Mill Creek Entertainment will be teaming up with faith-based filmmakers, Trailmaker Productions and Gerson Productions, in association with 120dB Films, on Dec. 7 for the DVD debut of writer/director Rich Correll’s The Girl Who Believes in Miracles.
This could very well be the biggest Christmas-season indie release in the home entertainment packaged media marketplace this year!
Not only was the film awarded the Dove Family seal of approval, but independent theatrical distributor, Atlas Distribution, was able to secure several hundred venues for an April theatrical release that continued well into June — all generated by word-of-mouth.
For the record, the ARR for The Girl Who Believes in Miracles works out to 249 days, with theatrical box office receipts coming in at an impressive $3.2 million.
The first thing you notice are some familiar names in the cast list. Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino (Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite … plus such films as Mimic, The Replacement Killers, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion), Peter Coyote (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jagged Edge, Patch Adams, A Walk to Remember) and actor-turned-producer Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Andromeda).
However, it is stage and film teen actress Austyn Johnson (The Post, The Greatest Showman) as Sara, who, not only shines in the lead, but delivers a performance that had audiences both smiling with joy and reaching for Kleenex to wipe away tears at the same time. One false note on her part and a film such as The Girl Who Believes in Miracles collapses.
We meet Sara, a young girl who comes to believe in the power of prayer and the presence of God in her life. A calling, if you will. This faith is manifested in the power to heal and indeed, Sara is able to bring back to health both animals and children that she comes in contact with … God and his power moves through her.
At first there are doubts, even Danny (Luke Harmon), Sara’s brother, and his girlfriend Cindy (Tommi Rose), who actually see the power of prayer at work, are skeptical.
The next day, Sara and her friend, Mark (Paul-Mikél Williams) are confronted by the same bully who pushed her brother around during a soccer game and it seems as though there will be more of the same. However, his dog is struck by a car and Sara shows compassion for the animal and prays for its recovery … perhaps it was just stunned, but suddenly it appears to return to life. A miracle?
Sara then does something truly remarkable. Which, we will not reveal here, but it is both emotional and a confirmation of her faith and the power of prayer. This act seems to confirm the presence of God within this young girl. Of course, it is hard to keep this news from spreading and soon it is a media frenzy.
Filmmaker Rich Correll, who has been doing television series work for the past two decades, delivers a powerful story, with a third-act that has audiences on the edge of their seats and doing some praying of their own.
Mill Creek Entertainment may have the perfect Christmas-season film for DVD this year … audiences who enjoyed the film theatrically will be lining up Dec. 7 for keepsake copies, and those who have yet to experience Correll’s film will not be disappointed.
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