the genesis project

The Covenant (dir. David Batty & Ben Hilton, 2023)

An Old Testament prequel to the Lumo Project's word-for-word adaptation of the gospels.

Aug 8, 2025 • Peter T Chattaway

Simeon and Anna meet the Christ child in film

Most dramatic adaptations of this story focus on Simeon and ignore Anna altogether, but there is one film that does the opposite – and it comes from an…

Feb 2, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

Clothes, nudity, and baptism in Jesus movies

The early Christians were baptized naked. Jesus himself is naked in some of the icons depicting his baptism. But very few films have dared to go that…

Jan 6, 2023 • Peter T Chattaway

The Magnificat, and the politics thereof, in film

I can think of only four films that have depicted Mary's famous song of praise — and only two that kept the verses about the proud being humbled and the…

Dec 26, 2014 • Peter T Chattaway

Review: The Bible Collection (dir. various, 1993-1995)

Reviews of Abraham starring Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey, Jacob starring Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle, and Joseph starring Paul Mercurio…

Jun 2, 1996 • Peter T Chattaway

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