Franklin Springs Family Media

Feature Films and Life in a Certain Small Town

Monday, October 10, 2011

Last night we were treated to a private screening of October Baby, a new feature film that will begin an initial limited theatrical release on October 28th. The film’s tag line is “Every Life is Beautiful”, reference to its storyline about an attempted abortion survivor.

Today, I visited briefly with a friendly young lady at a popular Franklin sidewalk cafe. 

We bumped into each other several minutes later at Starbucks, where we talked a few moments longer.  She then introduced herself as Gianna Jessen.

October Baby is inspired by Gianna’s story, and the movie soundtrack includes Gianna singing an evocative melody as the film draws to a close.  Randomly meeting her on the streets of Franklin after seeing her movie the night before is a sort of quintessential picture of life in this quiet, creative village.

Congratulations to The Erwin Brothers, Producers Dan Atchison and Justin Tolley, and composer Paul Mills (who wrote the score for our Unplanned film about Abby Johnson, who left her role as a Planned Parenthood clinic director and is now a leading advocate for life) on telling an engaging, compelling story.  Watch a trailer for the film at octoberbabymovie.net.

The film features a tremendous performance by first-time feature actress Rachel Hendrix (below), who takes a big step in raising the bar of acting talent in faith-based films.  We encourage you to see October Baby.

It’s Here

Friday, September 30, 2011

Today’s the day.  We wish our friends at Sherwood Pictures and Provident Films great success with the open of their new feature film this weekend.

In the world of feature films, opening weekend has big implications for the film’s ultimate reach.  We hope many of you will see this stirring story about fatherhood this weekend.

Congratulations to Alex and Stephen Kendrick on their new film; thanks to them and everyone involved for their pioneering work in the developing arena of faith-based films.

Courageous Dads

Friday, September 16, 2011

Mark your calendar for two weeks from tonight:  Courageous, the new film from Sherwood Pictures, opens nationwide on September 30th.

The film’s theme is centered on challenges facing fathers.  Here’s a link to resources they’ve posted for dads at the film’s website:

www.courageousthemovie.com/courageousdads

GTF On the Air

Friday, September 9, 2011

Radio show host, speaker, and author Kevin Swanson featured Gather the Family on his Generations With Vision radio show this week. Here's a brief clip of what he had to say about the film:

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The Staging Area

Thursday, September 8, 2011

The quiet road on which we run in Leipers Fork is usually most notable for how few cars we encounter on a typical several mile run.  But with Nicole Kidman’s new movie in town, that all changed the other day…

Honor Begins at Home

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Courageous opens later this month.  We encourage you to be there opening night - Friday, September 30th.

We pray that fathers throughout the world are encouraged by this powerful film.  We saw an early screening of Courageous, and believe that it has the potential to ignite fathers to action.  Honor Begins At Home is the film’s subtitle, and for those fathers who embrace that truth, we hope they’ll also take a look at Gather the Family, our film about family worship.  It’s a simple step for fathers (and families) to take, one that will hopefully help them along their path of building honor at home.

Happy Labor Day

Friday, September 2, 2011

Enjoy 25% off in our web-store Labor Day Weekend Sale at FranklinSprings.com. Have a great holiday with family and friends!

A Stonewall Story

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

He was most definitely a multi-faceted gentleman. More widely renowned for his battlefield genius, he was also distinguished by a caring, compassionate concern for others. Here’s a clip from the fascinating story of Stonewall Jackson...

There’s Still Time…

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

...to sign up for our iPod giveaway! One lucky winner who signs up for our newsletter in the month of August will receive an iPod shuffle, and a copy of our Nathan Clark George DVD and CD.

Sign-up here.

Running For Hannah’s Movie

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Director Ken Carpenter (and his four teenage children) will be running in the St. Jude 13.1 Mile Half-Marathon as the HannahsMovie team.  We’ll be raising awareness of Hannah’s inspiring story - and raising money to help children battling cancer at St. Jude Children’s Hospital.  Your small donation helps both causes!  Please click the St. Jude link just below to help.  Thank you!