Barnabas and Paul
Genre: Documentary: 60-minutes
Logline: Barnabas was a mentor of the Apostle Paul, facilitated his ministry, inspired his missionary journeys and changed history. So why did he fade into the shadows of Christian history? Is he a forgotten Apostle?
Synopsis: Barnabas: The Forgotten Apostle is a film with a new perspective on the spread of Christianity. Barnabas was a man whose life was changed by his encounter with Jesus Christ. He was one of 70 men who were commissioned by Jesus to preach the good news. Consequently, he sold all his possessions so he could fulfil that mission.
The Apostle Paul is known for his missionary journeys and as a pillar of the early church, but the key to his success was Barnabas. When so many Christians doubted Saul’s conversion and still feared for their lives at his hands, it was Barnabas who believed in him. But Saul’s ministry was floundering after his conversion, so Barnabas invited him to help with the church in Syria. They spent a year together in Antioch and it was there that Saul and Barnabas taught followers of Christ who became known as “Christians.”
It was important that Paul be accepted by the disciples in Jerusalem, and it was through respect for Barnabas that Paul received the blessing of the disciples to preach to the Gentiles. Afterwards, Barnabas persuaded Paul to go with him to his home country of Cyprus. This was their first missionary journey. It was there on Barnabas’s island home that Saul began to be known as Paul. Their ministry together was so powerful that the Roman governor, Sergius Paulus, converted to Christianity. But, the relationship between the two evangelists wouldn’t last and they eventually went separate ways.
Although Barnabas is relatively unknown, he was a leading force in spreading Christianity. No film exists that explores the depth of his life and faith. The goal for this film, therefore, is to put together the most credible facts about his life. We will investigate historical traditions that claim Barnabas wrote the book of Hebrews, and that he was martyred in his hometown on the island of Cyprus. This will be accomplished with the help of experts who have spent years studying every scrap of evidence.
Interviews - Experts are interviewed including:
Dr. Mark Wilson. Historian, Director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Turkey.
Author, Biblical Turkey: A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sites of Asia Minor
and Saint Paul: The Traveler and Roman Citizen.
Archbishop Georgios of Cypress. Archbishop of New Justiniana and All Cyprus.
Dr. Chrysovalantis Kyriacou. Theological School of Cypress
Author: Church Building in Cyprus and the Ecclesiastical history of Cyprus.
Dr. Claire Pfann. Academic Dean, University of the Holy Land.
Author, Protestants Encyclopedia Judaica, The Illustrated Dictionary and Concordance of the Bible. Contributor, The Comprehensive Concordance to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Locations – Filming will take place in the following locations.
Turkey
Tarsus: Home of Paul the Apostle.
Antioch: Where Barnabas brought Paul to help him to strengthen the church.
Perge: The first stop for Barnabas and Paul in Asia Minor.
Isparta: A key region for the journey of Barnabas and Paul.
Attalia: The port city from where Barnabas and Paul returned to Antioch.
Cyprus
Salamis: Home of Barnabas and place of his martyrdom.
Paphos: Where the Roman Governor, Sergius Paulus accepts the message.
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FEATURE FILM: Mystery/Adventure/Thriller
Imagine a world where spiritual forces determine your eternal future... and be glad that God has a different plan.
If you've read C.S. Lewis's, "Screwtape Letters" or Frank Peretti's, "This Present Darkness", you'll love this movie!
AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
The Warehouse production is providing opportunities for film students to work on a full-scale feature film and to gain practical experience by working side by side with industry professionals.
Story Premise
A Gen-Xer, living in his parent’s basement, is compelled by his father to get a job or get out. The sluggard’s father answers a classified newspaper ad for a nightshift warehouse worker and sets up an interview for his couch-potato son. To make his father happy, the son takes the interview and is hired the same day, only to find out after it’s too late, that he now works in a warehouse-time-vortex where people pay for their gravest sins in a never-ending shift.
Synopsis
Artie Watson is an unemployed 25-year-old who lives in his parent’s basement while he waits for work to magically fall into his lap. He spends hours on video games at night with his best friend and mostly sleeps during the day. Artie’s Dad, Frank is a gung-ho Marine vet who wants his son to get a job and get back on his own two feet. After six months of mooching, Frank sets up a job interview for Artie via an ad in the local paper for night shift warehouse work. Artie takes the job to get his dad off his back.
On Artie’s first night of work he meets his hard-as-nails boss, Bell, who cuts no one any slack. Artie also meets Mallory, a babysitter with a drug habit. She has brought her 10-year-old client, "Boo" to work with her. Artie soon learns from Boo that this is no normal warehouse as the people who work there are trapped, but don’t realize it. They are being tested and punished for their gravest sins. Boo explains that Artie must discover why he is there - He must face his gravest flaw. By choosing to change, Artie can escape at the end of his shift… and take Boo with him.
Once Artie and Boo hatch their plan of escape, Bell is there to thwart it with temptation and force. Through some quick thinking, the help of a talking doll and an undercover angel, Artie and Boo escape to freedom, only to find they have now landed years into the future.
Script by award winning screenwriter: J. Darin Wales.
Director: J. Darin Wales
Producer: Stuart Lachlan Bennett
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LOGLINE: What happens when a young woman finally faces a question she’s avoided for years; God, am I gay?
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SYNOPSIS:
She’s been a church youth leader, a missionary, a chaplain and a marketing and communication specialist. Amanda Kerr is a passionate, 29-year-old follower of Jesus Christ who is now beginning her vocation as an ordained Christian minister. Her journey to seminary and ordination has held many difficult decisions. But what has that journey been like for Amanda? Would anyone wish to walk a mile in her shoes? This film gives a glimpse of Amanda’s journey in her own voice.
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Reuters: April, 2018, Anne Harding
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