2014 is
being proclaimed "The Year of the Bible Films" by confounded movie
industry executives, as 3 out of 10 of the top grossing movies over the weekend
were all Christian films: Heaven is for Real, God's Not Dead, and Noah.
But this is only the beginning. There are a string of high
quality Christian films coming out throughout the rest of the year.
Mom's Night Out on
May 9, A Long Way Off on June 6, Alone But Not Alone on June 13, and expected
blockbusters later in the year including two remakes of prior bible films: Left Behind and Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Multiple
talk show guests are available from the movie, "A Long Way Off," who
can discuss this film and bible films in general. A Long Way Off is from PRODIGALFILM and Uptone Pictures. It features Jason Burkey (“October Baby,”
“Mom's Night Out”), Robert Davi (“Die Hard,” “Goonies,” James Bond “License to
Kill”), John Diehl (“Escape from New York,” “Stargate,” “Pearl Harbor”), Zoe Myers
(Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues), Edie McClurg (“Frozen,” “Ferris
Bueller's Day Off,” “Planes Trains & Automobiles”), Robert Amaya
(“Courageous”) and talk show hosts Sean Hannity and
Michael Medved.
Produced and co-directed by
Michael Davis (“Destiny Road”) and John Errington, "A Long Way
Off" captures the timeless tale of a journey to humility, repentance, and
reconciliation with both a loving earthly father and heavenly Father. Set for a
June 6 theatrical release--in plenty of time for Father's
Day, with a DVD
release in Fall.
In this inspiring story, based on the tale of The Prodigal Son
taken from Luke 15:11-32 but set in modern times, Jacob leaves the
family farm, shunning his father’s religious and business ethics, to strike out
on his own in the big city, poised to conquer the world in his own way—on his
terms. Surprised that his father actually obliges his request for an early
inheritance, Jacob sets out for his own idea of fortune and fame, and proceeds
to spend millions of dollars living the high life—only to find it come crashing
down and learning vital life lessons, coming back a humbled, appreciative son,
finally ready to reconcile with both his earthly and Heavenly Father.
Dozens of spokespersons (actors, producers, and film
makers) are available for interviews.
Promotion,
momentum, events and buzz from PRODIGALFILM:
Official Trailer for the
"A Long Way Off" motion picture:
Music Video for “A Long Way Off,” the film’s
title track (to be included in the bonus features of the DVD release in June
after the theatrical release):
Father’s Day television special
airing
on multiple TV
networks to promote the motion picture
Winner of Best Movie in the Sedona Faith
& Family Film Festival (Dove.org family approved)
DISTRIBUTION:
Theatrical Release June 6, 2014
through Moving Visions
Entertainment and CMD
Special church movie screenings
DVD and Digital Release through Word Films,
Division of Word Entertainment:
Fall, 2014
Word Entertainment is a division of Warner Music,
the world’s largest music publisher.
Sean Hannity and other major talk
show hosts committed to interviewing principals from the film. “We need more great faith &
family films like A Long Way Off.” --Sean Hannity
PUBLICITY: Special Guests, Inc., a publicity firm
of 27 years, has been contracted to book hundreds of talk show interviews to
promote the film.
40 talk shows committed to doing interviews and more
coming on board weekly. Other publicity exposure
in print, social media, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Biographies of actors, directors and producers available for interview may be viewed at:
Official
movie web site: http://www.alongwayoffthemovie.com
Movie Theater and church release info: http://www.movingvisions.com
NEWS COVERAGE OF FILM PRODUCTION:
WND.com: http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/jesus-parable-of-prodigal-son-made-into-movie/
News and
Observer front page Dec 1, 2012 story:
WRAL TV News ch 5 Raleigh (NBC): Movie tackles 'Prodigal Son' parable:
WTVD TV News ch 11 (ABC) Raleigh:
KRTV Great
Falls, Montana: http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Big-News-for-My-Neighbor-in-Need--174867311.html
About Word Entertainment:
A
leader in the music industry for over 60 years, Word Entertainment, a
Warner/Curb company, is a unique, comprehensive entertainment company comprised
of multi-faceted artist service departments including publishing,
merchandising, booking and online initiatives. Word Entertainment represents
some of the top names and brands in music, including About A Mile, Meredith
Andrews, Chris August, Francesca Battistelli, Big Daddy Weave, Jason Castro,
Patrick Ryan Clark, Everfound, for KING & COUNTRY, Group 1 Crew, Love &
The Outcome, Dara Maclean, Point Of Grace and Sidewalk Prophets and is home to
25 Entertainment, Word Distribution (representing Curb Records and Big
Idea/VeggieTales among others), Word Print/Church Resources, Word Films, Word
Music Publishing and Word Label Group’s Word Records, Word Worship and Fervent
Records.
