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By: Dangerous Calling Gets Distribution | Faith & Geekery

Dangerous Calling Gets Distribution | Faith & Geekery — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:11:13 +0000

[...] know of their attempts to help change things. That attempt was their film Dangerous Calling (which we reviewed). Since the film’s completion, it (and it’s creators) have endured a slow burn of [...]

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Faith & Geekery | Faith & Geekery — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:52:02 +0000

[...] to win a copy of Dangerous Calling (if you missed the original post with the review of the film, click here). Also, special thanks to director Josh Daws for providing copies of the movie to give [...]

By: Jon Mierow

Jon Mierow — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:16:02 +0000

Very interesting stuff. I love movies of all types and I am glad to know that there are people working in the industry who are not afraid to express their faith. I think some of the buzz of other movies (Facing the Giants, Fireproof, etc) is very encouraging for others who want to present Christianity in their work without bashing people over the head with it.

By: Adam S

Adam S — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:14:00 +0000

I am not an artist. I love consuming and thinking about art, but I think I am often too lowbrow for a lot of art. Movies speak in a way that many other media cannot. I led a group a couple years ago that alternated between watching a movie together and having a long meal talking about the movie the next week. That was one of my best group experiences because movies talk so directly to our experience. I hope to start that up again some day. (By the way, although all of us in the group were Christians, none of the movies we watched were “Christian” because there was rarely anything to talk about with them.)

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:10:21 +0000

As a visual artist and sometime actor who is also a Christian, I am totally on board with the concept of excellence in the arts in the Christian community. If anything, I think that we should be more driven to excel as people of faith, and not to accept mediocre work just because it’s done in a Christian environment or for a Christian audience. The concept fo “settling” is anathema to me. I think that Josh and Jeremiah do fantastic work that is good by any standards, and I can’t wait to see what they do in the future.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:02:02 +0000

Sounds really interesting. I’d love to see the movie. I, for one, hate the idea of a “Christian industry.” That said, the idea of films made by Christians with a Christian understanding about stuff other than the cliche “story of hope” we get with most “Christian” films sounds great.

I kind of think of a movie like a Sufjan Stevens song. It acknowledges God, and you can tell the people behind it love it, but it acknowledges that you don’t have to lay out the Gospel to share it, you don’t have to share the Gospel to show people glimpses of God, and you don’t have to stay in line with traditional Christian views.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:16:47 +0000

This certainly sounds like something I’d want to see. Thank you for this wonderful article. I’d love to see more Christian movies that aren’t preachy or cheesy.

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Faith & Geekery | Faith & Geekery — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:37:42 +0000

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By: Kim L

Kim L — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:45:15 +0000

Very awesome that your blog post brought about those results! I was very, very interested in all of the comments that were left over at Revelife. It always fascinates me to see how strongly people react to the issue of Christianity as a “brand”.

And the movie sounds intriguing. I enjoy the concept of a independent movie where faith is a framing device, not a hammer to hit over the head of the audience.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:57:51 +0000

Great article. My family LOVES clean movies, and loves the idea of a Christian film industry. Like a King’s dominion industry! :-)

Kirsten
Harris, MN.