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Sherwood Pictures is an American independent Christian film production company in Albany, Georgia, United States. It is unusual among production companies in that it is a ministry of a local church, Sherwood Baptist Church. The company uses mostly volunteers in their productions. It was founded in 2002 by Alex Kendrick, the associate pastor of media for Sherwood Baptist Church with $20,000 in donations.
The company's first film was Flywheel (2003), but it is best known for Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008), the highest-grossing independent film of the year, and Courageous (2011). The Kendrick Brothers have also directed and produced War Room (2015) although this is not a Sherwood Pictures film.
Filmography of Sherwood Pictures (4 films)
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Courageous (2011)
, 2h10Directed by Alex Kendrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Alex Kendrick, Ben Davies, Patrick N. Millsaps
Nathan Hayes (Ken Bevel) is at a gas station in Albany, Georgia, trying to clean his windshield when his truck is stolen. Hayes runs after the truck, clinging to the side and fighting the thief through the open window. Hayes is then thrown from the truck and it crashes into a tree. The perpetrator escapes, and Hayes is shown in pain and struggling to get to his truck. Bystanders tell him not to worry about the vehicle but he is not concerned about the vehicle at all and opens the back door to reveal his infant son, crying in his car seat, apparently unharmed.
Fireproof (2008)
, 2h2Directed by Alex Kendrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about the labor movement, Disaster films
Actors Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Ric Young, Alex Kendrick, Chelsea Noble
In 1983, young Catherine (Danielle Brooks) always dreamed of marrying a man like her father (Ron Rowe). She asks, in a child's innocence, if she could marry her father. Her mother (Joy Joiner) tells her no, that he is already her husband and their love will never be done.
Facing the Giants (2006)
, 1h51Directed by Alex Kendrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, American football films
Actors Alex Kendrick, Steven Williams, Jim McBride, Erin Bethea
Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) is the head coach at Shiloh Christian Academy, and has yet to post a winning record in his six-year tenure. After his seventh season begins with a three-game losing streak, the players' fathers start making noises about replacing him with defensive coordinator Brady Owens (Tracy Goode). This is not the only problem Grant is facing. His car is breaking down, and he discovers that he is the reason that his wife Brooke (Shannen Fields) cannot become pregnant.
Flywheel (2003)
, 2hDirected by Alex Kendrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Jay Austin (Alex Kendrick) is a car salesman who consistently cheats his customers, even to the point of overcharging his own pastor. He teaches his rotund salesmen, Bernie Meyers (Tracy Goode) and Vince Berkeley (Treavor Lokey), to do likewise. Jay occasionally attends church, but only because his wife Judy (Janet Lee Dapper) wants him to go. He also fakes giving a donation to the church. His relationships with his wife and son (Richie Hunnewell), who both disapprove of his dishonesty, deteriorate. In addition he is facing foreclosure on his lot by the bank. Jay becomes troubled in his conscience, and one day while flipping television channels, he sees a pastor preaching that "you're in the shape you're in today because of the choices you've made". Jay becomes personally convicted and becomes a born-again Christian, prompting him to change his business practices.