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Interview: Testament director Paul Syrstad on expanding and modernizing the book of Acts
The creator of the Angel series talks about "nerding out on the Bible," exploring relationships that are only hinted at in the text, and dealing with…
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Interview: House of David creator Jon Erwin on connecting David and Goliath to the wider biblical universe
The filmmaker, whose credits include I Can Only Imagine and Jesus Revolution, talks about digging into "the mythology of the giants" and exploring the…
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Interview: Andrew Erwin on producing The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and other faith-based films with cross-over appeal
The co-founder of Kingdom Story Company has also produced and/or directed faith-based hits like Jesus Revolution, Unsung Hero, and I Can Only Imagine.
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Interview: The Promised Land director Mitch Hudson on making a comedy series about Moses
Hudson has wrangled crowd scenes as an assistant director on The Chosen; now he'll get to direct a cast of thousands (or at least hundreds) in his own…
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Interview: Deaf Missions filmmaker Joseph D. Josselyn on making a Jesus movie in American Sign Language
Josselyn's previous credits, as producer and/or director, include the feature-length The Book of Job (2018) and the biblical short film Uncondemned…
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The Chosen Season 4 creators speak some more!
The producers and two co-stars on how the season ends, and what might lie in the show's future. Also: a new trailer, and a clip from the season's final…
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The Chosen Season 4 creators speak!
Series creator Dallas Jenkins and several of the actors talk about humanizing Jesus, dealing with loss, and the freedom – and unpredictability – of…
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Exclusive: Journey to Bethlehem director Adam Anders on his years-long quest to make a musical about the Nativity
The Grammy-nominated music-producer-turned-director on making the first big-screen musical about the birth of Jesus and filling it with comedy, romance…
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Interview: David Helling on directing His Only Son
The first-time feature-film maker talks about tackling one of the Old Testament's more controversial stories and how he tied it back to the story of…
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Flashback: My 1998 interview with Pi director Darren Aronofsky
The film is marking its 25th anniversary with a special IMAX screening on Tuesday.
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Interview: Kirk B.R. Woller on playing Gaius in The Chosen
The actor talks about exploring the more domestic side of his character, his character's status as an outsider to the Jesus movement, and what he wishes…
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Interview: Vanessa Benavente on playing Jesus' mother in The Chosen
The Peruvian actress talks about playing Mary as a woman with a sense of humour who wants to give the disciples the benefit of her experience as Jesus…
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