Emma Falgoust

While attending a small, English church service, Tom Russell and Courtney Russell, both Media Arts Professors at BYU, felt deeply inspired by what they witnessed. A young boy named George stood up and began to sing. Tom Russell notes how all eyes in the congregation were watching the little boy with deep affection. At that moment, Russell says that he noticed how this specific setting drew families together. He says that he thought, “...with the support of these people, he’ll be okay his whole life.” Russell then began conceptualizing how he could capture this feeling on film. “I wanted to make a film about the value of Christian ideology.” He explained that too often in film, especially in recent years, Christians are portrayed as simpletons or villains. He wanted to add a more well-rounded perspective of how Christians live and who they can be, “It’s a very diverse community, the Christian community. And it’s a very bright community,” he says.