{"id":25288,"date":"2022-11-02T09:02:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=25288"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:04:28","slug":"six-upcoming-faith-and-family-friendly-projects-to-keep-an-eye-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2022\/11\/six-upcoming-faith-and-family-friendly-projects-to-keep-an-eye-on.html","title":{"rendered":"Six upcoming faith and family friendly projects to keep an eye on"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 11\/02\/22<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"yiv1455939932MsoNormal\"><strong>Coming Attractions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1455939932MsoNormal\"><b>1. Amazon Prime Video\u2019s<\/b> <strong>upcoming documentary and awards contender <em>Good Night Oppy <\/em>tells the true and uplifting story about Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years.<\/strong> The film follows Opportunity\u2019s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away. <strong>Following a limited theatrical run on November 4<sup>th<\/sup>, the film lands on Prime Video on November 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Good Night Oppy - Official Trailer | Prime Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4t58Yruhds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Global Digital Releasing has announced that the digital\u00a0 release of its new documentary <em>Elephant Refugees<\/em> will be on November 18<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>. The film demonstrates that elephants are extraordinarily emotional beings. They are conscious of themselves as individuals. They feel joy, experience sadness, pain, pleasure and grief. They cry real tears and exhibit beautiful qualities of compassion and protection. <strong>Sad stat:<\/strong> One African elephant is killed every 15 minutes that equals 40,000 a year. Africa\u2019s total estimated elephant population is less than 400,000. If the killing continues; elephants will be extinct in 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"ELEPHANT REFUGEES - Official Documentary Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQe_dSIX_Ic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0 The aerial epic <\/strong><b><em>Devotion<\/em> (based on the bestselling book of the same name) <\/b><strong>recounts the harrowing true story of Jesse Brown, the first African American aviator to complete the U.S. Navy&#8217;s basic flight training program, <\/strong>He flew\u00a0 in the Korean War and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.<strong> <em>Devotion<\/em> debuts exclusively in theaters on November 18<sup>th.<\/sup> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"DEVOTION - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCDEGP6VjYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>4. <\/strong><span lang=\"EN\"><strong><em>The\u00a0Wingfeather Saga<\/em>, an animated series based on the award-winning bestselling novels by the same name (the #1 crowdfunded animated family series of all time), is a family-friendly redemptive fantasy created by a team of veteran artists hailing from studios like Pixar, Dreamworks Animation, Disney, Blue Sky and Nickelodeon. <\/strong><\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><strong>The new show, distributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angel.com\/\">Angel Studios<\/a>,\u00a0 officially launches December 2<sup>nd\u00a0 <\/sup>with a total of 6 episodes planned for Season 1 releasing between December 2022 to February 2023.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Wingfeather Saga | Official Teaser Trailer | Angel Studios\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LF1tyZd6Ss?start=20&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><strong>5. Distributed by Fathom Events, Sony Affirm&#8217;s <em>5000 Blankets<\/em> debuts in more than 700 theaters nationwide December 12<sup>th<\/sup> and 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/strong> Inspired by a remarkable true story, the film tells the story of a man who disappeared following a mental breakdown and the relentless search to find him by his wive and son. Tickets are <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-189-84-127.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/x\/d?c=26462290&amp;l=7ba2d498-ff57-4e89-b805-f2383698e031&amp;r=029f4528-f922-4382-8aa4-0f3b9b3ef936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on sale now<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"5000 Blankets - Affirm Original Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Nd42fLZpG0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><strong>6. <em>Jesus Revolution<\/em> arrives in theaters nationwide on February 24<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/strong>Hailing from <strong>Kingdom Story Company<\/strong> and <strong>Lionsgate<\/strong>, the 1970s-set film tells the true story of a young <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greg_Laurie\">Greg Laurie<\/a> (Joel Courtney)<\/strong>, charismatic hippie-street-preacher\u00a0 is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lonnie_Frisbee\">Lonnie Frisbee<\/a> (Jonathan Roumie)<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chuck_Smith_(pastor)\">Pastor Chuck Smith<\/a> (Kelsey Grammer)<\/strong> who together took Smith&#8217;s\u00a0 t languishing church to an unexpected revival that led to what <strong>Time Magazine,<\/strong> in 1971, dubbed a &#8220;Jesus Revolution.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Jesus Revolution (2023 Movie) Official Trailer - Kelsey Grammer, Joel Courtney\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vmHFvnjPDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>John W. Kennedy is a writer, producer and media development consultant specializing in television and movie projects that uphold positive timeless values, including trust in God. <\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 11\/02\/22 Coming Attractions. 1. Amazon Prime Video\u2019s upcoming documentary and awards contender Good Night Oppy tells the true and uplifting story about Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. 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