About
Moving Visions Entertainment:
At
Moving Visions, our goal is to create and distribute clean films of all genres
deeply embedded with biblical truth, films that are not preachy but are real in
their presentation.
We aim to bring the films to their target
audience, thereby assisting both producers and church/school/organization
leaders in connecting with one another.
GERALD MCGLOTHLIN is president of Moving Visions Entertainment, Inc. He is also
founder and president of the publicity agency Special Guests, Inc., founded in
1986, and its television and film division, CleanTV. As a talk show agent for
26 years, Jerry McGlothlin has provided expert guests to a wide variety of
programs including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Jay Leno, Rush
Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and hundreds of other popular Talk
Shows. Jerry has worked with numerous celebrities including Barbara
Walters and the late great Ed McMahon, who Jerry personally placed on many
dozens of talk shows as a guest. Along with having his articles and editorials
published in newspapers including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, and The
Washington Times, Jerry has been featured in articles in the Washington Post
and The New York Times. During the course of his publicity career, Jerry has
helped promote and launch numerous popular films, including the Left Behind
series. Most recently, as Co-Executive Producer of A Long Way Off, Jerry has
been involved in the development, execution and marketing of that motion
picture.
CHRISTY MCGLOTHLIN is a film producer and vice president of Moving Visions, Inc. and
Executive Producer of the full length motion picture, A Long Way Off, a modern
retelling of the biblical tale of the prodigal son. Christy is also vice
president of Special Guests, Inc., a PR firm whose focus is booking guests on
radio and TV talk shows. An author of two books on natural health, Christy has
been a regular guest on news and talk shows focusing on lifestyle and health
topics. Christy is also the founder/editor of Faith Issues, an online
publication serving the faith community.
JOHN ERRINGTON: John Errington is
Director of Photography and Co-Director of A Long Way Off. He is an award winning American
independent filmmaker and President of JFE Productions, a full service motion
picture production company based in North Carolina. He has worked as a Writer,
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, and Editor on numerous projects, and while
his professional focus is on feature length narrative films, he has credits on
over fifty commercial, documentary, and short film productions. Mr. Errington graduated from Harvard
University in 2005, receiving both a Bachelor of Arts in History and
Literature, and a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature. He holds a
Certificate from the Carolina Film Institute, and he taught courses in film
production at Central Piedmont Community College, where he a guest lecturer as
permits. Mr. Errington is passionate about quality storytelling and making
images which serve each and every story he tells.
About CMD:
Christian
Movies Direct is a motion picture
distributor and an online direct retailer of faith & family films.
Its principals,
Byron Jones and Michael Davis, have produced, directed promoted dozens of
faith-based films.
Byron
Jones, along with Jerry McGlothlin, were responsible for a hugely successful
marketing campaign of the Left Behind faith-based film that exceeded $100 million is sales between VHS, DVD and theatrical.
Byron is pictured with his lovely wife Lola.
About Uptone
Pictures:
Uptone principal Michael Davis, producer and
co-director of A Long Way Off, as well as a producer and director of other full
length motion pictures. Michael stated,
"Everyone has a story to tell. At Uptone Pictures it is our passion to use
imagination and creativity to bring them to life on the screen."
Uptone is an innovative dynamic award winning
production company that develops
entertainment content for all media platforms.
Media
Contacts:
Steve Rubin at
(213) 300-1896 fastcarrier1944@gmail.com
Gerald
McGlothlin, PRODIGALFILM, LLC, 919.365.6149 jerry@specialguests.com
Montine Felso, Warner
Music Group / Word Entertainment
615.726.7947 Montine.Felso@wmg.com
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