A film genre is currently taking over Hollywood. It’s known as faith based-films.
At its forefront is 33-year-old DeVon Franklin, who is vice president of production for Columbia Pictures (a division of Sony).
With more than a decade of experience in the film industry, Franklin has helped create films with religious undercurrents, such as The Pursuit of Happyness and most recently, Jumping the Broom — one of his greatest successes.
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“Jumping the Broom was a great experience,” he said. “It was bigger than a movie it was a movement. In recent years, there have been fewer films in the African-American market and fewer writers, and this film turned that. It was film that made a value contribution to a rich legacy.”
According to Franklin, the faith-based film genre came from his wanting to create movies that would inspire audiences: “I have always wanted to create movies that really allow people to see themselves on screen. Movies that give people a sense of hope and purpose.”
Indeed, Franklin said he believes that faith-based films are necessary and helpful to audiences given every person’s daily struggles.
“I feel like we all go through struggles,” he said. “My hope is that audiences will be able to see films like these and that they will be encouraged to keep going on and keep fighting. I hope they will definitely see a change in their circumstances.”
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article courtesy of TheGrio.com
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