This production began as a short episode Mr. Jenkins did for his church's Christmas Eve service, which was a short take of a shepherd's perspective of the nativity. That appeared on FaceBook in the last year or so; and it was seen by many millions of people, including promoters who encouraged a series. We now have four one-hour episodes which were funded by 16,000 "investors" who contributed $10,000,000. The production is thus independent in the truest sense of the word: no studios, no star performers, no theater bookings, no advertising campaigns. Is it, however, skillfully crafted, very well presented and very, very moving. New investors have emerged, and a second series is, at this writing, about to go into pre-production.
The story of Jesus Christ has been told many many times in every conceivable media. Comparison to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, and so forth is useful: what is new about this show is that we are presented more of the people surrounding Jesus and how they learned about Him and came to believe. It makes for great stories and a fresh approach--it is very watchable.
Acting, sets and other technical aspects are exceptional. It is a beautiful film sacrificing no authenticity. It is clearly exhaustively researched and will be a valuable teaching tool for generations. But, most of all, it does what a good film ought to do: it moves us, and into a good place. Bravo!
The story of Jesus Christ has been told many many times in every conceivable media. Comparison to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, and so forth is useful: what is new about this show is that we are presented more of the people surrounding Jesus and how they learned about Him and came to believe. It makes for great stories and a fresh approach--it is very watchable.
Acting, sets and other technical aspects are exceptional. It is a beautiful film sacrificing no authenticity. It is clearly exhaustively researched and will be a valuable teaching tool for generations. But, most of all, it does what a good film ought to do: it moves us, and into a good place. Bravo!