Posts by Joe Fetters
Kyle Jantzen Reviews Come Before Winter
In the June 2018 issue of the Contemporary Church History Quarterly, Kyle Jantzen, history professor at Ambrose University in Calgary and managing editor of the quarterly, penned a careful and lengthy review of Come Before Winter. The same issue includes another piece on a Bonhoeffer compilation as well as reports on discussions on the Mennonites…
Read MoreCome Before Winter Enlivens Course Taught by Bonhoeffer Authority
In the June 2018 issue of the Contemporary Church History Quarterly, Kyle Jantzen, history professor at Ambrose University in Calgary and managing editor of the quarterly, penned a careful and lengthy review of Come Before Winter. The same issue includes another piece on a Bonhoeffer compilation as well as reports on discussions on the Mennonites…
Read MoreOnline Magazine Discovers Come Before Winter’s Scotty Ray as Newest Actor to Portray Ian Fleming
Wow, we are quite excited! This article written by Matthew Chernov, Variety’s writer that specializes in anything to do with Ian Fleming, creator of Secret Service Agent 007. One of Gary Blount’s goals was to make a film that would appeal to both Christian and secular audiences. Gary, Kevin, Rajeev and Hellmut worked hard at…
Read MoreRecognizing Our Post-Production Manager, Juli Miller
Though we are a few months late in doing so, it is a pleasure to formally welcome to our staff Juli Miller. She has an enviable record as a journalist and business development specialist and has been a dear friend for many years. Her volunteer work with our film has been too long unrecognized and…
Read MoreDirector Ekvall Sees Common Trait in Courageous Lead Characters of His Two Films
April 8, 2017… Jet lag is keeping me up so I thought I’d jot down something on my mind today. Yesterday marked 23 years since the beginning of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and tomorrow marks 72 years from the day Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged. Both dates, April 7 and April 9, tragic days. Both days, to…
Read MoreBack to the Beginning at Southern Adventist University
Kevin Ekvall studied making films at Southern Adventist University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. So did the three other key members of the production crew for Come Before Winter: Tanya Musgrave, Theo Brown, and Melody George. A day before the April 22 screening of the film on campus, Kevin and producer Gary Blount met with current…
Read MoreAudience Ponders Lessons for Self at Interfaith Sponsored Screening
Slack season in a ski resort town when many locals have left for a beach or desert. Monday night after Easter weekend and the 8th day of Passover. Not a good time to schedule a new event, especially one that has to do with a World War II Christian martyr. But three faith groups…
Read MoreSouthern California Premiere Draws Capacity Audience
Over 1,900 people attended the screening of Come Before Winter at the Loma Linda University Church on January 21, 2017. The audience was very engaged with the film’s closer look at the final weeks of Bonhoeffer’s life and closing chapters of the Third Reich. They remained for a lengthy panel discussion and Q&A session following the screening.…
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