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Few things are better than fun, festive Spring films. Including the new cinematic journey of love and sacrifice, which can be seen through the eyes of those who walked alongside Jesus, in “The Last Supper.” Sharing the final meal shared between Christ and his Disciples before the passions of Christ, as part of the Easter celebration. A film opening in theatres on March 14, 2025-a movie everyone you hold dear will want to see!

“The Last Supper” is a visually stunning portrayal that allows viewers to receive a peer-to-peer view of Jesus Christ and his disciples, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, Judas Iscariot, Simon the Zealot, James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, drawing in viewers to the foreshadowing of Passion, within this most historic of events.

For those celebrating the Easter season, this faith-centered film will not only make perspectives of the season known but enable families, and friends, to discuss important, faith-based questions about “The Last Supper.” In regards to Christ’s disciples’ faith, and how His love continues to impact Christians today.

Buy tickets today to fully immerse yourself in the experience of the greatest of stories on the big screen.

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During the last days of winter’s cold days, there’s little I enjoy more than documentary films. Including, “I Am Living Proof,” the captivating new film asking viewers, “Is God real? If so, where is He?” From the perspective of three deep-seated skeptics living with critical illnesses, while attending a modern-day tent healing event, and despite stepping out of lives steeped in immeasurable challenges, emerge back into their individual lives stronger in form and faith.

“I Am Living Proof” is an intimate look into the lives of three individuals facing an extraordinary life-altering event. Including Bri, a promising student, finds her academic paralysis derailed by a life-altering illness. Caught in a cycle of failed medical treatments and immeasurable pain, she is drawn to assisted suicide. Or Steve, whose social progress is derailed after a workplace accident leaves him physically dependent on opioid usage. Jobless and seriously in debt, Steve attempts to end it all with an overdose of his life. Finally, this film features Mary, a mother of five, who lives a debilitating path of pain and sorrow following a spinal injury. Unable to care for her five young children, she is seeking immeasurable change when a psychosomatic dream sparks personal change.

Unknown to the group, their paths will inevitably intersect with Mario Murillo, a traveling preacher whose mission is to share Christian doctrine and his personally derived healing power. When the group happens upon a chance encounter, at a local tent revival, that challenges their religious convictions, their stories change in the most unbelievable ways.

From battling life-threatening illnesses to the emergence of purposed faith-based courage and conviction, “I Am Living Proof” shares the crossroads of belief and personal strength of character. Each person featured in the documentary offers viewers a personal glimpse into their relationship with God and navigating their hardship. Featuring personal stories that serve as both powerful reminders of faith and an ideal of change in perspective.

“I Am Living Proof” documents the incredible true stories of individuals who have faced great health challenges, only to emerge stronger faithfulness and an internal sense of self. This incredible film in theatres March 9-12, 2025, is one to see with your friends and your family, too. Click here to see the film’s trailer or buy tickets, here.

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“No Address,” a new scripted full-feature film by Robert Craig Films and written and produced by Julia Verdin, founder of Rough Diamond Productions, portrays the hostile realities of the homeless in our nation. Sharing the impact of hope to those most in need in modern society. Starring Lucas Jade Zumann, Beverly D’Angelo, Isabella Ferreira, William Baldwin, Xander Berkeley, Ty Pennington, Kristanna Loken, Patricia Velasquez, and Ashanti, this powerful film challenges audiences to believe in second chances for our nation’s most vulnerable.

Featuring an action-packed acting ensemble, this film shares a gripping narrative of a group of homeless people, bonded as a family, struggling to survive the ever-changing life of the unhoused in America. With the everyday trials and tribulations of harassment, gang culture, an unbalanced community advocacy sector, harsh treatment by local authorities, and the ignorance of the general public. Presenting audiences with an accurate day-to-day dichotomy of maintaining hope with the realities of life on the streets.

Revolves around the lives of seven characters who form a family to survive the streets, No Address features: Jimmy, a teen runaway, fighting against his abusive parents, Lauren, a displaced foster child; Harris, a veteran, former addict, and excellent painter who sells noncommissioned art pieces to aid his family of choice; Violet, a veteran balancing wat-induced PTSD and the drug use she turns to as a coping mechanism; Dor, a former actress whose early-onset dementia has led her to a life on the streets, Robert, a financially strapped businessman; and Gabrielle, a community advocate for the unhoused.

Through Robert Craig Films, this film highlights our nation’s unhoused. Bringing light to the plight of these unnamed members of society, the unhoused in America, who between 2022 and 2023, numbers increased 12% nationwide, and those numbers will likely double in 5-6 years, without proper bureaucratic aid. As well as the plight endured by researchers, nonprofits, and the misplaced alignment of our national bureaucracy and support advocacy organizations. Organizations that are interested in serving as corporate sponsors provide financial resourcing and a network of allies nationally.

“No Address” provides viewers with a personalized view of homelessness in an engaging, thought-provoking manner. Motivating viewers to seek to create a personal movement leading to societal and personal change.

