'I have questioned my purpose left and right lately. I have read so much about calling and purpose and feel like maybe once I knew, but now I don't. I don't know what God is doing with my life 'I read this message sitting in my Instagram inbox this morning and it isn't the first time I've received a note like this from one of you. I'm talking hundreds of you over the years have pulled me aside at conferences, sent messages, asking something similar:'Why am I here?' 'What does God want me to do?'This 40-day ...

By:Michelle R. Martinelli WASHINGTON - In one of the most powerful scenes of the new documentaryEmanuel,Felicia Sanders described watching her son Tywanza, one of nine murdered on June 17, 2015 by Dylann Roof, take his last breath in the basement of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Emanuelisthe first film produced, in part, by Steph Curry's fledgling company, Unanimous Media. Hundreds, including many students, screened ...

BYMARK W. WRIGHT Wednesday night wasn't supposed to be Sonya Curry's night, and she made sure of that as she made her way to her front-row reserved seat at a nearly packed Cramton Auditorium at Howard University without much fanfare. Wearing a black hat with a brim covering the top half of her face, blue jeans and blue leather sneakers, one of the NBA's most visible moms hardly stood out among the crowd that had waited patiently to see a documentary ...

How did 2018 already come and go? We've been in our new city for almost a year and a half and I'm happy to say it really does feel like home. These five are my best friends! Photo by Meshali MitchellEvery year, my husband Zac and I take a few hours to dream. We do this intentionally because when we don't look forward to the new year with purpose, life can feel rather reactive.So we look at every facet of our lives. Our friendships. Our spiritual life. The way we've spent money. Our kids. And we take ...

Brian Ivie's film is a humanizing look at the pain and love of a community that survived the unimaginable. In the past few years, a campaign has sprung up across social media, one that hopes to elevate victims and survivors of mass violence without making their attacker famous. To an extent, the campaign has worked, but not before "Dylann Roof"; became shorthand for every dangerous young racist in America. Emanuel, an endlessly generous gift of a ...

Viola DavisandStephen Curryhave signed on as executive producers of "Emanuel,"; a documentary about the 2015 mass murder of black churchgoers by a white supremacist. Unanimous Media, the production company of NBA superstar Curry, andViola Davisand Julius Tennon's JuVee Productions join as executive producers of the film alongside Dane Smith, David Segel and Tina Segel. "Emanuel"; documents the events of June 17, 2015, when 21-year-old Dylann Roof walked into a ...

Emanuel, a documentary about the 2015 Charleston church shooting in which white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine African American parishioners, has signed on NBA starStephen CurryandViola DavisandJulius Tennon's JuVee Productions as executive producers. The move comes ahead of the Brian Ivie-directed film's screening at DOC NYC later this month. CAA is repping worldwide sales. The docu features interviews with survivors and family members and is ...

Change the world by:making yourself available instead of visible,giving instead of taking andlosing yourself instead of finding yourself. Excerpt from the Book: "Show a little faith, there's magic in the night...";- Bruce Springsteen When Sophia and Harrison each turned sixteen, I took them out individually on a special night to see Bruce Springsteen and the "E"; Street Band perform live. Neither one knows his albums like I do. But, they both recognize his reputation for giving an ...

Lionsgatehas signed a first-look deal with writer-directors Andrew andJon Erwin and producing partnerKevin Downes, the team behind the latest faith-based box office successI Can Only Imagine. The pact will see the trio develop, produce and direct film and TV projects via their new Kingdom banner, with the aim to expand the studio's reach in the faith market. I Can Only Imaginehas grossed $83.5 million since its March release via Lionsgate's sister company ...

Lionsgatehas signed a first-look deal with writer-directors Andrew andJon Erwin and producing partnerKevin Downes, the team behind the latest faith-based box office successI Can Only Imagine. The pact will see the trio develop, produce and direct film and TV projects via their new Kingdom banner, with the aim to expand the studio's reach in the faith market. I Can Only Imaginehas grossed $83.5 million since its March release via Lionsgate's sister ...