25 November 2007

Coming in 2008 from OWEN SMITH and JOY CHAPMAN:

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel Trailer

24 September 2007

"My Christmas Soldier"

WINNER: BEST DRAMATIC FILM

International Christian Film Festival

Screening October 6th, 2007

Info HERE

8 September 2007

"My Christmas Soldier"

Screening in the Rome International Film Festival

Info on RIFF

22 February 2007

"My Christmas Soldier's" own Cheri Christian (Mrs. Walker) discusses her role in "The Signal" and her recent Sundance experience with CinemATL Magazine. Read about it here!

25 January 2007

"My Christmas Soldier"

Best Short Film: Second Place

2007 Southern Fried Flicks Festival

2 January 2007

Tickets are available for the screening of "My Christmas Soldier" at the 2007 Southern Fried Flicks Festival:

http://www.imperialtheatre.com/january07.htm

Full screening calendar available here.

19 December 2006

"My Christmas Soldier" is an Official Selection of the 2007 Southern Fried Flicks Festival!

Look for it Jan 9 - 14 in Augusta, Georgia.

17 December 2006

As we close in on Christmas it's a busy week for "My Christmas Soldier."

On Tuesday (Dec 19) the final screenings will be held during the Candle Light Nights even at the Atlanta History Center. We will be in the 180 seat screening room and look forward to seeing you there!

This Friday (Dec 22) some of the cast and crew will be in attendance from 2pm - 6pm at the Lifeway Christian Store in Marietta. Stop by to pick up your copy of "My Christmas Soldier" or bring one to have autographed.

14 December 2006

Tonight there was a screening of "My Christmas Soldier" at the Aliceville Museum in Aliceville, Alabama. Museum Director Ann Kirksey organized the even in conjuction with the Alabama-Germany partnership. The screening was fantastic, with a complete spread of sandwiches, cakes, and other goodies that I generally don't get to enjoy when showing the movie! Some wonderful people were in attendance, including veterans from WWII who graciously shared stories far more interesting than the one I was showing!

If you ever get a chance to check out the museum please do. They have a fantastic collection of German POW camp artifacts from the original camp in Aliceville.

10 December 2006

"My Christmas Soldier" is Family Approved by The Dove Foundation. The Dove review proclaims that "every nation should see this film! It is a film of hope, and a perfect Christmas story."

You can read the full review online here.

1 November 2006

Today is the Atlanta premiere of "My Christmas Soldier" ...or I should say DOUBLE-PREMIERE!
The first show is sold out so there will a second screening immediately following.
What are they saying about this movie? How about:

"Wonderfully made Holiday Heartwarmer"
"A solid piece of film making"
"May very well become a Holiday Classic"

...see for yourself at Rogue Cinema!

31 October 2006

Oh wow! What have we here? Why, it's an interactive online photo gallery!

Take a look!

24 October 2006

Save time and make sure you get a seat -- order your tickets online!

http://www.mychristmassoldier.com/ordertix.php

20 October 2006

Screening updates!

Want to see My Christmas Soldier on the big screen? A calendar is now online.

Here's the current schedule:

***LANDMARK THEATRES MIDTOWN ART CINEMA in Atlanta***

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

***SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY MUSEUM in Duluth, GA***

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Two screenings: 7:00PM and 8:00PM FREE! Click for directions.

***ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER***

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Screenings throughout the day for Pearl Harbor School Day. Free with museum admission. Click for directions.

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 & Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Screenings all evening as part of Candlenight Lights event. Screenings from 5:30PM to 9:00PM Free with event admission. Click for directions.

***ALICEVILLE MUSEUM, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA***

Thursday, December 14th, 2006

Special screening at the former POW camp in Aliceville, AL at 7:00PM Click for directions.

1 October 2006

The screenplay for My Christmas Soldier has won the Silver Prize in the 2006 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards!

20 September 2006

Festival entries are now being sent out across the nation, and today word came back from the first festival entered. My Christmas Soldier is an official selection of the Dixie Film Festival! This means that the movie will make its world premiere right here in Georgia. The screening begins on Friday, October 13 at 6pm. More information is available at the Dixie Film Festival web site: [link]

25 August 2006

Photos are up!

24 August 2006

SPECIAL OFFER! Looking for a great fund-raiser or community event this Christmas? We have specially priced packages available for organizations wishing to hold public screenings. More info here!

19 August 2006

Today I visited the Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi and had a wonderful interview with Chad Daniels, director of the museum. Camp Shelby was "home" to many German POW's during WWII and the museum's collection of artifacts from this era is excellent. If you are ever in the vicinity I encourage you to stop by for a visit. More details about the museum are available at the web site: http://armedforcesmuseum.us/

8 August 2006

An upcoming trip will take the "My Christmas Soldier" cameras across the southeast in search of interesting tidbits regarding POW camps during WWII. Our November 7 release date looms ever nearer and your early support is invaluable, so keep those pre-orders coming!

29 July 2006

Soundtrack work is well underway. The score for "My Christmas Soldier" features a blend of original music cues and well-known Christmas songs.

15 July 2006

Picture is pretty much a lock except for a few inserts still to be filmed. Scoring is soon to begin!

3 July 2006

Post production continues on the movie. Things are on track for the November 7th release date. DVDs are now available for pre-order. Order before August 25th to have your name listed in the Special Thanks section of the DVD!

1 July 2006

Work has begun on the documentary that will accompany the movie on the DVD. I met with a wonderful man in Florida today by the name of Hermann. He was captured in Africa and brought to the US during WWII and lived here as a POW until the end of the war. His first-hand account is incredibly interesting and will make a great addition to the DVD. Hermann gave me his entire afternoon to talk history with him, and I appreciate every minute. He is also an accomplished squeezebox player and sent me home with a CD of his music, so look for a bit of that on the DVD as well!

25 June 2006

We laid down the voice over narration for the film today with Mac Powell from THIRD DAY. Mac is a fantastic guy and a pleasure to work with. He is playing the part of Adult Gordy, the grown-up version of the young boy in the story.

There have been many conversations along the way about what to do with the character of Adult Gordy and how best to present him. Do we leave our 1943 setting and show him all grown up? Is he perhaps in a war now and reflecting back? Will narration be a crutch or will it contribute to the story? All worries forever ceased the moment Mac began to lay down the narration. The natural cadence of Mac's speech and the southern charm that lies in his voice are absolutely perfect for this movie.

The last big piece of this filmmaking puzzle is now in place! When watching the trailer you will notice that Mac was also gracious enough to lay down a vocal track of "Silent Night."

14 June 2006

We just wrapped photography on "My Christmas Soldier!" Many wonderful people came together to make this happen. Great thanks go out to the town of Gordon, GA for allowing us full use of their beautifully restored train depot. Also, the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA was incredibly gracious in their assistance with this production. The museum houses many restored railway cars, including the Superb, a heavyweight private car built in 1911. The Superb was used by President Woodrow Wilson as well as President Warren G. Harding. In fact, when Harding died in 1923 his body was carried on the Superb from San Francisco to Washington DC. The musuem has a nice article here.