Through compelling storytelling that not only communicates the reality of the challenge at hand but also builds compassion for the people who are affected, No Address has the potential to catalyze a movement across all ages around solving homelessness and dealing with it at a structural level. Learn more about this film, here.

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Winter. This is the time of year when watching new films and series is nearly a national pastime. Making now the right time to watch the new documentary, “Americans With No Address: The Documentary.” An inspirational new documentary film from The Americans With No Address team, a non-profit group working to raise awareness and offer community-based solutions to homelessness in America. Through a five-production approach, focusing on both documentaries, including “Americans With No Address,” on Prime Video, aiming to break the cycle of homelessness in the United States.

Both feature films provide an easy-to-follow, comprehensive plan and educational format that brings together a broader effort to build empathy and compassion for those experiencing homelessness. In addition to these powerful films, these documentaries offer viewers action-based solutions to homelessness in everyday American communities.

Focusing on increases in homelessness in recent years, filmmakers interview dozens of people, including experts, government officials, homeless people, doctors, and charity workers to hypothesize methods to house America’s unhoused communities, the millions of Americans lacking basic needs including medical care, housing, educational opportunities, and workplace initiatives. Exploring the homelessness epidemic across twenty domestic towns and cities, across eighteen American states. Focusing on the disconnect between government officials, law enforcement, physicians, social workers, educators, nonprofit groups, the clergy, and the unhoused themselves.

According to filmmakers, homelessness rose 12% in 2023, to 653,104 people. With one-third of the domestic population knowing a family member or a friend who became homeless in the last year. The film offers targeted governmental blame with little to no concern made of non-profit agencies collecting community funding that has not made it to its intended need.

Despite the film’s disturbing content dealing with crime, poverty, substance abuse, and mental illness, a film that may not be suitable for pre-teen children, this is a documentary with an uplifting perspective based on inherent dignity, “Americans With No Address,” offers viewers the opportunity to find non-profits in their communities to help become part of the solution. The GOP-sponsored IMD Exclusion Act of 1965, left the problem of homelessness to the states. Taking away the Federal government’s ability to offer assistance to homeless persons between the ages of 21 and 65.

Measures that despite the GOP gutting of the 2013 plan to bolster federal funding to HUD housing for homeless persons without requiring treatment for substance addiction recovery and mental health illnesses domestically. Believing that private programs such as the Salvation Army can offer more balanced, beneficial help. Despite the non-profit’s agreement to pay more than $1.87 million to resolve claims, it failed to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when procuring job applicant background checks, and many of its housing charities and thrift stores were closed nationally.

“Americans With No Address: The Documentary,” is a well-meaning film that speaks to the need to revamp both bureaucratic agencies and non-profit organizations aiding the unhoused within the United States. Sharing stories of those involved on both sides of this issue, the unhoused communities and the various charity workers, through myopic optimism.

Watch “Americans With No Address: The Documentary,” streaming now on Prime Video. To find out more about this organization and how you can help end the cycle of homelessness for the unhoused in America at: www.AmericansWithNoAddress.com.

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In this world, very few things are more rewarding than seeing your child develop a genuine love of learning. Their natural curiosity transforms into a lifelong passion for gaining knowledge, understanding the world around them, and reaching their full potential. While some children take more naturally to learning than others, there are many ways you can encourage this love of learning from an early age, regardless of your child’s disposition. Read on for tips on how to nurture a love of learning that will benefit your child throughout their life.

1. Provide an Encouraging Environment

Whether you’re a parent or a foster carer with a fostering agency like Active Care Solutions eager to see your child thrive, it all starts with providing a nurturing environment. Make sure your home is rich with age-appropriate books, toys, learning materials and activities to spark their interest. Display their artwork and schoolwork proudly. Ask open-ended questions that allow them to think critically. Most importantly, offer plenty of encouragement and positive reinforcement when they show curiosity or accomplish a new skill or task. 

2. Make Learning Fun with Games and Activities

Young minds learn best through play and fun activities. Take everyday tasks and make them into learning games. Count stairs as you walk up them or sing songs that teach numbers and letters during bath time. On car rides, ask them to spot objects of certain colours or shapes. Use household chores as opportunities for lessons, like baking, to teach math skills.  Making learning hands-on and enjoyable will make your child eager to discover more.

3. Expose Them to New Experiences

Exposing your child to new places, people and activities pique their curiosity about the world around them. Bring them to museums, libraries, concerts and sporting events in your community. Introduce them to people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and professions to broaden their horizons. Try new recipes from diverse cuisines or listen to music genres outside of your norm. The more you open their eyes to new experiences, the more enthusiastic they will be about exploring and learning.

4. Set a Good Example as a Lifelong Learner

Children are naturally great mimics and will follow the examples set by the adults in their lives. Demonstrate that learning never stops, no matter your age. Let them see you reading books, newspapers and magazines on a regular basis. Discuss interesting articles or documentaries you’ve come across. Share what you learned from trying a new hobby or taking a class. When you model being an inquisitive, eager learner yourself, you will inspire the same attitude and love of discovery in your child.

