L to R: Moriah Smallbone; Joel Smallbone; Jason Constantine, Lionsgate; Rebecca St. James; Jon Erwin, Writer/Director; Russ Taff; Eda Kowan, Lionsgate; Michael W. Smith; Josh Walsh, Producer; Amy Grant; Kevin Downes, Executive Producer; TobyMac; Jason Crabb; Michael Tait; Brandon Gregory, Producer; Bart Millard.
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L to R: Jon Erwin, Writer/Director; Kevin Downes, Executive Producer; Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant and Jason Constantine, Lionsgate (Jason Davis/GETTY Images)
Michael W. Smith & Amy Grant (Jason Davis/GETTY Images)
PHOTOS: THE JESUS MUSICPREMIERES IN NASHVILLE WITH STAR STUDDED RED CARPET, AFTER-PARTY
Nashville, TN.... 9/28/21 - Last night Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame saw some of the biggest names in the history of Christian Music fill the red carpet for the premiere of The Jesus Music film, which Lionsgate is releasing to theaters nationwide this Friday, October 1st.
Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, TobyMac, CeCe Winans, Bart Millard from MercyMe, Joel Smallbone from For KING & Country, Newsboys' Michael Tait and Duncan Phillips, Rebecca St. James, John Schlitt, Russ Taff and more were in attendance. Along with a surprise proposal on the red carpet with the help of Tait and Phillips, the night was filled with laughter, reminiscing and music, with an all-star performance capping off the evening's after-party from Russ Taff, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Rebecca St. James, John Schlitt and back up band Sixwire.
PHOTOS HERE (Credit Jason Davis/Getty Images): https://dam.gettyimages.com/assignments/premiere-of-lionsgate-s-thejesus-music-at-the-coun
Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, Michael W. Smith, Jason Crabb. Russ Taff, Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, John Schlitt, Rebecca St. James performing (Jason Davis/GETTY Images) with Sixwire. (Jason Davis/GETTY Images)
Music Industry musician Otto Price gets some help from Michael Tait and Amy Grant
Duncan Phillips from The Newsboys to propose to girlfriend Sami Cone from (Jason Davis/GETTY Images)
CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF. (Jason Davis/GETTY Images)
FILM SYNOPSIS:
With stirring songs of faith, love, and hope, Jesus music rose from America’s 1960s counterculture movement to become a worldwide phenomenon. This fascinating documentary reveals the music’s uplifting and untold story — from its humble beginnings at the Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California through its transformation into the multibillion-dollar industry of Christian Contemporary Music today. Directed by the Erwin Brothers ("I Can Only Imagine," “I Still Believe”, “American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story”), THE JESUS MUSIC is the definitive love letter to CCM fans that features intimate interviews with the genre’s biggest stars including Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, TobyMac, Kirk Franklin, and Lauren Daigle. With stories of trials and triumphs, the universal power of music from these artists shine through from their messages of passion, sacrifice, and redemption that inspire millions of devoted listeners.
DIRECTORS Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
WRITER Jon Erwin
PRODUCERS Brandon Gregory, Joshua Walsh
PRODUCTION COMPANIES Kingdom Story Company, K-LOVE Films,
Southland Studios
FILM PUBLICITY MATERIALS:
https://wdrv.it/7a0fc86f2
https://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/the-jesus-music
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://jesusmusic.movie
FILM TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht0amareeDI
Media Contacts:
Media Collective Contact:
Velvet Kelm
the media collective
velvet@themcollective.com
Wortman Works Contact:
Jules Wortman
Wortman Works
jwortman@wortmanworks.com