Christian Review Magazine Issue 3 - March 2015 | Page 39

talented team of other
filmmakers) and produced a film
that would go on to touch many
hearts and lives.

overwhelmed. Yes, I had studied
filmmaking in college and had
made many short films through
the ministry, but never anything
of this scale. I began seeking the
Lord and praying for wisdom and
direction. And then I called my
brother, Jeremy.
Jeremy is and has always been
my partner in crime. Growing up,
we put on plays in our backyard
together and made horribly
cheesy movies with the family
camcorder. As we grew older, we
began to put our talents to work
and wrote and produced
documentaries, short films,
commercials, television shows
and musicals together. I knew if I
was going to write a feature film, I
needed Jeremy.
We prayed together at the
beginning of every single writing
session and then after only two
short months, Jeremy and I
presented the idea for Summer

Snow. We pitched the idea by
reading several selections from
the script and then waited for a
response. At first everyone was
quiet and then all of a sudden
smiles broke out around the
room. They loved it. AFA was
totally onboard! Next thing we
knew, we had a producer and a
budget and things were really
starting to happen. The entire
process was surreal. Then Jeremy
and I were asked to co-direct the
film.
Let me be completely honest. We
were probably not the best or
most logical choice for the
position. Neit