South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by Charisma News In the two-night-only showing of SURGE, an interactive youth rally/rock concert/movie, 1 126 people made decisions to follow Jesus at more than 500 theaters nationwide. “This is the first time I’m aware of where an invitation was given for people to commit their lives to […]
Divine Inspiration in association with Christian Surfers Africa hosted the World Premiere of The Perfect Wave on October 12 at renowned surfing destination, Jeffreys Bay. The premiere was attended by both local and international actors, surfers and members of the film team. Those present included Bruce Macdonald (International Producer and […]
Movie Review by Tyler Williamson DEAD RAISERDirector: Johnny ClarkStudio: Mountain Light CinemaGenre: DocumentaryRun time: 105 minutes The new documentary, “Deadraiser“, by American “Mountain Light Studios” has recently premiered and started touring throughout the United States. The director and his team were recently in Redding, CA, on one of the stops […]
The multi-award winning inspirational comedy, Rogue Saints, will be released at selected Ster-Kinekor cinemas across the country on October 11. The 103-minute feature film is the only faith-based comedy set to be released on the big screen for 2013, said Pieter Pohl, Managing Director of Innovation Films which is releasing the […]
Movie Review by Andre Viljoen NOTHING FOR MAHALA Genre: Comedy Directed by Rolie Nikiwe Screenplay by: Darrel Bristow-Bovey A Heartlines co-production Nothing For Mahala is a really funny, entertaining South African movie that opens in cinemas throughout South Africa on Friday. Go and see it! If you have heard anything about […]
Hartsbegeertes, a new Afrikaans film of hope which deals with the struggles of two families with everyday life and its greater purposes, will be showing at events nationwide from Thursday, October 3. The two main characters, Pieter (Renier Weideman) and James (Jacques Gombault) discover hope, love and a greater purpose […]
Movie (DVD) Review by Andre Viljoen HOME RUNDirector: David BoydGenre: Drama Home Run is a well-made family drama about a pro baseball star, Cory Brand (Scott Elrod) whose drinking problem has started to control his life. He shows little remorse or concern when his team management suspends him after an […]
Church leaders are invited to attend pre-screenings of the Heartlines movie ‘Nothing for Mahala’ from Monday September 23 to Wednesday October 2 at 17 cinemas around the country. Heartlines hopes that the leaders will encourage their members to see the movie which uses comedy to address burning issues around money […]
Originally published in Charisma News Early next year, Iris Global Films will release Compelled by Love. The film is a feature-length documentary tracing the movement of revival sweeping across Mozambique and follows Heidi and Rolland Baker’s personal journey of intimacy with Jesus. Compelled by Love will be released on Jan. […]
Considered by some to be the century’s biggest movement of the Holy Spirit, the Jesus Movement swept over the United States in the late 1960’s, and throughout the 1970’s. Musical artists like Larry Norman, and later Keith Green, blazed a new trail of Christian rock music that had no predecessors […]