Christians in Cinema

The Christian film industry and marketplace are in a state of rapid growth. Major studios realize the potential of the Christian market, and are trying to reach that audience. Films released in the last few months under their faith banners have shown they’re trying, but haven’t quite identified what fits into this market. They need [...]

Host/ Producer/Driver – Drive Thru History

After attending Abilene Christian University in the Texas Panhandle, Dave Stotts hopped around a few more places before settling down in the Dallas Metroplex area. Married to Rebekah and the father of 2 sons (Seth and Luke), his time is divided between video post-production, theological studies and making history alive and entertaining.

When asked about his favorite restaurant, he immediately named “Mi Cocina,” which specializes in Tex-Mex cuisine (a man after my own heart!). A fan of science fiction epics (X-men, Superman, Star Wars) married to someone who doesn’t really care for them, Dave often watches his favorites with headphones. He’s even been known to impersonate Darth Vader for his youngest son “Luke, I’m your father”. I talked with Dave on a busy Thursday morning between video projects.

In a recent post on his Change Revolution blog, Phil Cooke quotes from a review by William Lobdell in the LA Times. He refers to the film “Conversations with God,” which is not strictly a “Christian film,” but is in the faith-based category. Lobdell says he wants to ask God “When are the majority of [...]

I’m tired of seeing this headline as the topic for so many blogs. That’s like saying “Californians are surfers,” or “Texans are ranchers.” So I’m starting a contest to see who can name the most “un-sucky” Christian films. Respond with your list of non-sucky films and in 29 days (which will be October 17th, [...]

Just found out that Hillsongs United is coming to the States to do a worship conference in Orlando, Florida. They’re inviting everyone – including your “mum” – to participate. Conferences happen all the time, it seems. You could spend your life going from conference to conference, and never actually putting in place what you’ve learned [...]

At a time when the public awareness of political correctness is at an all-time high, it seems it is politically correct to be offensive to God and those who call themselves his followers. Now, God is big enough to take care of himself. He doesn’t need us to fight his battles – unless he specifically [...]

Intervarsity Press Publishing’s blog recently posted an article that poses the question: Is Christian publishing a business, a ministry, or both? The answer? Yes. You could ask the same question about Christian filmmaking. And the answer would probably be YES, as well.
I know this: You don’t go into Christian filmmaking to get rich. The distribution [...]

Last night I watched one of the most powerful films I have seen in a few years: Beyond the Gates, which was filmed in Kigali, Rwanda. It is based on true events that occurred at the Ecole Technique Officielle (ETO), a Catholic secondary school, in April of 1994.
What will you risk to make a difference?
In [...]

That’s the question at the heart of filmmaker Tim Chey’s next movie (director of Gone), due out in general release this December. A terrorist holding Washington, D.C. hostage with a bomb threat brings together a group of people possessing the highest IQ’s in the country. They are a motley crew and include a scientist, a [...]

It’s very late and I should be asleep, but that has evaded me quite a few nights lately. So tonight, rather than toss and turn in bed, or watch the clock slowly change from 12:36 to 12:37, I’m checking my e-mail and blogging.
There is nothing so secular that it cannot be sacred, and that is [...]