faith-based films
How Dev Patel got ‘Monkey Man,’ his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line
By Sian Watson and Leslie Ambriz — April 5, 2024
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “Monkey Man” was inspired by the legend of Hanuman — a Hindu deity revered for his strength, loyalty and courage.
‘Everyone gets their love story’: How Christmas rom-coms have taken over the season
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — December 2, 2022
(RNS) — Move over, Hallmark. Other channels and streaming services are premiering holiday originals, too, hoping to capture the magic of the Christmas rom-com for their audiences.
My Kali is queer: Resisting the homogenization of Hinduism
By Sunita Viswanath — July 11, 2022
(RNS) — A filmmaker is challenged for her depiction of the Hindu goddess.
‘Father Stu,’ the story of a boxer-turned-priest, is Mark Wahlberg’s ‘love letter to God’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 8, 2022
CHICAGO (RNS) — Bringing Father Stu's story to the big screen reaffirmed his faith and his commitment to serving God, Wahlberg said.
Sony Pictures to acquire evangelical Christian streaming service Pure Flix
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 13, 2020
(RNS) — The video-streaming service launched in 2015 as a family-friendly competitor to Netflix.
With ‘The Other Side of Heaven 2’, Christian filmmaker swims with summer blockbusters
By Jana Riess — June 20, 2019
"The Other Side of Heaven" is getting a sequel after 18 years, and filmmaker Mitch Davis is counting on Americans of faith to help the film compete against the blockbusters.
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