Saturday, February 03, 2007

"Amazing Grace" about William Wilberforce




This is a film Tim Costello gave us a 'heads up' about at NCYC [our Uniting Church national youth event] in Perth in January!! I see Sojourners are onboard while co-promoting a new David Batstone book about 'modern day slavery.'

Check out the film here at http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/

It looks a great cast under the Directing of Michael Apted with Wilberforce played by Ioan Gruffudd [Hornblower, Rubber Man from the Fantastic Four... just to show what happens when Hollywood calls] and others of note including Michael Gambon.

The website details 'The Amazing Change' modern day campaign, study guides to the issues and characters, faith etc and sheet music for the hymn!!

"They" whoever 'they' are, seem to have chosen Sunday Feb 18th as 'Amazing Grace Sunday'
[I know, I know there'll be some reason I'm totally unaware of... especially with the songs anniversary being March BUT anyhow] THOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN AUSSIE RELEASE DATE which was a bit the same as the lack of fanfare for 'The Nativity Story'

Stay tuned!!

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