Category Archives: Videos

The Story Behind Healing River

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

Faith-Based Movie “Healing River” is the Highest Rated Faith-Based Independent Film on Amazon Prime Video This story about our movie Healing River appeared recently on Jubileecast, one of the internet’s most influential faith-based media sites! By Hallels News Jul 31, 2020 01:25 … Continue reading →

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Thank You!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

Dear followers friends: You have made Healing River a hit! Amazon updates show that viewings of Healing River tripled last month and are continuing to go up! It’s now being watched every day by thousands who neither follow this blog … Continue reading →

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Our Audience is Growing

Posted on July 25, 2020 by

I’m grateful to announce that, despite minimal advertising (we’re not exactly the Walt Disney Company) my feature film Healing River is one of the top-rated films on Amazon Prime. Result? Its viewing numbers have increased every week since it premiered–and … Continue reading →

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Two Movies at Once!

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

I never dreamed I’d have two feature films, as a writer-director, in release at the same time–and two such completely different movies, too! Our distributor decided that, rather than wait as originally intended, they’d release my new comedy Notzilla right … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers and Weeds

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

Ah, spring! Running waist deep through the wildflowers… But enough about my front yard.  Things do spring forth in the spring (I myself sprang forth on a May day such as this). But I can’t remember another spring when we’ve … Continue reading →

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Radical Forgiveness!

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

More Rave Reviews for Healing River! The trailer has been seen and shared by thousands. From multiple true events, including my own near-death encounter with a heroin-addicted driver, I created a story of “impossible” forgiveness that both challenged and moved … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

Healing River: Reviews and Pictures Initial reviews and comments on my feature film Healing River—which just premiered on Amazon Prime–are wonderful! Keep ’em coming, everyone! (Amazon gives priority to the most-watched and reviewed movies.) You can watch or order the … Continue reading →

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Love and Hyperbole!!!!

Posted on February 15, 2020 by

Hyperbole: Poetic exaggeration. Some examples: “Fly me to the moon, and let me play amongst the stars, let me see what love is like on Jupiter and Mars!” ~Bart Howard “Longer than there’ve been fishes in the ocean, higher than any … Continue reading →

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Fist fight with the mirror.

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

Originally posted on You, Me, Music & Life:
It would be pretty amazing if we all could have a superpower, what would you go for if you could pick one? Invisibility sounds good, but definitely has the potential to get…

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Televolution: 30 Years of D’oh!

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

How television has evolved! This very week in 1989, civilization took a giant slouch forward with the arrival of the most wonderfully dysfunctional family ever. 30 years later The Simpsons is the longest running scripted primetime television series–and one of the most … Continue reading →

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