-filled movie, this is incredible. HERO will touch your heart, your mind, and your soul. It has a strong, inspiring Christian worldview, with many positive messages."
Once again, over 30 Advent students served as production assistants, department assistants, or key crew member. Filmed in Winston-Salem, NC and directed by Manny Edwards, it's the story of one man's broken relationship with his family fills him with the determination to make a difference in his town, and to win back the son he left behind. Reaching out through the game they both love, he deliberately forms a baseball team designed to involve both fathers and sons in a common effort. His actions begin to have a powerful effect, reaching so far as to turn the heart of a father in prison and transform a town. After all, every boy needs a HERO.
COME WHAT MAY
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A pioneering film in many ways, COME WHAT MAY was the first feature film streamed digitally online by the American Family Association and GodTube. Seen by nearly 3 million viewers, including broadcasts on TBN, this movie was distributed by Provident Films, a unit of Sony.
It was the first feature film made by Advent Film Group in association with Patrick Henry College. Over 30 homeschooled students were taught and mentored by five professionals. One of these students, Peter Forbes, went on to direct THE SCREENWRITERS.
This film presents arguments that one day could be used to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that found a right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution.
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In the movie, Caleb, a Christian student attending Patrick Henry, is caught in a moral tug-of-war as he challenges Roe v. Wade at the National Moot Court Championship. Can he win the heart of Rachel, who is arguing for pro-life? At the same time, the character's mother, a feminist attorney, argues the case at the U.S. Supreme Court, but on the opposing side. Caught in a whirlwind of moral and social discord, Caleb must determine what he really believes.
