Tag: Film

Filmmaker Tammy Lane Is on a Mission to Tell the Story of Young George Washington

About an hour outside the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport lies the small town of Weatherford, Texas, population 25,000, which boasts some of the state’s best peaches. Drive 10 miles north from the city center, and as parking lots start to give way to sprawling plains, you’ll soon come across a striking image of Jesus,…


Flickering Flames: The Primordial Power of the Movies

Night. Somewhere in Northern Europe. (8,000 B.C.) Picture a cave with a fire burning just outside its mouth. Prehistoric men, women, and children are seated on the cave floor, every face alit with awe and wonder, under the spell of a master storyteller. Before them, an elder, dressed in animal skins and a headdress with…


The Moral Certainty of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rope’

Director and producer Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 masterpiece, “Rope,” begins deceptively, with fine lilting music and scenes of an idyllic New York City block. A woman walks her baby in a stroller, a car glides down a one-way street, and a policeman escorts two boys through the light traffic. Despite omnipresent brick, glass, and concrete, the…


Newport Beach Film Festival Prepares for Comeback

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The Newport Beach Film Festival is planning its return and organizers say they will pack as many live screenings into the event as possible. Founded in 1999, the event has become one of the largest international cinema events in Southern California, and a coveted stop for movie writers, directors and actors traveling the…


New Film ‘Violino’: Vibrations of the Soul

Our souls were captivated when we heard the magical sounds of a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin. Where did this ethereal sound come from? Why do we rarely get to experience anything like it nowadays? In searching for the answer, our team of filmmakers started one of the most magical yet enduring journeys that has changed our…


Child of Deaf Adults, Paul Raci Brings a Lifetime of Experience to an Oscar-Nominated Role

“I didn’t realize it at first, but it slowly dawned on me that I had been rehearsing for this role my entire life,” says actor, singer, and performer Paul Raci. “Being a CODA (child of deaf adults), my whole life has been spent working with the deaf community, especially my parents.” “I only wish they…


Documentary Analyzes Tibet’s Future Relations With the CCP

A new film analyzes the decades-long Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) occupation of Tibet, and questions whether Tibetans will resort to violence after the passing of the Dalai Lama as a means for freedom. “Crouching Snow Lion Rising Dragon” premiered online on March 10, 2021, to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising. After a…


George Clooney, Julia Roberts Reunite to Film in Australia

Oscar winners Julia Roberts and George Clooney will be filming in Queensland later this year thanks to a federal arts program. The romantic comedy, Ticket to Paradise has attracted a $6.4 million grant under the Location Incentive Program and is expected to create more than 270 jobs for the local cast and crew. Directed by…


Video: Standing by Principles to Create Films of Value—Interview With Camy Arnett

Camy “Cameron” Arnett, actor and CEO of Camy Arnett Production Studios, walked away from an actor’s dream out of moral principle, and after coming close to hitting rock bottom, rose to become a prominent filmmaker in the faith community. We had the pleasure of speaking with Camy Arnett about his story at the CONTENT 2020…