5. Make Screen Time Educational

Rather than trying to avoid screen time completely, use technology to promote learning. Choose educational shows, apps, videos and games. Watch documentaries as a family and discuss them afterwards. Download apps that teach reading, maths, science and more through interactive games. Screens shouldn’t completely replace human-guided learning, but if used judiciously, they can be powerful educational tools to spark a love of learning.

Nurturing a genuine enjoyment of learning in your child is a gift that will keep giving throughout their lifetime. While their natural temperament plays a role, there are many ways you can nurture their curiosity and love of discovery from a young age, including those listed above. With the right approach, you can instil a passion for learning that will benefit them far beyond just school.

Friends, how do you nurture a love for learning in your child or students? Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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A decade ago, Christian film director and producer, Dallas Jenkins, gained notoriety for his work in the faith-based series, “The Chosen.” Seeking to blaze a path from television to film, Jenkins’ latest film, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” a Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s film adaption of the beloved holiday literary classic, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” by Barbara Robinson, is the new must-watch film adaptation this holiday season.

Telling the story of the Herdmans, a group of misfit youngsters, who send their small community into a tizzy when they land coveted roles in a beloved annual community-sponsored Christmas pageant. The film, based on a popular book of the same name, ingeniously weaves an inspiring, holiday-esque tale with gospel-centric missives, including family-friendly comedy, festive scenery, and delightful messaging in a must-see holiday tale.

Many Americans have fallen in love with this classic holiday tale, myself included, loving the Herdman’s unique style of holiday charm. From their antics to artistic narratives, these delightful group of youngsters will warm your hearts with their seasonal-minded personal change. That despite a few stolen moments for goodies and hijinks, was discovered along the way. The film’s plot turns when Imogene Herdman, the family’s eldest child, auditions for the church’s Christmas pageant, coveting the role of Mary of Nazareth, and the adoration it brings. Her remaining siblings, five precocious tykes, audition for roles, too. Who, also, not surprisingly, win their respective roles, after threatening barborousness against anyone seeking their respective roles.

The Herdmans’ particular brand of lawlessness places the pageant’s new director, Mrs. Grace, in a proverbial bind. As snooty, local townspeople want her to cannonade the entire Herman clan from the annual production. Yet, a softhearted and amiable, Mrs. Grace, repudiates their demands, believing the pageant’s message will change hearts and minds throughout the parish.

Leaving parishioners, and audiences, to wonder if the Herdmans will ruin the Christmas pageant, perhaps not. Spoiler alert: The Herdmans don’t ruin the pageant. Instead, they, the parish, and the community at large are themselves, transformed by the youngsters’ stirring performance. Along with stirring performances by Lauren Graham (“Gilmore Girls”) as the narrator, Judy Greer (“Ant-Man”) as Grace, Elizabeth Tabish (“The Chosen”) as one of the uppity townspeople, and with Kirk B.R. Woller (“The Chosen”) as the parson, this is a movie overflowing with inspiring messaging, mischievous action comedy, and warm, holiday cheer.

Rated PG for thematic material, a brief portrayal of underage smoking, and unassuming lingo, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” is a film you’ll want to take your friends and family to see in theatres on November 8, 2024. Buy tickets today to see “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” in theaters starting November 8th!

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The Fall. A time of compelling sights, scenes, and sounds, especially at the movies, and a great time to see “The Carpenter,” an action film exploring Nazareth in 29 A.D. Along with music and fight sequencing, sharing the life of a fighter, through the modern depiction of an ancient story tale, sharing modern morality tales of the life and times of a champion fighter, befriended by a benevolent carpenter from Nazareth, “The Carpenter,” set during a biblical timescape showcasing the journey of becoming a carpenter’s apprentice to Jesus Christ. Through a skillset of carpentry, a Viking‘s redemptive is created and shared.

With a compelling landscape shot in Ancient Israel during the First Century, “The Carpenter” shares the story of Oren, the Viking carpenter, and prodigy boxer, whose life changes after he begins a carpentry apprenticeship under Jesus of Nazareth, later rising to the upper eshcilans of the boxing community within the ancient world. Later, rising in the local commercial and sporting ranks, to become an apprentice to a local carpenter, whose mentorship changes his life, becoming a pillar of his greater community.

“The Carpenter” is an inspiring movie perfect for the fall season ahead. Combining sports, ethical debate, and personal redemption, this is a tale combining biblical worldview and athleticism, along with lessons of humanity and the necessity of caring for society’s least, the poor and the needy, this movie guides viewers towards a simple idea- becoming a light in a dangerous world. Leading viewers to view the seasonal messaging of loving our neighbors, trusting God, redemption, and the importance of family in simple, effective means.

“The Carpenter” is a touching sports drama that shares the love of fighting for what truly matters most. Despite the film’s blatant historical inaccuracies and time-spanning liberties, Christ did not teach a boxing school, train apprentices, live adjacent to a boxing school, or live out the entirety of this script, this is an entertaining movie combining a great sports story with the life of Jesus Christ. Despite this, the story is well scripted, teaching important moral, and seasonal messages.

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