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How New Faith-Adjacent Films Are Preaching Beyond the Choir TheWrap 4/28/2021 © TheWrap faith adjacent films Todays faith audience seeks different messages from "what theyre told on Sunday morning in church and…on Friday night at the movies," one producer says Ken Carpenter — a veteran director/producer of inspirational films whose credits include "Run the Race," Lifetimes "A Welcome Home Christmas" and the upcoming Ireland-set youth romance "Finding You" — takes issue with describin...

On a drive to El Paso from Las Cruces, NMSU film professor Ross Marks changed the radio station from a negative, ranting DJ to televangelist Joel Osteen. "He was preaching this message of hope — that trust, belief and life can be great. I thought, Thats a wonderful message. Thats the type of movie I should make, " the director and producer said. "I remembered my friend Joe Bullock had written this fabulous, faith-based novel called Walking with Herb, about a man who is contacted by God ...

Updated at 10 a.m. April 15, 2021. LAS CRUCES – A new short film, “Saving Faith,” is scheduled to film in Las Cruces in October, with local talent both in front of and behind the camera. “Saving Faith” tells the story of Bill, a successful Wall Street stockbroker who attends an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for the first time after causing the death of one person and putting a child in a coma due to his driving. The 10- to 12-minute film focuses on Bill — an atheist — grappling wi...

Think you can make a movie in 48 hours? So far, 47 teams with 68 filmmakers from Texas, New Mexico and Mexico have registered to try to make a short film as part of the “Reimagining Borders” 48-Hour Film Challenge between Feb. 26 and Feb. 28. Ilana Lapid, NMSU Creative Media Institute professor who organizes the 48-hour film challenge with help from her students and Kyle Ivy, CMI student who served as public relations director for the project. (Courtesy Photo) ...

The virtual nature of this year’s Las Cruces International Film Festival is broadening the film experience, not only by increasing the number of films and access to movie-goers around the world, but also by adding partnerships with local businesses. Carlos Jimenez designed the 2021 Las Cruces International Festival logo. The sixth annual festival will be delivered virtually from March 3-7. (Courtesy image) The 2021 Las Cruces International Film Festi...