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Quiet on the Set! Lights, Sound, Cameras, Action…
The movie scenes depicting the fake news broadcasts from London with Ian Fleming on hand and Sefton Delmer’s shaving episode were filmed in a large private aircraft hangar at the Redlands Airport in Southern California. Planes and vehicles had been cleared out of the area to be used as a film set, but serious business…
Read MoreCome Before Winter Given High Marks at Union Screening
Presenting Come Before Winter at the Union offered the opportunity to connect with individuals such as Dr. Wolfgang Huber, a prominent German theologian, educator, church leader, and ethicist. In addition to being former Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Church of Germany, Huber has also served on the central and executive committees of the World Council…
Read MoreCrew Takes Selfie at Hollywood Event
A few sample remarks from an audience filled with film industry professionals, their family and friends: “Mesmerizing, it all comes together…” “The technical aspects enhance the emotional scenes” “Very moving, touching, it took my breath away.” “Riveting, I kept moving closer to the edge of my chair…”
Read MoreGus Lynch Sees Film for First Time
Discussion after the film. Gus Lynch, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer”, had not seen the finished film before now. Gus said he was “moved by the emotional content and powerful story of the film.” See Gus’ bio on Cast and Crew tab..
Read MoreEvery Night a Big Mysterious Call Echoes Over the Air…
“HIER, SOLATENSENDER WEST” Come Before Winter takes the listener inside the radio where Sefton Delmer and his colorful cohorts orchestrate credible deceptive and intriguing broadcasts to aid defeating the Nazis. Can this weapon save millions of lives? In this 1962 memoir of the Black Propaganda assault on behalf of the Allied Forces, Sefton…
Read MoreSmithsonian Magazine Looks at Fake News During WWII
A new documentary rediscovers a World War II campaign that was stranger than nonfiction. “Between 1941 and 1943, an exceedingly peculiar series of transmissions reached radio sets in Germany. The broadcaster called himself Der Chef, or the chief, and his Berliner accent and prodigious knowledge of military affairs suggested he was a high-ranking German…
Read MorePacked April for Come Before Winter
April will be a big month for this independently produced docudrama making its way through the first months of distribution. First, the Smithsonian Magazine will call attention to the film in its April issue. Secondly, the 19th Annual Bonhoeffer Lectures at Union Theological Seminary in NYC will host a screening on April 7/8. Furthermore,…
Read More“A Must See Film”…Dr. Jeffrey Gang Reflects on Come Before Winter
In The Cost of Discipleship (Discipleship) chapter on “The Visible Community,” Bonhoeffer wrote about Christ calling his disciples “into a literal, bodily following, and thus made his fellowship with them a visible reality…Having been called, they could no longer remain in obscurity, for they were the light that must shine, the city set on the…
Read MoreEnthusiasm Continues for “Come Before Winter”
The March 4 screening with several hundred people in Roseville, California continued the ripple of astonishment and appreciation previous events generated. Producer Gary Blount and Director Kevin Ekvall fielded questions from an audience that was more eclectic than those at recent events. A sampling of comments confirms the impact of seeing the film: …
Read MoreGo See This Movie!
“First read Bonhoeffer’s ‘After Ten Years’ in his letters from prison. Then read the Bonhoeffer Society’s Statement about post 9/11 American politics. Then go see this movie!” — Clifford Green, Chair Scholar, Union Theological Seminary
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